Jun 8th, 2014 IRC Meeting
From Mass Pirate Wiki
Tasks
- DMC Planning update
- Status on Press Releases
- Status of candidate bank accounts
Events
- June 14th, 11am+, Boston LBGT Pride Parade Logistics
- June 21st, 2-4pm. In-person social. Pizzeria Regina, 353 Cambridge st, Allston (Boston)
Participants
- jokeefe (James O'Keefe, Somerville)
- srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA)
- noe (Noelani Kamelamela, Somerville)
Observers:
- davidd
- wowaname
Summary
No DMC update this week.
Working draft of Noe's press release: https://piratenpad.de/p/NoeBallotPR
Pride parade. Event theme is "Be Yourself, Change the World". Perhaps we do "Be a pirate, change the world" or "Vote pirate change the world". Rainbow colors would be nice. Thu 6pm: sign making party at Kamelamela HQ. Foam board likely preferable to (flimsy) poster board. Will ask volunteers to bring supplies.
Meeting Minutes
21:01 < jokeefe> ahoy! 21:01 < srevilak> https://masspirates.org/wiki/Jun_8th,_2014_IRC_Meeting 21:02 < jokeefe> sorry for the delay 21:02 < jokeefe> thanks, srevilak 21:02 < jokeefe> ids 21:02 < jokeefe> James O'Keefe, Somerville 21:03 < noe> Noelani Kamelamela, Somerville 21:03 < srevilak> Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA 21:04 < srevilak> jokeefe, noe: agenda is very minimal. Feel free to add 21:04 < srevilak> brb 21:05 < jokeefe> minimal is good 21:05 < noe> I love minimal! 21:06 < jokeefe> DMC Update - Bluelustreak not here to report and next meeting isn't for a week. 21:06 < jokeefe> Status on Press Releases - Party & Joe's out. Working on Noe's 21:06 < noe> https://piratenpad.de/p/NoeBallotPR 21:06 < jokeefe> Status of candidate bank accounts - Noe all set. Joe working on it. 21:07 < noe> I am working on it, but would not mind people looking at it. 21:07 < jokeefe> thanks, Noe. 21:07 < noe> Feel free to poke away! 21:07 < jokeefe> I will review/ suggest changes tonight 21:08 < srevilak> will look over press release as well 21:08 < jokeefe> Boston LBGT Pride Parade 21:09 < jokeefe> Anyone able to organize a sign making party? 21:10 < srevilak> jokeefe: two Qs 21:10 < srevilak> (1) would it be better to carry banner & focus on handing out flyers 21:10 < srevilak> (2) what would we want to say on the signs? 21:11 < srevilak> Thinking in terms of people: 2 for banner, one to tow wagon 21:11 < jokeefe> right 21:11 < srevilak> Then, perhaps should divide up flyering and signage 21:11 < srevilak> Not sure how many we have for flyering and signage 21:11 < jokeefe> Agreed 21:11 < jokeefe> Don't remember what types of signs were at pride last year 21:12 < wowaname> ohai 21:12 < srevilak> wowaname: hai 21:12 < wowaname> wait isnt today the meeting or something 21:12 < wowaname> nice showup 21:12 < srevilak> wowaname: yes, IRC meeting right now 21:12 < srevilak> welcome :) 21:13 < wowaname> hm ok 21:13 < jokeefe> Count is you, me, Lucia, mel, noe, kate, possibly jason, kit, liam 21:13 < jokeefe> ahoy wowaname 21:13 < wowaname> i'll just prolly be obnoxious 21:13 < wowaname> :3 21:13 < srevilak> jokeefe: did we have props of parabolic listening devices from last year? 21:13 < wowaname> so wait 21:14 < jokeefe> sorry, one more 21:14 < wowaname> what's the goal for in here 21:14 < jokeefe> turn people out for Boston Pride Parade 21:14 < srevilak> wowaname: at the moment, discussing logistics for participation in next week's pride parade 21:14 < wowaname> o 21:14 < wowaname> what about the grand scheme? 21:14 < srevilak> wowaname: wanna march? 21:14 < wowaname> i'm not in boston lmao idk why i'm even in this channel 21:15 < wowaname> that explains the "mass" in the channel 21:15 < wowaname> nam 21:15 < wowaname> e 21:15 < wowaname> :x 21:15 < jokeefe> so definites is seven, with at least three possibles. 21:16 < noe> woot! 21:16 < srevilak> nice 21:16 < wowaname> and i may as well leave 21:16 < wowaname> unless someone requires me 21:16 < jokeefe> working on turning out people. If you know anyone to invite, please do. 21:17 < wowaname> well i'm gonna maybe idle in #ppi 21:17 < srevilak> In terms of signage, what to focus on? 21:18 < srevilak> I wouldn't mind "Vote Pirate", or similar theme 21:18 < srevilak> thoughts? 21:18 < noe> Vote Pirate! is nice 21:18 < noe> The overall theme of Pride is "Be Yourself, Change the World" 21:18 < noe> We could include the word World somewhere? 21:19 < srevilak> Be a pirate, change the world? 