April 11th, 2016 IRC Meeting

Review & Decisions

#MakeGEpay Protest

The protest was Monday, 4/4 from 3:30-6pm at 60 State Street, Boston.

Endorse Fossil fuel divestment rally and march in Somerville?

Details

Burr-Feinstein forced-decryption bill

Burr-Feinstein forced-decryption bill is out and looks awful. There is a letter circulating opposing it and I signed us on to it since it fits with our values.

Campaigns Status

PirateCon 2016

• Date set at 6/25. Have 1-2 speakers.
• Looking for location
• Looking at streaming options
• Jamie working sign up page and conference page. Plan to have it done by Tue.

Piratecon. Potential spaces:

• Community Church (srevilak)
• Roxbury Community college (srevilak)
• Make Shift Boston, South End, Boston (paper_waves)
• United South End Settlements, South End, Boston
• Boston non-profit center, South Boston (BenC)
• Democracy center, Harvard Sq., Cambridge - Unavailable on 6/25
• YMCA in Chinatown
• South end tech center community room, South End, Boston (Kendra)

So far, we have two people interested in speaking. Looking for more speakers.

2016 Campaign

• Aaron James running for 27th Middlesex State Rep. district
  • Vote to endorse
  • Noe campaign manager. Has good team
  • Campaign account setup
  • Signature gathering going well
  • Web site up

2016 Campaign Plan & Task Status

Upcoming Events

1. 3/28, 5:30-7pm, Privacy in the 21st Century: Security vs. Privacy, with PayPal CEO Dan Schulman and Eli Sugarman of the Hewlett Foundation, Tufts University, 160 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155, USA
2. 3/30, Digital Fourth meeting, noon-1pm, 101 Main Street, Cambridge
3. 3/30, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, 577 Somerville Ave., Somerville
4. 3/31, 6pm, Signature gathering for Aaron James
5. 4/1, 3:30pm-5pm, Privacy in 2016: Policy and Technology, a panel discussion on Apple v. FBI and related issues with Kade Crockford of the ACLU of MA, RSVP, Tufts, Anderson Hall: Nelson Auditorium, 200 College Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
6. 4/2, noon?, Signature gathering for Aaron James
7. 4/4, 3:30-6pm, #MakeGEpay: Rally to Un-Welcome General Electric, 60 State Street, Boston
8. 4/6, Digital Fourth meeting, noon-1pm, 101 Main Street, Cambridge
9. 4/13, Digital Fourth meeting, noon-1pm, 101 Main Street, Cambridge
10. 4/20, Digital Fourth meeting, noon-1pm, 101 Main Street, Cambridge
11. 4/26, Middlesex Community College Cryptoparty
12. 4/27, Digital Fourth meeting, noon-1pm, 101 Main Street, Cambridge
13. 4/27, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, 577 Somerville Ave., Somerville
14. 4/30, Fossil Free Somerville Rally
15. 5/3, 5pm, Last day to drop off nomination papers at cities/towns for signature validation
16. 6/25, 9am-6pm, PirateCon 2016

Every Wed., Digital Fourth meeting, noon-1pm, 101 Main Street, Cambridge

Participants

Observers

• davidd

Minutes

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