March 23rd, 2025 Meeting: Difference between revisions

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Bills to review
Bills to review
* Location shield act has a hearing in early April. We look it over.  In seems generally good and worth supporting.  We'll support.
* Location shield act has a hearing in early April. We look it over.  In seems generally good and worth supporting.  We'll support.
* H.433 Digital right to repair. We looked the bill over and note there are lots of exemptions (e.g., game consoles, modems, and routers)

Revision as of 20:31, 23 March 2025

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

Recording:

Reports

Decisions/Endorsements

Free Mahmoud Khalil Statement

Posted as a Captains Statement, but not formally approved.

Events to table at?

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:

Here is an etherpad for people to offer suggestions.

United States Pirate Party Issues?

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

Other To Do

Upcoming Events

Participants

  • Eli
  • Jamie
  • Steve

Observers

Summary

Reports

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

Decisions/Endoresements

  • Free Mahmoud Khail statement. Agree to adopt as a party statement.
  • Support participating in: Tesla Takedown, Dyke March, Fifer's Day. Okay with the $40-60 fee for tabling at the Dyke March.

Bills to review

  • Location shield act has a hearing in early April. We look it over. In seems generally good and worth supporting. We'll support.
  • H.433 Digital right to repair. We looked the bill over and note there are lots of exemptions (e.g., game consoles, modems, and routers)