2013 Event Calendar

Our Events in bold. Interesting events outside Massachusetts are in italics.

Q1

• Boston protest for Aaron Swartz, Fri., Jan 25th
• TSA out of the MBTA Day of Action, Sat., Feb. 2nd
• @aaronsw Memorial Hackathons, BUILDS, Boston, Sat., Feb. 2nd
• #OpAngel Phase 3, Feb. 18th, 12:00pm - 2:00pm, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston MA 02110
• International Day for Privacy #IDP13 Protest & CryptoParty - Sat., Feb. 23rd
• Boston Peace/St. Patrick's Parade, Mar. 17th
• Pax East - Boston, Mar. 22-24th
• LibrePlanet - Cambridge, Mar. 23-24th
• Digital 4th Amendment Rights Conference

Q2

• Anti-Drones Rally and Die-In, Apr. 6, 1pm-3pm, starting at the Community Church of Boston and marching to Park Street
• Rally for CFAA Reform in memory of Aaron Swartz, Apr. 13, 12pm-2pm, Dewey Square Park, Boston
• Panel discussion on Privacy and Surveillance, Apr. 17, 6-8pm, George Sherman Union Building, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
• International Day Against DRM - May 3rd
• Wake up the Earth Festival, Sat., May 4th, Jamaica Plain (Boston)
• Another World's Fair - part of Together Boston music festival - May 12-19th - Lauren, Lucia, Joe, Kendra and Jamie
• Security BSides, May 18, Cambridge
• Bitcoin 2013: The Future of Payments, May 17-19, San Diego
• March Against Monsanto, May 25th, 2pm, Boston City Hall Plaza
• AnimeBoston, May 24-26th., Hynes Convention Center
• 1st Cammy Dee hearing, ?
• Support Bradley Manning, June 1st, 1pm, Park St., Boston
• Int'l Day of Privacy Protest, June 1st, 2:30-6pm, Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), One Schroeder Plaza, Roxbury, MA 02120
• Boston Pride Parade, Sat. June 8th, Boston
• Cease & Desist Rally, Boston, June 14th 4-6pm
• 2nd Cammy Dee Probable Cause hearing, June 27th
• PirateCon 2013, Sat., June 29th, Community Church of Boston, Copley Sq., Boston
• Bar Camp Boston

Q3

• No NSA Spying Protest, Boston, July 4th
• Cameron D'Ambrosio Fundraiser, Lowell, July 6th, 8pm
• Art Beat Leafletting, Somerville, July 19-20th
• Pirate Picnic with Boston Freedom of Information, Georges Island, August 3rd
• BRICnic on Orwell day, Boston, August 4th
• Defend the Fourth, Boston Common, August 10th, 1pm+
• August CryptoParty, e5, Boston, August 24th, 1pm - 3pm - e5
• No war in Syria Rally, Boston Common, September 7th
• Berkman Institute Open House, September 9th, Cambridge
• Freedom Rally, Sept. 14/15, Boston Common
• Constitution Day Speakout, Boston Public Library, September 17, 5-7pm
• Boston Software Freedom Day, Sat., Sept. 21st, 9:30am - 5:30pm
• Cambridge Hearing on Surveillance Cameras, Thu., Sept. 26th
• September CryptoParty, Sat., Sept. 28th, South end tech center. Mesh networks and CJDNS.
• FSF GNU 30th Anniversary Celebration & Hackathon
• PANDA Massachusetts Rally, Sept. 28th, noon, Worcester City Hall
• CryptoCurrencies Conference (such as this one), Sept/Oct.

Q4

• Wikileaks 7th Anniversary Party, Fri., Oct. 4th-Sat., Oct. 5th
• Boston Community Leadership Academy Fall Youth Community Leadership Fair, BCLA (655 Metropolitan Ave. Hyde Park), Oct. 9th
• Digital Media Conference, Cambridge, Fri., Oct. 25-Sun., 27 (October CryptoParty)
• November CryptoParty
• unSystem (Bitcoin) Conference, 1-3 Nov., Vienna
• LibrePlanet Free Software Meeting, Weds Nov 6th, evening, Jamie speaking on the "Dangers of the Surveillance State"
• Scorpion Bowl, Positronic Design, 903 Dwight St, Holyoke MA. Nov 9th
• Amnesty International Northeast Regional Conference, Boston., Sat., Nov 9th
• Campaign Training, Nov./Dec.?
• LibrePlanet Free Software Meeting, Weds Dec 4th, evening, Steve speaking
• December CryptoParty, Versus News, Industry Lab, 288 Norfolk St, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Sat., Dec. 14, 1-3pm
• 'Phone banking, Sun., Nov/Dec
• Fundraiser, Nov/Dec.