May 23rd, 2016 IRC Meeting

Review

• Together Boston Cryptoparty
• Left Forum

Campaigns Status

2016 Campaign

• Update on Aaron James running for 27th Middlesex State Rep. district
• Signature drop off is Wednesday, the 25th

PirateCon 2016

• Date set at 6/25. Have multiple speakers. Deadline is 5/25.
• Speaker sign up & registration (pay/nonpay) forms and conference page are up.
• Todo:
  • Get word out
    • Email act-ma and other lists
    • Call supporters
  • Lockdown audio and streaming setup (Meeting 6/5)
  • Flyers
  • Get speakers
  • Finalize schedule
  • Food
  • Plan post-conference activity

Boston Pride Parade

We are marching again this year on 6/11. Got marshals, need:

• srevilak & jokeefe went to marshal training. Looks like they are staggering the times that groups need to have all their marchers.
• Sign up form / Facebook event are done
• jokeefe picked up some rainbow flags. Working on putting the party logo on them.
• Pirate ship is functional

Upcoming Events

1. 5/25, 12:30pm, Hand in signatures for Aaron James, Elections Division, 1 Ashburton Place, Boston
2. 5/25, Digital Fourth meeting, noon-1pm, Tatte Cafe, 101 Main Street, Cambridge
3. 5/25, Last date for speakers to sign up for PirateCon 2016
4. 5/25, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, 577 Somerville Ave., Somerville
5. 6/5, 1-3pm, IT/Democracy Meeting, noon-2pm, 111 Sunnyside Ave, Arlington
6. 6/10, 6pm, Boston Dyke March, Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common, Boston
7. 6/11, 10am-4pm, Boston Pride Parade, Boston
8. 6/25, 10am-6pm, PirateCon 2016
9. 6/29, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, 577 Somerville Ave., Somerville
10. July, WMass Cryptoparty?
11. 7/27, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, 577 Somerville Ave., Somerville
12. July-Aug Pirate Picnic
13. 8/31, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, 577 Somerville Ave., Somerville
14. Sep., Freedom Rally
15. 9/28, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, 577 Somerville Ave., Somerville

Every Wed., Digital Fourth meeting, noon-1pm, 101 Main Street, Cambridge

Participants

• jokeefe (James O’Keefe, Somerville)
• srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington)
• igel (William Fleurant, Arlington)
• BenC (Ben Cook, Quincy)
• Noe

Observers

• davidd

Summary

Together Boston Cryptoparty. Good discussion, but a smaller turnout than last year. Covered Jitsi, OTR, key signing. Next year, plan to set up a mesh network for together boston. Next year, we should also put more effort into promotion.

Left Forum. Pirate party got a mention during a panel on internet and surveillance. Occupy Oakland's privacy working group gave a good talk on FOIA, public records, and Oakland's Domain Awareness Center.

Aaron's campaign. Have a fundraiser coming up on June 14, 7--9pm at Somerville Armory. Aaron appeared on SCATV recently. Last week's Young Jurks radio interview went well.

Minutes

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[9:12pm] jokeefe: agenda - https://masspirates.org/wiki/May_23rd,_2016_IRC_Meeting [9:12pm] jokeefe: ids - James O’Keefe, Somerville [9:12pm] srevilak: Steve Revilak, Arlington [9:12pm] igel: William Fleurant, Arlington [9:13pm] BenC: Ben Cook, Quincy [9:13pm] jokeefe: Reviews - Together Boston Cryptoparty [9:14pm] jokeefe: Good discussion, though turnout seemed less than last year [9:14pm] jokeefe: Got a Jitsi video chat to work well [9:14pm] BenC: I agree. The workshops at Danger!Awesome were not very well promoted this year [9:15pm] jokeefe: Got multiple people to use OTR & sign keys [9:15pm] BenC: I tried to attend on on Saturday, and it was canceled right before it started [9:15pm] jokeefe: dang [9:15pm] igel: good to hear about the gitsi video chat.. did you use the app or web one? [9:16pm] BenC: but the discussions at our event went well [9:16pm] jokeefe: Will have to do more to promote next year [9:16pm] jokeefe: I am excited about setting up a mesh net at next years [9:16pm] igel: yeah+ [9:16pm] BenC: I agree. Maybe it would be possible to do some promotion at the music events earlier in the week [9:16pm] igel: we'll make it happen. [9:17pm] jokeefe: yes, having flyers at least would be good. [9:17pm] igel: that wouldnt hurt yea [9:17pm] jokeefe: How did Left Forum, go srevilak? [9:18pm] Noe joined the chat room. [9:18pm] Noe: Ahoy [9:18pm] BenC: good evening Noe [9:18pm] srevilak: Left forum was good, though perhaps w/ slightly smaller attendance than last year [9:18pm] jokeefe: ahoy Noe - just reviewing past events [9:18pm] jokeefe: agenda - https://masspirates.org/wiki/May_23rd,_2016_IRC_Meeting [9:18pm] Noe: Noelani Kamelamela, Somerville