January 16th, 2025 Meeting

Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/

Recording: https://youtu.be/iO9eZw8uWNY

Projects/Events

Winter Conference

Our Winter Conference is scheduled for Sunday, January 19th. It will be at the ROOTED Armory Café, Somerville. Details at https://masspirates.org/blog/conference/

To do:

• Create registration page
• Create speaker registration page
• Update conference page
• Post conference update
• Sign contract for ROOTED Armory Café and pay deposit
• Email supporters
• Mail voters - Not done. Will send after conference to give update.
• Design flyer - 12/20/2024
• Share flyer design with supporters & Arts at the Armory
• COVID protection measures
  • Contact BABF folks about renting air purifiers (Jamie)
  • Get masks and tests
• Choose speakers and programming ideas
• Set schedule
• Review/update conference code of conduct
• Setup/test livestream

Planning Pad: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPP2025WinterConference

Video Newsletter/Podcast

Leader: Joseph

• Pirate news recording scheduled for Sundays, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed

Voter Outreach 2024

• Letters to city election committee/town clerk asking for pirate voters/election dates
• Follow ups as necessary
• Snail Mail supporters in December to tell them about:
  • Conference
  • Call for officer nominees
  • Municipal elections
  • Other events/efforts
  • Donate/join our mailing list

2025 Local Campaigns

Need a leader for this effort.

Actions:

• Outreach to volunteers:
  • Ask them to organize locally
  • Ask them to campaign/run
  • Ask them to give us their full contact info
  • Call potential candidates/supporters
• Videos:
  • Selecting campaign
  • Planning campaign
  • Get on the ballot
  • Fundraising
  • Voter Id
  • GOTV

Participants

• Jamie
• Steve

Summary

Conference stuff

• Most of the prep work is done
• Code of conduct: https://masspirates.org/wiki/Conference_Code_of_Conduct
• Steve to bring laptop for streaming
• Jamie to bring laptop for presenting
• Jamie will bring camera
• Need to have copies of schedule
• Steve to bring extra mic, stand, cable
• Something to take donations
• Jamie to bring buttons