May 29th, 2019 IRC Meeting

Projects

Goals for Q2:

• Organize meetups
• Organize election
• Organize Fundraiser(s)
• Organize candidate trainings
• Revise platform

Regional Meetings

Leader:

Video Newsletter

Leader: Joseph

• Next pirate news recording?

Election Campaigns

Leader: James O'Keefe

Mesh Net

Leader: igel[m]

Cryptoparties

Leader:

Tech/Outreach

• need to schedule a May meeting
• find discussion/voting system
• update blog theme
• update civicrm software
• set up torrents for PirateCon videos (creynolds)
• post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak)

Tasks

Fight bills to make the Film Credit Permanent

HD388 would make the film tax credit permanent. It is supposed to expire in 2023. The bill has 100+ signatures this time around. There isn't a hearing date for it yet.

Action items:

• Tell our supporters how to oppose it
• Look out for a hearing date
• If possible, reach out to other groups to organize a lobby day

Tabled Projects

These have been on our agenda for a long time. How do we make them a reality?

Computer Donations

https://piratenpad.de/p/MassPiratesComputerDonations

FOSS Tutorials

Worcester farm group is interested in having some FOSS tutorials. Perhaps:

• how to do basic labels in GIMP,
• work through a few sample spreadsheets related to seed cost and
• similarly applicable real-world situations, depending on the needs of the group

Basically how to do graph design & product management with open source tools. Malt will put together a one paragraph description of what we need and we can mail it out to ask pirates to help.

Upcoming Events

• 6/4, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting, Industry Lab, 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge
• 6/11, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
• 6/18, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
• 6/22, 11am-4pm, Holyoke Pirate Meetup, Board Room, Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke
• 6/25, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
• 6/25, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts

Participants

• jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville
• Pirate_Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Lowell
• ChristineR: Christine Reynolds Haverhill

Observers

• ChanServ
• hvxgr
• hvxgr_
• davidd
• Mikaela_Suomalainen

Minutes

 


