December 13th, 2016 IRC Meeting

Review

James appeared on The Show With BS, by Beyond the Horizon Radio Network

Democracy/IT meeting

Endorsements

Captain James signed us up to the ACLU-led letter opposing BPD's efforts to spy on people on Social Media. Got some press in the Boston Globe.

Projects

MAAPL Fight Foreclosure Campaign

• srevilak updating website
• jokeefe helping with data & getting the word out
• ajames working on finding a location for a Somerville clinic

Campaign Workshops

Audio files posted

jokeefe & srevilak are running down some possible workshops:

• Holyoke
• Boston

Cryptoparties

Boston-area training at on 12/28. Working with e5 & others for one in January beyond the Somerville cryptoparty.

Fundraising & Conference

In thinking about when to hold our Winter fundraiser and Spring Conference:

• Together Boston music festival will be May 14-21st, 2017.
• College spring breaks are usually in mid March
• College exams are in early/mid May
• Many public schools have April 14 to the 21st off, so 14th to the 23rd is a vacation time for enough people.

Which leaves March 26-27, April 8-9 and April 29-30.

Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day is March 27th. Palm Sunday is April 9th. I don't see any other holidays those weekends

Suggest March 26, April 8, 29th or 30th. We could do another survey to pick the final date.

Upcoming Events

1. 12/17, 1-2pm, Chelsea Manning's Birthday, Park St., Boston
2. 12/28, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, Encuentro 5, 9A Hamilton Place, Boston
3. 3/24, 3-5pm, Annoying Legislators for Freedom: A talk with Alex Marthews, National Director of Restore the 4th, Encuentro 5, 9A Hamilton Place, Boston