June 5th, 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 June 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

• 6/11, 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

• srevilak (Steve Revilak)
• Malt (Sam Capradae, Worcester)
• igel[m] (William Fleurant, Arlington)
• Pirate_Joe

Observers

• bonelesspepsi
• davidd
• hvxgr
• hvxgr_
• MikaelaSuomalainen

Summary

No news on Statement on Alabama/Ohio/Georgia Abortion. Defer until next meeting.

No new news on Film Tax credit.

National Platform reform/remake. Looking to improve online presence. There's an attorney who'd like to work with the national party politically. Will be making a presentation at the next national meeting.

Discussion of Resist Marxism and their `straight pride' parade taking place on Aug. 31st in Boston. 3-0 vote in support of counter demonstration efforts.

Discussion of next recording of pirate news. Will postpone until next week.

Holyoke Meetup. Outreach could include local colleges, DSA, group email to existing contacts in the area.