May 2nd, 2024 Meeting
From Mass Pirate Wiki
Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/
Recording: Not done as meeting was informal
Reports
Decisions/Endorsements
Join the Boston Dyke March?
Scheduled for June 7th
United States Pirate Party Issues?
Projects/Events
Media Outreach
- Need to update media list (Eli)
2024 Campaigns
- Nomination papers available for county/state/federal elections.
- Joe update
- Email update asks for Fed. candidates
- Joe to pick date to drop off signatures on or before May 28, 2024.
Voter Outreach 2024
- Contact cities/town to get list of voters
- Mail supporters
2025 Local Campaign
Actions:
- Videos:
- Selecting campaign
- Planning campaign
- Get on the ballot
- Fundraising
- Voter Id
- GOTV
- 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
Video Newsletter/Podcast
Leader: Joseph
- Pirate news recording scheduled for Sundays, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed
Other To Do
Upcoming Events
- May 5th, Pirate News, Interview Joe Onoroski
- May 17th, noon-1pm, Joe Onoroski turns in signatures
- May 19/26th, Interview Joe Onoroski in person (tentative)
- June 7th, Boston Dyke March
- June 15th, Boxborough Fifer's Day
- June 15th, TransResistance Stand Out and Picnic, Harambee Park, Dorchester/Mattapan
Participants
- Joseph Onoroski
- James O'Keefe
Observers
Summary
Informal meeting
Discussed Joe's campaign:
- Has enough signatures
- Set the noon on 17th to have a rally to drop the signatures off
- James will put up sign up form and get it out ASAP
- Eli will update media list
- Need to send PRs prior to the 17th
- Will interview Joe on Pirate News with focus on key pirate issues
- Will interview Joe in person on the 19th or 26th to get better quality video
- Campaign needs someone to edit videos
- Coming up with a simple flyer design. Joe prefers trifolds with space for his message and info on Mass/US/Int. Pirates
- Campaign needs a graphic designer
TransResistance stand out was canceled unfortunately.
Will email to activists list asking if we should have our next meeting on the 9th or 16th.