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| Scheduled for June 15th, 2025 in the Lavender room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville. | | Scheduled for June 15th, 2025 in the Lavender room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville. |
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| === Federal Bills to Review ===
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| * [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/democratic-senators-team-up-with-maga-to-hand-trump-a-censorship-machine/ Senators working on a bill that would repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act]. Section 230 is the primary reason we have freedom of speech on the Internet. [https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-section-230-communications-decency-act/ See this explainer]. We have long supported Section 230 implicitly, but we never wrote up a statement why. Including why we support free speech seems important right now, as well.
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| * [https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4569 TAKE IT DOWN Act] / [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/06/trump-promises-to-abuse-take-it-down-act-for-censorship-just-as-we-warned/ Analysis] - Passed the Senate
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| === Commonwealth Bills to Review ===
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| * An Act relative to unregulated face recognition and emerging biometric surveillance technologies ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1538 H.1538])
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| * An Act establishing a moratorium on face recognition and other remote biometric surveillance systems ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1385 S.1385])
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| * An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3749 H.3749] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2438 S.2438])
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| * An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2687 H.2687])
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| * Dignity Not Deportations Act ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1588 H.1588] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1122 S.1122])
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| * Civil Asset Forfeiture reform ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1953 H.1953])
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| ** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H433 H.433] & [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S189 S.189]
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| ** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H398 H.398]
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| ** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1278 H.1278]
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| Here is [https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MassPirates_2025_Bills_To_Review an etherpad for people to offer suggestions].
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| === A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles ===
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| We haven't adhered to our [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement Articles of Agreement]'s [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#Article_4.0:_Member_Meetings Member Meetings section] strictly since we have existed, specifically the [ https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Form Form] and [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Time Time] sections. Meetings have met weekly and bi-weekly (our current form) and not twice a year each over six weeks.
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| * Have a section on conferences (possible spring/fall, at least one a year)
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| * Rework the member meetings to be on-line at least once a month
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| * Set when elections for the pirate council is and that we can elect people at a conference or on-line by secret ballot
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| * Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed
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| Leader: Jamie | | Leader: Jamie |
Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/
Recording:
Reports
Decisions/Endorsements
June Conference
Scheduled for June 15th, 2025 in the Lavender room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville.
United States Pirate Party Issues?
Projects/Events
Voter Outreach
Leader: Jamie
Letters to city election committee/town clerk asking for pirate voters/election dates- Follow ups as necessary
- Snail Mail supporters in December to tell them about:
- Conference
- Call for officer nominees
- Municipal elections
- Other events/efforts
- Donate/join our mailing list
2025/6 Campaigns
Leader: Jamie
Actions:
- Outreach to volunteers:
- Ask them to organize locally
- Ask them to campaign/run
- Ask them to give us their full contact info
- Call potential candidates/supporters
- Videos:
- Selecting campaign
- Planning campaign
- Get on the ballot
- Fundraising
- Voter Id
- GOTV
Other To Do
Upcoming Events
Participants
Observers
Summary
