May 22nd, 2019 IRC Meeting
From Mass Pirate Wiki
Review
Decisions/Endorsements
Projects
Goals for Q2:
- Organize meetups
- Organize election
- Organize Fundraiser(s)
- Organize candidate trainings
- Revise platform
Regional Meetings
Video Newsletter
- Next pirate news recording?
Statement on Alabama/Ohio/Georgia Abortion ban bills/laws
Mesh Net
Cryptoparties
Tech/Outreach
- need to schedule a May meeting
- find discussion/voting system
- update blog theme
- update civicrm software
- set up torrents for PirateCon videos (creynolds)
- post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak)
Election Campaigns
Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent
HD388 would make the film tax credit permanent. It is supposed to expire in 2023. The bill has 100+ signatures this time around. There isn't a hearing date for it yet.
Action items:
- Tell our supporters how to oppose it
- Look out for a hearing date
- If possible, reach out to other groups to organize a lobby day
Update Platform
Tabled Projects
These have been on our agenda for a long time. How do we make them a reality?
Boston Sex Worker Petition
Non-pirate guest speakers
CCTV camera map
Computer Donations
https://piratenpad.de/p/MassPiratesComputerDonations
Video Newsletter guest speakers
FOSS Tutorials
Worcester farm group is interested in having some FOSS tutorials. Perhaps:
- how to do basic labels in GIMP,
- work through a few sample spreadsheets related to seed cost and
- similarly applicable real-world situations, depending on the needs of the group
Basically how to do graph design & product management with open source tools. Malt will put together a one paragraph description of what we need and we can mail it out to ask pirates to help.
Upcoming Events
- 5/23-26, European Parliamentary Elections, #VotePirate
- 5/28, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 6/4, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting, Industry Lab, 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge
- 6/11, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 6/18, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 6/22, 11am-4pm, Holyoke Pirate Meetup, Board Room, Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke
- 6/25, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 6/25, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts
Participants
Observers
- ChanServ
- hvxgr
- hvxgr_
- davidd
- Mikaela_Suomalainen
Summary
- Agreed to support the Stop & Shop Strikers. jokeefe will ask Moses to write a statement
- Will record the next pirate news show on Sunday, 8pm.
- Agreed to push the date that ballot are due back two days to 4/27.
