March 23rd, 2025 Meeting

Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/

Recording:

Decisions/Endorsements

Free Mahmoud Khalil Statement

Posted as a Captains Statement, but not formally approved.

Events to table at?

• Tesla Takedowns or other nonviolent protests opposing Trump/Musk efforts to gut our government?
• June 13, 2025 Boston Dyke March Table - Cost is $40-60
• June 21, 2025 Boxborough Minutemen Fifers Day Table - Cost is free.

Bills to Review

Jamie needs to update the numbers, add links and email members asking for suggestions.

• Location Shield Act (H.86 / S.197) - Hearing in early April
• An Act relative to unregulated face recognition and emerging biometric surveillance technologies (H.1538)
• An Act establishing a moratorium on face recognition and other remote biometric surveillance systems (S.1385)
• An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems (H.3749 / S.2438)
• An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance (H.2687)
• Dignity Not Deportations Act (H.1588 / S.1122)
• Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (H.1953)
• Right to Repair Bills:
  • H.433 & S.189
  • H.398
  • H.1278

Here is an etherpad for people to offer suggestions.

Projects/Events

Pirate News

Suggest recording next week over Big Blue Button and focus on the audio.

Video portion would be to display the articles as we discuss them.

Also, extract the audio and put it up at archive.org & podcast distribution networks.

2025 Voter Outreach

No update

2025 Local Campaigns

No update

Participants

• Eli
• Jamie
• Steve

Summary

Reports

• Cambridge had a city council meeting, re: approval of Surveillance Ordinance reports. Not clear if they were approved.