[9:02pm] jokeefe: Agenda: https://masspirates.org/wiki/May_29th,_2019_IRC_Meeting
[9:02pm] jokeefe: ids
[9:02pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville
[9:02pm] Pirate_Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Lowell
[9:03pm] ChristineR: Christine Reynolds Haverhill
[9:03pm] ChristineR: (Christopher is my legal name)
[9:04pm] jokeefe: Anything to add?
[9:04pm] Pirate_Joe: Not this week, work has been crushing 
[9:05pm] ChristineR: Looks good to me, nothing else comes to mind
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Decisions/Endorsements
[9:06pm] jokeefe: Leadership/activist/volunteer picnic - June 30th is open for us. Just trying to figure out the time.  Pirate_Joe, can you do the afternoon?
[9:07pm] Pirate_Joe: End of the month usually is difficult for me, but I'll try to make it work.
[9:07pm] ChristineR: Would another day be better, perhaps?
[9:07pm] Pirate_Joe: 30th I should be back in town though
[9:07pm] Pirate_Joe: Looking at my schedule.
[9:07pm] ChristineR: @Pirate_joe
[9:07pm] ChristineR: okay
[9:08pm] Pirate_Joe: Also, it looks like the Pirate bbq may be a thing at the end of August
[9:08pm] jokeefe: ChristineR: The 30th is the best day
[9:09pm] ChristineR: Okay I was just double checking where he said end of the month is tough
[9:10pm] jokeefe: I messaged Malt. Once I hear back, I’ll announce it.
[9:10pm] jokeefe: Projects
[9:10pm] Pirate_Joe: Please make note of previously and poorly timed statement.
[9:11pm] jokeefe: oh, ok. Well get back to me soon, as I would like to lock this down so we can promote it among activists and volunteers
[9:12pm] Pirate_Joe: Well, when I say may, it just means I need to book someone to cater it.
[9:12pm] jokeefe: ah, thanks.
[9:12pm] Pirate_Joe: Depending on how much, this may be my in-kind if that is ok.
[9:12pm] ChristineR: we're talking about the BBQ right? Picnic is definately going to be june 30th?
[9:12pm] ChristineR: definitely*
[9:13pm] Pirate_Joe: Yeah, I'm making to more of a relaxed setting, for the late afternoon.
[9:13pm] jokeefe: BBQ is late August. Picnic is hopefully June 30th
[9:14pm] ChristineR: okay just making sure I'm on the same page
[9:14pm] jokeefe: Regional Meetings - Working on turnout for the Holyoke meetup on the 22nd.
[9:15pm] jokeefe: Lowell late August, then Pirate_Joe?
[9:15pm] Pirate_Joe: Aye
[9:16pm] ChristineR: Sorry, i've been off of facebook for a bit for personal reasons (messenger only), do we have a facebook event created for the Holyoke meetup
[9:16pm] Pirate_Joe: August 24th would work best for me.
[9:16pm] jokeefe: What time?
[9:16pm] Pirate_Joe: It's a Saturday.
[9:17pm] jokeefe: I created a facebook event for the Holyoke meeting, ChristineR
[9:17pm] ChristineR: okay cool
[9:17pm] Pirate_Joe: The time is not locked in 100% until we have a someone to cater.
[9:17pm] jokeefe: https://www.facebook.com/events/2297358417253248/
[9:17pm] Pirate_Joe: Looking to make the food part at least a 4 hour block
[9:18pm] jokeefe: Ok to announce the day?
[9:18pm] Pirate_Joe: Sounds good
[9:19pm] jokeefe: Great. will do.  Thanks.
[9:19pm] ChristineR: I can go back on facebook in order to promote the holyoke meet up. Send out some invites and share it around
[9:19pm] jokeefe: thanks!
[9:19pm] jokeefe: Video Newsletter - when to record the next one?
[9:20pm] ChristineR: I see theres only 6 people interested and 0 marked as going
[9:20pm] Pirate_Joe: We are recording a national news Sunday evening
[9:21pm] Pirate_Joe: So preference would be to mornings.
[9:21pm] Pirate_Joe: So my*
[9:21pm] jokeefe: Morning is fine for me.
[9:21pm] Pirate_Joe: Christine, would you care to join us?
[9:22pm] ChristineR: sunday mornings are no good for me tbh
[9:23pm] Pirate_Joe: No a problem, when would be better?
[9:23pm] Pirate_Joe: If you are interested of course.
[9:23pm] jokeefe: I am flexible
[9:24pm] ChristineR: afternoon would be fine
[9:24pm] ChristineR: like noon or later
[9:25pm] Pirate_Joe: 2 Pm sound good?
[9:25pm] jokeefe: fine by me
[9:26pm] ChristineR: sure!
[9:26pm] Pirate_Joe: I am looking for more of a conversational one, and perhaps a bit off the cuff.
[9:27pm] ChristineR: okay
[9:27pm] jokeefe: ok. 2pm it is.
[9:27pm] jokeefe: I will schedule it.
[9:28pm] Pirate_Joe: Thank you jokeefe
[9:28pm] jokeefe: Thoughts on setting up Local Chapters?
[9:29pm] Pirate_Joe: Town chapters?
[9:29pm] jokeefe: yes
[9:29pm] ChristineR: That's not a bad idea
[9:30pm] Pirate_Joe: I am not sure I can commit the time to it atm
[9:30pm] Pirate_Joe: Keeping my current duties in mind.
[9:31pm] ChristineR: I thnk its a good idea, but I fear I wouldn't have enough time to fully dedicate to make it work either, if I'm being completely honest
[9:31pm] Pirate_Joe: Honesty is best.
[9:32pm] Pirate_Joe: I am happy to support any town in the commonwealth, including my own.
[9:32pm] ChristineR: I would definitely be interested in doing so down the line, IF things slow down for me
[9:32pm] Pirate_Joe: So my vote is Nay
[9:32pm] ChristineR: Same
[9:33pm] ChristineR: Not at this time
[9:33pm] jokeefe: I was thinking how do we encourage more people to setup local chapters?
[9:33pm] Pirate_Joe: hmmm
[9:34pm] Pirate_Joe: I would think sir that we would do so by doing it ourselves.
[9:35pm] ChristineR: That would be good @jokeefe if we can come up with a solution to encourage others to do so
[9:35pm] Pirate_Joe: If we start doing it, then others will as well, and I agree that it is a good idea, I am just not ready to implement it.
[9:36pm] ChristineR: local chapters will definitely make the party stronger
[9:36pm] ChristineR: However, I feel that Pirate_Joe is correct, that we will need to initiate it to get the ball rolling
[9:37pm] ChristineR: and with lack of time to really get it going, I feel its just not going to work
[9:37pm] jokeefe: We need local active chapters if we want to run in elections.
[9:37pm] Pirate_Joe: I know what I'm getting you for the holidays jokeefe!
[9:37pm] ChristineR: Of course if anyone has any other ideas for how to get local chapters going, I'm all ears
[9:38pm] Pirate_Joe: https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Megaphone-Speaker-Bullhorn-Built/dp/B002PAZZIK/ref=sr_1_3?crid=25LMHSM5CDCGB&keywords=bullhorn+with+siren&qid=1559180277&s=gateway&sprefix=bull+horn%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-3-spell
[9:38pm] Pirate_Joe: We could just walk around and be loud, seems to work for the right.
[9:38pm] ChristineR: @jokeefe I agree with you on that
[9:39pm] jokeefe: We’ll lets talk about it at the activist/volunteers picnic.
[9:39pm] ChristineR: @Pirate_Joe haha
[9:39pm] jokeefe: and the party conference
[9:39pm] ChristineR: @jokeefe good idea!
[9:44pm] Pirate_Joe: that's all I have
[9:44pm] jokeefe: Mesh Net - any update igel[m]?
[9:44pm] jokeefe: Cryptoparties - Have one scheduled in Somerville for June 26th hopefully
[9:45pm] jokeefe: Tech/Outreach - Seeing if 6/15 works for a meeting
[9:46pm] ChristineR: I could do that
[9:46pm] ChristineR: Like that works for me*
[9:46pm] ChristineR: Sorry tired
[9:47pm] jokeefe: No worries. That is all I have updates for.
[9:47pm] jokeefe: Shall we adjourn early?
[9:47pm] Pirate_Joe: 2nd
[9:47pm] jokeefe: all in favor?
[9:47pm] ChristineR: Sounds good to md
[9:47pm] Pirate_Joe: Aye
[9:47pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:47pm] ChristineR: Have a goodnight all
[9:47pm] jokeefe: good night
[9:47pm] jokeefe: I’ll post the notes
[9:48pm] ChristineR: Thanks!