April 15th, 2020 IRC Meeting: Difference between revisions
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Discussion of PPI [https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Statutes statutes] and | Discussion of PPI [https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Statutes statutes] and | ||
[https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Affiliation_fees affiliation fees]. If we were to apply, we'd be an Observer member. Favorable vote in favor of applying. | [https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=Affiliation_fees affiliation fees]. If we were to apply, we'd be an Observer member. Favorable vote in favor of applying. | ||
Favorable vote on statement opposing the EARN act. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-act-violates-constitution | |||
== Minutes == | == Minutes == | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 15 April 2020
Review
Decisions/Endorsements
Joining Pirate Parties International
We need to agree to the PPI's Statutes before we can apply.
Projects
Goals for Q3 2020:
- Organize meetups
- Organize Fundraiser
- Organize candidate trainings
- Revise platform
Regional Meetings/Events
All meetings on hold due to Covid-19.
Leader: jokeefe
- Boston (jokeefe)
- Worcester (Malt)
- Lowell (Joe)
- Boston Pride Festival (emailed them that we transferred our table to 2021)
- table booked
- setup signup sheet
- Announce
- Need to purchase insurance
- Need volunteer sign up form
- Tie to an activity, mapping the CCTV cameras in Boston or along the Pride parade route?
Video Newsletter/Podcast
Leader: Joseph
- Next pirate news recording scheduled for Sunday, 6pm unless changed
Computer Donations
On hold
- srevilak/jokeefe working on sign up form.
- Joe Location still being worked on.
Bills
No clue where things are now due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Right to Repair
- out of committee
- next email will urge supporters to call their state senator/rep. and urge them to support it
- see if people willing to setup meeting with reps.
Facial Recognition and other bills still in committee.
Platform Discussion
Moved to 2020 Platform Discussion
Democracy and Dogfood (Tech)
Next meeting will be 4/12, 2-4pm. It will be on-line. jokeefe will post an announcement.
Topics are:
- find discussion/voting system;
- update CCTV cameras to include older cameras outside North America we didn't include;
- write an app to record the location/ownership of CCTV cameras;
- set up torrents for PirateCon videos (creynolds);
- post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak).
Tabled Projects
National Party
Boston Sex Worker Petition
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
- 4/29, 7-9pm, Boston Cryptoparty, Encuentro 5, Boston
- Summer 2020, ?, Boston Meetup
- Summer 2020, ?, Worcester Meetup
- Summer 2020, ?, Springfield Meetup
- ?/?, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting, Culture House, Harvard Square
- ?/?, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNe Tech Meeting, Encuentro 5, Boston
- ?/?, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting, Democracy Center, Cambridge
- ?/?, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 5/?, 2pm-4pm, Democracy and Dogfood (Tech) Meeting, on-line
Participants
- jokeefe (James O’Keefe, Somerville)
- srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington)
- Joe (Joseph Onoroski, Lowell)
- Malt (Sam capradae Worcester)
Observers
- davidd
- ChanServ
- hvxgr
- Deffy
- mikey
Summary
Discussion of PPI statutes and affiliation fees. If we were to apply, we'd be an Observer member. Favorable vote in favor of applying.
Favorable vote on statement opposing the EARN act. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-act-violates-constitution
