March 27th, 2014 IRC Meeting

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Decisions

  1. Plan for 5/9 Fundraiser
    1. Performers
    2. DJ
    3. Logistics
    4. pad
  2. Events to organize?
    1. April 19, Stop TTIP Protest - Seems to be mostly Germany & Poland
  3. Events to attend?
    1. March Against Monsanto, Boston (Bluestreak, you got this?)
    2. April 26th, noon, Jobs Not Jails: Rally to End Mass Incarceration and Fund Job Creation, Boston Common

Tasks & Events

  1. April 12th PAX Cryptoparty
  2. 2014 Campaign
    1. Status - 2 candidates gathering signatures
  3. May 9-10, Security Bsides Boston, Calling for papers
  4. May 17th Together Boston Festival
  5. May 18th Together Boston Cryptoparty, General Assembly, Boston
    1. Looking for hands on trainers
  6. May 24th Boston Security Conference - James speaking at it
  7. May 24th, March Against Monsanto, Boston
  8. September 2014 Conference - Need location & date
  9. Tech Issues
    1. CiviCRM - Jamie recommends we get a version of this setup for us and point masspirates.net at it.
    2. BitPay
    3. Voter registration app
  10. Support, Outreach & Finances
    1. Finance update
    2. Event checklist

Participants

  • srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA)
  • Lulu (Lucia Fiero, Medway)
  • jokeefe (James O'Keefe, Somerville)
  • davidd
  • ANONinMass
  • Garret
  • noe
  • Kendra
  • Joe

Observers:

  • ageis
  • zby

Summary

5/19 Fundraiser. Narrowing down the list of potential performers.

TTIP protest. We decide not to organize a local event. We'd rather focus on gathering signatures for our two candidates.

March against Monsanto. Bluestreak to bottom-line pirate presence.

PAX Cryptoparty will be informal. jokeefe will put out a call for pirates to attend.

Jobs Not Jails rally. srevilak will bottom-line pirate presence.

Noe signature gathering on Sunday 3/30, 11-13:00, Ball Square. Joe and Bluestreak signature gathering on Saturday.

