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


Recording:  
Recording: https://youtu.be/3o36GKUarIw


== Reports ==
== Reports ==


== Decisions/Endorsements ==
== Decisions/Endorsements ==
=== June Conference ===
Poll at https://masspirates.org/crew/forms/june-2025-pirate-party-conference-questionnaire
* Should we hold it at ROOTED Armory Cafe again? I emailed them to check on what dates were available.
* When should we pick the date by? ROOTED Armory Cafe looks open until 7pm most weekend days, but choosing sooner is better than later.


=== Internship candidate ===
=== Internship candidate ===
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Here is [https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MassPirates_2025_Bills_To_Review an etherpad for people to offer suggestions].
Here is [https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MassPirates_2025_Bills_To_Review an etherpad for people to offer suggestions].
=== A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles ===
We haven't adhered to our [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement Articles of Agreement]'s [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#Article_4.0:_Member_Meetings Member Meetings section] strictly since we have existed, specifically the [ https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Form Form] and [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Time Time] sections. Meetings have met weekly and bi-weekly (our current form) and not twice a year each over six weeks.
Rework them to:
* Have a section on conferences (possible spring/fall, at least one a year)
* Rework the member meetings to be on-line at least once a month
* Set when elections for the pirate council is and that we can elect people at a conference or on-line by secret ballot


=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===
=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===
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=== 2025 Voter Outreach ===
=== 2025 Voter Outreach ===


* <strike>Letters to city election committee/town clerk asking for pirate voters/election dates</strike>
No update
* 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 ===
=== 2025 Local Campaigns ===


Need a leader for this effort.
No update
 
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


=== Other To Do ===
=== Other To Do ===
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== Participants ==
== Participants ==


* eli
* jamie
* joe
* steve


=== Observers ===
=== Observers ===


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Reports
* Email update done
* sign up pages for june events are done
* Wed April 9, 1pm. Joint committee on advanced information tech and cybersecurity.  Will hold hearing on various privacy bills, including the location shield act. Testimony can be emailed by April 14th. https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/5114
* June: Boxboro fifer's day.  Have requested a table for the Boston Dyke March.
Decisions and endorsements
* If we want to do the Rooted Cafe again.  We'll give people a week to respond to the conference questionairre.
* A college student asked if they could intern with us during the summer.  We'll proceed with finding out more about what that would entail.
Bills
* H.73, https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H73.  Agreement to oppose.
* H.103. https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H103.  Had some discussion about the definitions.

Latest revision as of 14:54, 27 April 2025

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

Recording: https://youtu.be/3o36GKUarIw

Reports

Decisions/Endorsements

June Conference

Poll at https://masspirates.org/crew/forms/june-2025-pirate-party-conference-questionnaire

  • Should we hold it at ROOTED Armory Cafe again? I emailed them to check on what dates were available.
  • When should we pick the date by? ROOTED Armory Cafe looks open until 7pm most weekend days, but choosing sooner is better than later.

Internship candidate

A Massachusetts college student asked to intern with us this Summer. Questions:

  • Should we take them on?
  • What we we have them do?
  • Who would be their point of contact/intern coordinator?

Federal Bills to Review


Commonwealth Bills to Review

  • An Act relative to unregulated face recognition and emerging biometric surveillance technologies (H.1538)
  • An Act establishing a moratorium on face recognition and other remote biometric surveillance systems (S.1385)
  • An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems (H.3749 / S.2438)
  • An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance (H.2687)
  • Dignity Not Deportations Act (H.1588 / S.1122)
  • Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (H.1953)
  • Right to Repair Bills:

Here is an etherpad for people to offer suggestions.

United States Pirate Party Issues?

Projects/Events

Pirate News

Leader: Joseph

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

2025 Voter Outreach

No update

2025 Local Campaigns

No update

Other To Do

Upcoming Events

Participants

  • eli
  • jamie
  • joe
  • steve

Observers

Summary

Reports

  • Email update done
  • sign up pages for june events are done
  • Wed April 9, 1pm. Joint committee on advanced information tech and cybersecurity. Will hold hearing on various privacy bills, including the location shield act. Testimony can be emailed by April 14th. https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/5114
  • June: Boxboro fifer's day. Have requested a table for the Boston Dyke March.

Decisions and endorsements

  • If we want to do the Rooted Cafe again. We'll give people a week to respond to the conference questionairre.
  • A college student asked if they could intern with us during the summer. We'll proceed with finding out more about what that would entail.

Bills