May 2nd, 2024 Meeting

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

Recording: Not done as meeting was informal. See summary below.

Decisions/Endorsements

Join the Boston Dyke March?

Scheduled for June 7th

Projects/Events

Media Outreach

• Need to update media list (Eli)

2024 Campaigns

• Nomination papers available for county/state/federal elections.
• Joe update
• Email update asks for Fed. candidates
• Joe to pick date to drop off signatures on or before May 28, 2024.

Voter Outreach 2024

• Contact cities/town to get list of voters
• Mail supporters

2025 Local Campaign

Actions:

• Videos:
  • Selecting campaign
  • Planning campaign
  • Get on the ballot
  • Fundraising
  • Voter Id
  • GOTV
• 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

Video Newsletter/Podcast

Leader: Joseph

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

Upcoming Events

• May 5th, Pirate News, Interview Joe Onoroski
• May 17th, noon-1pm, Joe Onoroski turns in signatures
• May 19/26th, Interview Joe Onoroski in person (tentative)
• June 7th, Boston Dyke March
• June 15th, Boxborough Fifer's Day
• June 15th, TransResistance Stand Out and Picnic, Harambee Park, Dorchester/Mattapan

Participants

• Joseph Onoroski
• James O'Keefe

Summary

Informal meeting

Discussed Joe's campaign:

• He has enough signatures
• He has gotten notified by different groups about their endorsement process
• Set the noon on 17th to have a rally to drop the signatures off
  • James will put up sign up form and get it out ASAP
• Eli will update media list
  • Need to send PRs prior to the 17th
• Will interview Joe on Pirate News with focus on key pirate issues
• Will interview Joe in person on the 19th or 26th to get better quality video
  • Campaign needs someone to edit videos
• Coming up with a simple flyer design. Joe prefers trifolds with space for his message and info on Mass/US/Int. Pirates
  • Campaign needs a graphic designer

TransResistance stand out was canceled unfortunately.

Will email to activists list asking if we should have our next meeting on the 9th or 16th.