Meeting Minutes

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[9:03pm] jokeefe: agenda - http://masspirates.org/wiki/March_27th,_2014_IRC_Meeting [9:03pm] davidd: keep it up folks, have a pleasant one [9:03pm] Lulu: Sleep tight! [9:03pm] jokeefe: you two davidd, gotta ? for you [9:03pm] jokeefe: NL Pirates participating in the 4/19 TTIP protests? [9:04pm] jokeefe: meanwhile at the meeting - Decisions [9:04pm] jokeefe: ooops ids - James O'Keefe, Somerville [9:04pm] Lulu: Lucia Fiero, Medway [9:04pm] srevilak: Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA [9:05pm] jokeefe: Plan for 5/9 Fundraiser - any update? [9:05pm] Lulu: Noe and Joe may come too... late [9:05pm] jokeefe: hopefully [9:05pm] srevilak: no 5/9 update from me, sorry [9:06pm] Lulu: I can't remember what the last thing I reported was! [9:06pm] Lulu: No Kendra... [9:06pm] Lulu: OK to enlist Sarah? [9:06pm] srevilak: Lulu: sure [9:06pm] Lulu: Also, the light photo guy has not got back to me. [9:06pm] Lulu: Capioera group still very interested [9:07pm] jokeefe: I emailed step about his DJ friend. cc'd you [9:07pm] jokeefe: any further on logistics? [9:08pm] Lulu: We need to write a proposal. I will start it and invite folks to edit it. [9:08pm] Lulu: For the Cap group. [9:08pm] jokeefe: k [9:09pm] Lulu: If we have Chance, Cap, Mark and Light photo guy, I think that will cover it. [9:09pm] Lulu: I will ask Sarah C if we can use the Library for the photos [9:09pm] Lulu: BUT [9:09pm] Lulu: Jason and I are doing NOTHING Pirate this weekend except collecting sigs. [9:10pm] jokeefe: What about the other bands who were interested such as the one Kendra recommended? [9:10pm] jokeefe: a good idea [9:10pm] Lulu: I will update the Berklee post [9:10pm] Lulu: with our new date. [9:10pm] Lulu: And tell the acts we like about the change. They may have other bookings [9:10pm] jokeefe: could just email the folks who contacted us [9:11pm] jokeefe: ok, thanks [9:11pm] Lulu: I'll do both if I can find the time. [9:11pm] Lulu: Certainly after the weekend. [9:11pm] jokeefe: Monday? [9:11pm] jokeefe: I can email the bands if you want [9:11pm] Lulu: Duh [9:12pm] Lulu: COULD YOU? [9:12pm] Lulu: Jason is only home for the weekend this week [9:12pm] Lulu: *does little dance of thankfulness* [9:13pm] jokeefe: ok, will find contact info send for review and then email them. [9:13pm] jokeefe: Next - Events to organize? - Stop TTIP Protest [9:13pm] srevilak: I like the idea of doing protest + campaigning [9:13pm] jokeefe: I recommend against this since we may still have to gather sigs and there is much to do [9:14pm] Lulu: Jason and I are in total agreement: Getting the kids on the ballot has to be priority #1 [9:14pm] srevilak: In that case, could use TTIP as a talking point while signature gathering [9:15pm] jokeefe: of course [9:15pm] jokeefe: agreed to not do it? [9:15pm] srevilak: agreed [9:15pm] jokeefe: or I should say not organize it? [9:15pm] Lulu: IDK one sec [9:16pm] Lulu: Garret is loggin on [9:16pm] Lulu: maybe he is interested [9:16pm] jokeefe: well that could change things [9:16pm] ANONinMASS joined the chat room. [9:16pm] jokeefe: ++bandwidth [9:16pm] Garret joined the chat room. [9:16pm] jokeefe: hey ANONinMass & Garret [9:16pm] ANONinMASS: hello guys! [9:16pm] Lulu: Hi Bry [9:16pm] Garret: hi! i remembered! [9:16pm] Garret: [9:16pm] Lulu: LOL [9:17pm] Garret: yay memory. *cough* anyways... [9:17pm] • srevilak waves to ANONinMASS and Garret [9:17pm] Lulu: So the question on the table: [9:17pm] ANONinMASS: hey Steve! [9:17pm] Lulu: jokeefe sir? [9:17pm] Garret: (there's a table?) [9:17pm] jokeefe: Euro Pirates organizing anti-TTIP protest on Sat. 4/19 [9:17pm] srevilak: http://stopttipprotest.wikia.com/wiki/Stopttipprotest_Wiki [9:17pm] jokeefe: you folks interested in organizing such an event? [9:18pm] Lulu: I am, but if Joe doesn't have his sigs yet I may not attend! [9:18pm] Lulu: LOL [9:18pm] Garret: that's the free trade thingy? [9:18pm] Lulu: BUT... sig could be collected for Noe at it [9:18pm] jokeefe: Alternatively, you two want to run as Pirates in the Nov. election? [9:18pm] Lulu: Nafta on steroids [9:18pm] jokeefe: aye! tis [9:18pm] Lulu: Getting all up in your IP bidness [9:19pm] jokeefe: corp. rights > people rights [9:19pm] Lulu: Garret has forsworn candidacy but... [9:19pm] Garret: hmm.. i'll rage against some free trade [9:19pm] jokeefe: we are focusing on getting candidates on ballot got til 4/29 [9:19pm] Lulu: Would you like to run Bry? [9:19pm] Garret: i'm no candidate, i'm not nice enough and don't play well with others. [9:20pm] Lulu: I have to agree. But we still love you! [9:20pm] jokeefe: arrr be the truth of a sort [9:20pm] ANONinMASS: no thanks, not sure im quite ready for that step [9:20pm] Lulu: