June 1st, 2025 Meeting

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

Recording: https://youtu.be/0kGsAr6wSFA

Decisions/Endorsements

June Conference

Scheduled for June 15th, 2025 in the Lavender room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville.

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

Upcoming Events

• Fri 6/13, 6-8pm, Boston Dyke March, Parkman Bandstand, Downtown Boston
• Sun 6/15, 10am-4pm, Spring Party Conference, Lavender room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville.
• Tue, 6/17, 6pm, Map surveillance cameras in Cambridge, Cambridge Kiosk, Harvard Sq.
• Sat, 6/21, 12:30-5pm, Boxborough Fifers Da, Flerra Meadows, 400 Stow Road, Boxborough

Participants

• Alec
• Eli
• Jamie
• Steve

Summary

Cambridge city council will discuss shotspotters this week.

We plan to be at the Boston Dyke March on June 13th.

Reports

• Jamie and Alec met to prep a mailing. Have 200+ envelopes printed out and ready to stuff.

June conference

• Two people have expressed desire to speak.
• Will also have lightning talks, and an informal cryptoparty during lunch.

USPP Updates

• Elections will be held during the USPP conference, which will be sometime in July. All of the officer positions have at least two candidates. Nominations are still open for around three more weeks.