21:19 < noe> Yes! 21:19 < jokeefe> like it! 21:19 < srevilak> Trying to think of something cohesive with the goal of the parade 21:20 < srevilak> http://life-in-boston.blogspot.com/2013/06/boston-pride-parade-2013.html 21:20 < jokeefe> Change the world, vote pirate! 21:20 < srevilak> straightforward political signage 21:21 < jokeefe> not really seeing signs in the pcitures 21:21 < jokeefe> pictures 21:22 < srevilak> "Elect Marty Walsh"? 21:22 < jokeefe> missed those 21:23 < srevilak> it's the first picture on the page 21:23 < noe> I guess if we do signs, we can do official pirate colors and stuff 21:23 < noe> orange, black and white? 21:23 < jokeefe> ok, then Vote Pirate, Elect Kamelamela & Elect Guertin 21:23 < jokeefe> aye, Noe 21:24 < srevilak> noe: do you think we could work in some rainbows? 21:24 < jokeefe> rainbows are great 21:24 < jokeefe> could use different colors for each letter 21:25 < noe> true 21:25 < jokeefe> Lydia can help with signs. Needs to know when/where 21:25 * srevilak goes to look at calendar 21:26 < srevilak> I could host something on wed or thu night 21:27 < srevilak> could that work? 21:27 < jokeefe> Yes. think Thu would be best 21:27 < jokeefe> Your place? 21:27 < srevilak> Sure. 21:27 < jokeefe> or more centrally located? 21:27 < srevilak> Maybe 6:30 - 8pm? 21:28 < srevilak> jokeefe: did you have more centrally located places in mind? 21:29 < jokeefe> sadly no place in particular 21:29 < noe> I know local theatre groups in Cambridge tend to drop by 50 vassar (they don't call it by number) to grab free rooms if possible 21:31 < srevilak> noe: no objections to 50 vassar (though I've never been there). Is there someone we'd need to contact? 21:31 < noe> we could potentially do stuff at a local university if we know a student or so 21:31 < noe> *two 21:32 < noe> People tend to just go to 50 vassar, and the rule of thumb is if someone tells you to go, you go 21:32 < noe> so there is potential for moving around 21:32 < jokeefe> Whatever you feel comfortable with srevilak. just want a location so I can advertise it 21:33 < noe> (I would be okay going to srevilak's I think) 21:34 < noe> If our party is going to be small for making things anyway, my place could serve 21:34 < noe> We've fit up to 30, and I sincerely doubt we'll get more than 10? 21:35 < noe> If I can be considered more central, since, hey, Somerville and all that. 21:35 < srevilak> noe: I think your place qualifies as more central :) 21:35 < jokeefe> that is closer to the T 21:35 < jokeefe> thanks for offering it, noe 21:35 < jokeefe> what time? 21:36 < noe> I get out from work at 4pm 21:36 < jokeefe> 6pm? 21:37 < noe> Sure 21:37 < jokeefe> too early srevilak? 21:37 < noe> 6pm-whenevs 21:37 < srevilak> jokeefe: I'll be there as soon as I can, sometime between 6-6:30 21:38 < jokeefe> ok 6pm+ 21:38 < srevilak> what supplies do we need to gather? 21:38 < jokeefe> poster board, markers 21:40 < noe> You can call it Kamelamela HQ? 21:40 < jokeefe> aye! 21:41 < srevilak> From personal experience, (stiff) foam board is easier to march with than regular poster board 21:41 < srevilak> regular poster board tends to curl up on you 21:41 < jokeefe> good point 21:42 < srevilak> Maybe something like http://www.staples.com/Elmers-White-Foam-Board-20-inch-x-30-inch-10-Pack/product_506824 ? 21:42 < jokeefe> updated https://piratenpad.de/p/Pride2014 21:42 < jokeefe> anything we need to cover? 21:42 < srevilak> jokeefe: could do reimbursements or in-kinds 21:43 < jokeefe> aye, whatever works 21:43 < srevilak> volunteers to obtain and bring supplies? 21:44 < jokeefe> sure, can encourage them to bring supplies, though make sense to have some there for those who don't 21:45 < srevilak> jokeefe: having a package of foam board and package of markers could serve as a backstop 21:47 < srevilak> Of course, if people bring supplies, that's even better :) 21:47 < jokeefe> aye 21:48 < jokeefe> anything else we need to cover? 21:50 < srevilak> nothing from me. Noe? 21:51 < noe> nothing from me. please read my press release and add/change stuff 21:51 < noe> I like the About section a great deal. 21:51 < srevilak> noe: will do 21:51 < jokeefe> will do, Noe. 21:51 < jokeefe> motion to adjourn? 21:52 < srevilak> 2nd motion to adjourn 21:52 < jokeefe> all in favor? 21:52 < jokeefe> aye 21:52 < noe> aye 21:53 < srevilak> noe: I like the about section too :) 21:53 < jokeefe> motion passes. thank you. have a wonderful night all!