Sure you are! [9:20pm] Garret: Bry's a nice guy [9:20pm] Garret: lol [9:20pm] jokeefe: he is. so corp. free trade protest - want to organize? [9:20pm] ANONinMASS: u gtuys havent seen me mad lol [9:20pm] Lulu: Well, you are more than capable, but if you aren't willing... I understand. [9:21pm] Lulu: OK so FB page/blog post [9:21pm] Lulu: act-ma [9:21pm] Lulu: Where? park Street? [9:22pm] jokeefe: BTW: agenda at http://masspirates.org/wiki/March_27th,_2014_IRC_Meeting [9:22pm] Garret: Saturday... Park St is a decent spot for a Sat [9:22pm] Garret: i don't want to organize, no. i'm actually heavily engaged in two other projects as we speak....... [9:23pm] Garret: i'll lend myself to the cause, but i can't organize [9:24pm] Lulu: ANONinMASS can you? [9:24pm] Lulu: Organize? [9:24pm] jokeefe: why don't we do this. lets put out a call to see who wants to run with it, and see who is willing. if no one interested, then it doesn't get done. [9:24pm] ANONinMASS: i cant even make it to boston righht now. the blue beast is almost K.I.A. [9:24pm] jokeefe: sorry man [9:24pm] ANONinMASS: the kingpins are shot and limits me to my area [9:25pm] srevilak: I'm happy to stand around park street with a sign saying "Stop TTIP, Vote Pirate" [9:25pm] jokeefe: right, getting more out is what helps and we got sigs to get [9:26pm] jokeefe: calling it - not enough interest. moving on [9:26pm] jokeefe: March Against Monsanto, Boston (Lulu, you got this?) [9:26pm] Lulu: Yes. [9:27pm] Lulu: Again, I will start putting it together after the weekend. [9:27pm] Lulu: I don't think I have act-ma posting privileges though [9:27pm] jokeefe: thank you. [9:27pm] Lulu: MAM is big and important. [9:28pm] Lulu: Gotta get people out there. [9:28pm] jokeefe: we can talk about act-ma offline [9:28pm] jokeefe: aye [9:28pm] Lulu: Hopefully it won't rain! [9:28pm] ANONinMASS: I will help spread the word about MAM [9:28pm] jokeefe: thanks [9:28pm] Garret: The MAM will populate itself, more or less [9:28pm] ANONinMASS: anything I can do creating flyers and such [9:28pm] Garret: just a matter of making sure people know something will happen [9:28pm] Lulu: I will ping you when blog and eco med is ready ANONinMASS [9:29pm] jokeefe: I think we are set for April 12th PAX Cryptoparty since it is informal - will put a call out for it along with the one on 5/18 [9:29pm] Lulu: You too G [9:29pm] Lulu: I won't have time to organize any of it, but I will be a passive supporter. [9:29pm] jokeefe: Garret you should come to that event [9:29pm] Lulu: AJ drags me all over Pax until I cry [9:29pm] Lulu: Yes, G, you can get in free. [9:29pm] Garret: meh [9:29pm] ANONinMASS: ^ lol [9:30pm] Lulu: Just saying [9:30pm] noe joined the chat room. [9:30pm] jokeefe: hi noe [9:30pm] jokeefe: anyone going to Jobs Not Jails: Rally to End Mass Incarceration and Fund Job Creation? [9:30pm] srevilak: I'm going to JNJ [9:30pm] jokeefe: agenda at http://masspirates.org/wiki/March_27th,_2014_IRC_Meeting [9:31pm] noe: hi jamie, hi all! [9:31pm] srevilak: I'll bottom-line JNJ participation [9:31pm] jokeefe: brb - Lulu you have the wheel [9:31pm] Garret: first i've heard of JNJ [9:32pm] Lulu_ joined the chat room. [9:32pm] srevilak: Garret: http://jobsnotjails.org/jnj/ [9:32pm] Lulu_: My Mac is acting up, imagine that. [9:33pm] Garret: maybe [9:33pm] Garret: if i'm free, i'll show up [9:33pm] srevilak: thx Garret [9:33pm] noe: if i'm free, i'll also go [9:33pm] Lulu_: Hi there! [9:33pm] noe: april 26 seems so far away [9:33pm] Lulu_: It's my berfday [9:34pm] Lulu_: [9:34pm] srevilak: noe: signature gathering on Sunday? [9:34pm] Lulu left the chat room. (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [9:35pm] noe: srevilak: signature gathering Sunday 3/30 11am-1pm Ball Square [9:35pm] srevilak: noe: will be there [9:36pm] Lulu_: GL you guys [9:36pm] Kendra joined the chat room. [9:36pm] Garret: i workin sundays [9:36pm] noe: Lulu_:  ! Hi maybe we should have bday cake on the common with you at JNJ? [9:37pm] Lulu_: Aw, you're sweet! [9:38pm] Lulu_: Akshlly I'll bring the cake [9:38pm] Lulu_: To thank ppl for coming out [9:38pm] noe: Garret: is cool, i've been doing classes on Saturdays and have been missing those events [9:39pm] srevilak: Lulu_: talked to joe a few days ago, and offered to help with signatures. off-line, send me some dates when you'll be gathering [9:39pm] Lulu_: I will tell you now we want to go out Sat [9:39pm] Lulu_: Come out to Bellingham? [9:39pm] Lulu_: I will email you [9:39pm] Lulu_: And thanks [9:39pm] srevilak: Happy to head out to Bellingham. Tied up on Sat from 11:00 - 13:00 [9:40pm] Lulu_: OK well we will play it by ear! [9:40pm] Lulu_: You might have to (gasp) keep your phone on!

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