July 3rd, 2019 IRC Meeting: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "== Review == === Planning Picnic === === Somerville Cryptoparty === === Mass Mesh Net === == Decisions/Endorsements == === Platform === == Projects == Goals for Q2: * O...") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
== Decisions/Endorsements == | == Decisions/Endorsements == | ||
=== Support Ranked Choice Voting Lobby Day on July 16? === | |||
Voter Choice MA has several bills proposed: | |||
* RCV Local Options bill (S.420/H.635) make it easier for municipalities to adopt RCV without having to go through the Legislature for approval; | |||
* State and Federal RCV Bill (S.414/H.719) | |||
They are having a lobby day on July 16th. Suggest we support it since we support RCV/IRV. | |||
=== Platform === | === Platform === | ||
Revision as of 10:32, 3 July 2019
Review
Planning Picnic
Somerville Cryptoparty
Mass Mesh Net
Decisions/Endorsements
Support Ranked Choice Voting Lobby Day on July 16?
Voter Choice MA has several bills proposed:
- RCV Local Options bill (S.420/H.635) make it easier for municipalities to adopt RCV without having to go through the Legislature for approval;
- State and Federal RCV Bill (S.414/H.719)
They are having a lobby day on July 16th. Suggest we support it since we support RCV/IRV.
Platform
Projects
Goals for Q2:
- Organize meetups
- Organize election
- Organize Fundraiser(s)
- Organize candidate trainings
- Revise platform
Regional Meetings
Leader:
- What to go over at Sunday's meeting?
Video Newsletter
Leader: Joseph
- Next pirate news recording?
Democracy and Dogfood (Tech)
- update civicrm software - Done
- meeting scheduled July 13th, 11am-1pm, Arlington
- update blog theme
- find discussion/voting system
- set up torrents for PirateCon videos (creynolds)
- post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak)
Tasks
Statement on Alabama/Ohio/Georgia Abortion ban bills/laws
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
National Platform reform/remake
Tabled Projects
These have been on our agenda for a long time. How do we make them a reality?
Boston Sex Worker Petition
Non-pirate guest speakers for Pirate News
CCTV camera map
Computer Donations
https://piratenpad.de/p/MassPiratesComputerDonations
Video Newsletter guest speakers
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
- 7/8, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 7/13, 11am-1pm, Democracy and Dogfood (Tech) Meeting, Arlington
- 7/15, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 7/22, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 7/29, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 7/31, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts
- ?, ?, Holyoke Pirate Meetup, Board Room, Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke
Participants
Observers
- bonelesspepsi
- davidd
- hvxgr
- hvxgr_
- MikaelaSuomalainen
- igel[m]
