2013 Event Calendar
From Mass Pirate Wiki
Our Events in bold. Interesting events outside Massachusetts are in italics.
Q1
- Boston protest for Aaron Swartz, Fri., Jan 25th
- TSA out of the MBTA Day of Action, Sat., Feb. 2nd
- @aaronsw Memorial Hackathons, BUILDS, Boston, Sat., Feb. 2nd
- #OpAngel Phase 3, Feb. 18th, 12:00pm - 2:00pm, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston MA 02110
- International Day for Privacy #IDP13 Protest & CryptoParty - Sat., Feb. 23rd
- Boston Peace/St. Patrick's Parade, Mar. 17th
- Pax East - Boston, Mar. 22-24th
- LibrePlanet - Cambridge, Mar. 23-24th
Digital 4th Amendment Rights Conference
Q2
- Anti-Drones Rally and Die-In, Apr. 6, 1pm-3pm, starting at the Community Church of Boston and marching to Park Street
- Rally for CFAA Reform in memory of Aaron Swartz, Apr. 13, 12pm-2pm, Dewey Square Park, Boston
- Panel discussion on Privacy and Surveillance, Apr. 17, 6-8pm, George Sherman Union Building, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
- International Day Against DRM - May 3rd
- Wake up the Earth Festival, Sat., May 4th, Jamaica Plain (Boston)
- Another World's Fair - part of Together Boston music festival - May 12-19th - Lauren, Lucia, Joe, Kendra and Jamie
- Security BSides, May 18, Cambridge
- Bitcoin 2013: The Future of Payments, May 17-19, San Diego
- March Against Monsanto, May 25th, 2pm, Boston City Hall Plaza
- AnimeBoston, May 24-26th., Hynes Convention Center
- 1st Cammy Dee hearing, ?
- Support Bradley Manning, June 1st, 1pm, Park St., Boston
- Int'l Day of Privacy Protest, June 1st, 2:30-6pm, Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), One Schroeder Plaza, Roxbury, MA 02120
- Boston Pride Parade, Sat. June 8th, Boston
- Cease & Desist Rally, Boston, June 14th 4-6pm
- 2nd Cammy Dee Probable Cause hearing, June 27th
- PirateCon 2013, Sat., June 29th, Community Church of Boston, Copley Sq., Boston
Bar Camp Boston
Q3
- No NSA Spying Protest, Boston, July 4th
- Cameron D'Ambrosio Fundraiser, Lowell, July 6th, 8pm
- Art Beat Leafletting, Somerville, July 19-20th
- Pirate Picnic with Boston Freedom of Information, Georges Island, August 3rd
- BRICnic on Orwell day, Boston, August 4th
- Defend the Fourth, Boston Common, August 10th, 1pm+
- August CryptoParty, e5, Boston, August 24th, 1pm - 3pm - e5
- No war in Syria Rally, Boston Common, September 7th
- Berkman Institute Open House, September 9th, Cambridge
- Freedom Rally, Sept. 14/15, Boston Common
- Constitution Day Speakout, Boston Public Library, September 17, 5-7pm
- Boston Software Freedom Day, Sat., Sept. 21st, 9:30am - 5:30pm
- Cambridge Hearing on Surveillance Cameras, Thu., Sept. 26th
- September CryptoParty, Sat., Sept. 28th, South end tech center. Mesh networks and CJDNS.
- FSF GNU 30th Anniversary Celebration & Hackathon
- PANDA Massachusetts Rally, Sept. 28th, noon, Worcester City Hall
CryptoCurrencies Conference (such as this one), Sept/Oct.
Q4
- Wikileaks 7th Anniversary Party, Fri., Oct. 4th-Sat., Oct. 5th
- Phone banking, Sun., Oct 6th, 5-7pm
- Digital Media Conference, Cambridge, Fri., Oct. 25-Sun., 27 (October CryptoParty)
- Halloween Fundraiser?, End Oct.
- November CryptoParty
unSystem (Bitcoin) Conference, 1-3 Nov., Vienna- LibrePlanet Free Software Meeting, Weds Nov 6th, evening, Jamie speaking on the "Dangers of the Surveillance State
- Scorpion Bowl, Positronic Design, 903 Dwight St, Holyoke MA. Nov 9th
- Campaign Training, Nov./Dec.?
- LibrePlanet Free Software Meeting, Weds Dec 4th, evening, Steve speaking
- December CryptoParty