February 3rd, 2021 IRC Meeting

Projects

Revise Platform

Leader: jokeefe

Finish Education Plank - https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPEducationPlank

Outreach

Leader: Malt

• Setup local video meetups by region with people who said they were interested in organizing a local chapter
• Organize candidate trainings

Video Newsletter/Podcast

Leader: Joseph

• Pirate news recording scheduled for Sundays, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed

Boston Pride Festival

Leader: jokeefe

While in-person events, including outdoor events, are on hold until COVID-19 numbers go down, we should plan for our table at the Boston Pride Festival.

Tasks:

• table booked
• setup signup sheet
• Announce
• Need to purchase insurance
• Need volunteer sign up form
• Tie to an activity, mapping the CCTV cameras in Boston or along the Pride parade route?

Other To Do

• Application to PPI

Upcoming On-line Events

• Every Tuesday, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting, on-line
• Sat., 2/13/2021, 11am-1pm, 'Democracy Meeting, on-line

Participants

Observers

• ChanServ
• davidd
• hvxgr
• Deffy
• mikey
• slerman

Summary

Candidates. For next election cycle, we have one in Berkshires, two in Worcester.

Platform. Joe is leading a committee to work on national platform. Have an educational plank at https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPEducationPlank

Minutes

 


[9:04pm] jokeefe: Agenda: https://masspirates.org/wiki/February_3rd,_2021_IRC_Meeting
[9:04pm] jokeefe: ids
[9:04pm] Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Lowell, MA
[9:04pm] malt: sam capradae, worcester
[9:04pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville
[9:05pm] Joe: So I am shamelessly stealing all the work we have done to the platform for the committee 
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Anything to add?
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Please do
[9:06pm] Joe: This Sunday I will have to miss it.
[9:06pm] jokeefe: Projects
[9:06pm] malt: i would like clarification on what to do with our potential candidates next
[9:06pm] jokeefe: Sorry about that, but you have other priorities
[9:06pm] malt: do i offer them the assistance we discussed?
[9:07pm] jokeefe: We should review their candidacies and see if we want to endorse them.
[9:07pm] malt: ok, should i send the email summary i sent to you to the activist email list?
[9:08pm] jokeefe: yes please
[9:08pm] jokeefe: ok, if we put it on the agenda for next week? is that soon enough?
[9:08pm] malt: totally!
[9:09pm] malt: i've been the one holding this up either way
[9:11pm] jokeefe: Hopefully it will be a good opportunity to build a local chapter.
[9:12pm] jokeefe: We ask candidates to:
[9:12pm] jokeefe: notify us:
[9:12pm] jokeefe: of the office for which she is running;
[9:12pm] jokeefe: that she supports the Party's core platform;
[9:12pm] jokeefe: that she supports the Pirate Party's core value;
[9:12pm] jokeefe: of her campaign's contact information.
[9:13pm] malt: gotcha
[9:14pm] srevilak joined the chat room.
[9:14pm] jokeefe: ahoy srevilak