December 8th, 2021 IRC Meeting

Decisions/Endorsements

Platform

Planks: https://github.com/masspirates/planks

Started work on two new planks:

• https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPImmigrationPlank
• https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/ReproductiveFreedomIsAHumanRight

Party Budget

Start discussion of 2022 party budget.

Currently have $1600 in bank account.

Projects

Outreach

Leader: Malt

• Setup local video meetups by region with people who said they were interested in organizing a local chapter
• Organize candidate trainings

Video Newsletter/Podcast

Leader: Joseph

• Pirate news recording scheduled for Sundays, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed

Other To Do

• Application to PPI

Upcoming Events

• 12/12, noon, Worcester Surveillance Camera Mapping Event

Participants

Observers

• davidd
• hvxgr__
• hvxgr___
• slerman

Minutes

 


[9:07pm] jokeefe: Agenda: https://masspirates.org/wiki/December_8th,_2021_IRC_Meeting
[9:07pm] jokeefe: ids
[9:07pm] jokeefe: Anything to add?
[9:07pm] Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Lowell
[9:07pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville
[9:07pm] Malt: sam capradae, worcester
[9:08pm] Joe: Yes
[9:08pm] Joe: MVFB
[9:08pm] jokeefe: I wrote an email scheduled for tomorrow for the Worcester event
[9:10pm] Malt: thank you, i've reached out to the worcester go list
[9:11pm] jokeefe: thanks
[9:11pm] jokeefe: What do you think about endorsing this petition: https://www.change.org/p/pro-trump-fbi-persecuting-filmmakers-who-beat-trump-in-a-civil-lawsuit
[9:11pm] jokeefe: Lauren Pespisa is a pirate
[9:11pm] Malt: i am out of the loop enough that i don't really have the contact info for anyone associated with DSA or socialist alternative
[9:11pm] Malt: i support it
[9:11pm] Malt: rod interviewed meafter the trump thing
[9:11pm] jokeefe: More info at https://warrantless.org/2021/11/fbi-boston-pd-work-together-to-convene-grand-jury-to-investigate-left-wing-activists-citing-jan-6/
[9:12pm] jokeefe: hopefully you made it in the movie
[9:12pm] Malt: haha! i bet i did
[9:16pm] jokeefe: you ok with endorsing this petition, Joe?
[9:18pm] jokeefe: looks like a BS investigation
[9:19pm] Malt: they're total bullies
[9:20pm] jokeefe: agreed
[9:20pm] jokeefe: All in favor of endorsing this petition?
[9:21pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:21pm] Joe: Well, this is yet another abuse of authority.
[9:22pm] Joe: Aye
[9:22pm] jokeefe: Any opposed?
[9:22pm] Malt: nay
[9:23pm] Malt: wait no
[9:23pm] Malt: i'm in favor
[9:23pm] Malt: it's a double negative
[9:23pm] jokeefe: lol
[9:23pm] Taknamay joined the chat room.
[9:23pm] jokeefe: motion passes
[9:24pm] jokeefe: ahoy Taknamay
[9:24pm] Taknamay: hi jokeefe
[9:25pm] Taknamay: I am not from MA, I forget why I set up IRC to autojoin this
[9:25pm] jokeefe: no worries
[9:25pm] Malt: our scintillating conversation
[9:25pm] jokeefe: Platform
[9:26pm] Taknamay: how are you
[9:27pm] jokeefe: On https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/ReproductiveFreedomIsAHumanRight, I feel it should be less long winded.
[9:28pm] jokeefe: I am ok, Taknamay. Looking forward to the holidays. How are you?
[9:29pm] Taknamay left the chat room. (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
[9:30pm] Malt: bam
[9:30pm] Malt: revisions revised
[9:31pm] Joe: Jokeefe, may I just add MVFB is looking for more volunteers and there are paid positions too.
[9:31pm] jokeefe: sounds good. Is there a link?
[9:31pm] Joe: https://mvfb.org/how-to-help/volunteer/
[9:32pm] Joe: https://mvfb.org/job-opportunities/
[9:32pm] jokeefe: cool
[9:32pm] Joe: May we send it to the list?
[9:33pm] jokeefe: If you want.
[9:34pm] jokeefe: I do not believe we need a “Late term abortion restricion”.
[9:34pm] Joe: It's good work the support a lot of those oppressed by the system. It should be maintained.
[9:34pm] Malt: whoa hey i didn't even read that portion
[9:35pm] Malt: yikesaroonie
[9:36pm] jokeefe: I am not sure what do you mean by “oppressed by the system”, Joe?
[9:38pm] Joe: Usually these programs help those whom thesystem has failed or having massive loss of family.
[9:38pm] Joe: Usually hard toget on your feetwhen you have nothing.
[9:39pm] jokeefe: I am confused. I thought the section was talking about banning late term abortions.
[9:40pm] Joe: No worries, lets just work on that.
[9:41pm] Malt: theres not a lot left to work over
[9:47pm] jokeefe: I updated the text of 2). What do you think?
[9:47pm] Malt: ooooo good fix!
[9:48pm] jokeefe: Can we keep the existing Affirming Individual Autonomy text and remove it from here?
[9:49pm] Malt: sure
[9:50pm] jokeefe: thanks
[9:50pm] jokeefe: Are we ok with the text or are there more changes we need?
[9:51pm] Joe: I think it's good.
[9:51pm] Joe: We are almost at time, motion to adjourn?
[9:52pm] Malt: i second
[9:52pm] jokeefe: all in favor?
[9:52pm] Malt: ayw
[9:52pm] jokeefe: we can review next week
[9:53pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:54pm] Malt: i have a head cold 
[9:54pm] Malt: baby picked it up from daycare
[9:54pm] jokeefe: we are adjourned. have a great night. See you Sunday.
[9:54pm] jokeefe: hope you feel better
[9:55pm] Malt: night!