May 14th, 2015 IRC Meeting

Decisions

Endorse & Participate in the March against Monsanto?

The March Against Monsanto is a yearly event against corporate control of food. We supported past marches if only over our opposition to bio tech patents & the patenting of life.

This year's event is the 23rd. There is a Facebook event, and website.

Suggest we endorse and turn people out for it.

Goals for 2016

Continuation of our discussion from last meeting. What we have so far:

• Running at least ten candidates for 2016
• Mandatory citizens oversight panels on city with high incidents of police brutality
• Free software in all public schools
• Run at least a cryptoparty a month (from the past)
• Stop TPP/TTIP/Section 215 renewal/etc.
• Help get pro-Pirate issue bills passed in Mass. legislature
• Hold a 2016 PirateCon and have 100 attendees

Event Planning

1. Materials - who can coordinate purchase of MAPP flags?
2. May 17, noon-4pm, Together Boston Cryptoparty, Danger!Awesome, Cambridge - what will we teach?
3. May 21, Cryptoparty, Parts & Crafts, Somerville
4. May 23, March against Monsanto, Boston
5. May 29-31, Panels for Left Forum, NYC
6. Jun. 13, Boston Pride Parade - Sign up form - blog post written & scheduled
7. Summer, INEAS org cryptoparty?
8. July/Aug, Pirate Picnic, Georges Island?
9. Sep. 19 & 20, Freedom Rally - Sign up form - need blog post by July/Aug

Defer to next meeting

1. New Materials
2. Restore the 4th Bills - Jamie hasn't posted blog post about them. Will this weekend.
   1. SD1546 Mandates Police Bodycams, protects data - Summary, Bill text
   2. HD430, Reining in Militarization in Massachusetts - Summary & Bill text

Upcoming Events

1. May 2, Point to Point Camp cryptoparty
2. May 6, International Day against DRM
3. May 17, Together Boston Cryptoparty
4. May 21, Cryptoparty, Parts & Crafts, Somerville
5. May 29-31, Panels for Left Forum, NYC
6. Jun. 13, Boston Pride Parade
7. Jun. event?
8. Jul. event?
9. Aug. event?
10. Sep. 19 & 20, Freedom Rally
11. Oct. event?
12. Nov. event?
13. Dec. event?

Every Thu., Digital Fourth meeting, 11:20am-1:30pm, Voltage Cafe, Third Street, Cambridge

Participants

• Bluestreak (Lucia Fiero, Medway)
• srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA)
• Techrev
• jokeefe (James O’Keefe, Somerville)
• js0000
• aquaticonions

Observers

• isd
• Wiel
• davidd
• Pharyngeal
• zby

Minutes

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