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CNBC piece on the pirate party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPL2vTAQvQ. It's a few years old. | CNBC piece on the pirate party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPL2vTAQvQ. It's a few years old. | ||
Next tech meeting - July 13th at 11:00a. Goals are to upgrade wordpress theme, and test microphones. | |||
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Revision as of 20:40, 10 July 2019
Review
National Party
Decisions/Endorsements
Projects
Goals for Q2:
- Organize meetups
- Organize election
- Organize Fundraiser(s)
- Organize candidate trainings
- Revise platform
Regional Meetings
jokeefe will post poll for October party conference by Friday.
Leader:
Video Newsletter
Leader: Joseph
- Next pirate news recording?
Democracy and Dogfood (Tech)
- 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
H.2419 would make the film tax credit permanent. It is supposed to expire in 2023. The bill has 100+ signatures this time around. jokeefe will submit testimony.
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
- 7/13, 11am-1pm, Democracy and Dogfood (Tech) Meeting, Arlington
- 7/15, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 7/16, Voter Choice MA RCV Lobby Day
- 7/22, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 7/29, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 7/31, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts
- 8/6, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting, Industry Lab, Cambridge
- ?, ?, Holyoke Pirate Meetup, Board Room, Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke
Participants
- jokeefe
- srevilak
- Malt
- Pirate_Joe
Observers
- bonelesspepsi
- davidd
- hvxgr
- hvxgr_
- MikaelaSuomalainen
- igel[m]
Summary
National Party. Working on platform, website improvements, and merchandise.
Projects. jokeefe working on poll for October conference. Should go out on Friday. No update on Holyoke meeting. Pirate Picnic is on Aug 24th; may do as a potluck.
Video newsletter. Next recording on Sunday, 11am.
CNBC piece on the pirate party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPL2vTAQvQ. It's a few years old.
Next tech meeting - July 13th at 11:00a. Goals are to upgrade wordpress theme, and test microphones.
