September 13th, 2026 Meeting: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 00:49, 14 September 2026

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

Recording:

Reports

Decisions/Endorsements

BSides Cambridge / Member Meeting Conflict?

The BSides Cambridge event is on the same day as our 10/25/2026 Member Meeting. They don't overlap, but since some of us will be teaching people how to protect their privacy at BSides Cambridge, do we want to move this meeting to the week before?

Planning for 2027 Conference

The 2026 national conference functioned as our conference, but our last conference was in 2025. Suggest we:

contact The Center for Arts at the Armory and see when the ROOTED Café will be open from January 2027 to May 2027 and what the price will be for a 6-8 hour block;
put out a call for other locations that are accessible, near public transit and parking.

United States Pirate Party Issues?

Projects/Events

Fall Surveillance Mapping Events

I am scheduling four upcoming Surveillance Mapping outings prior to the Boston Anarchist Bookfair on Nov. 7-8. I haven't heard whether we can have a table at it.

The event days are:

9/12
9/19
10/10
10/31

I objectives would be to:

finish mapping all the camera locations around the Cambridge Community Center;
map the exact locations of all the Shotspotters in Cambridge;
map surveillance devices in Salem for Halloween (10/31).

BSides Cambridge Cryptoparty

2027 Campaigns & Voter Outreach

Leader: Jamie

2027 Campaign Plan

Pirate News

Leader: Joseph

Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed

Suggest at this one we cover a cryptoparty topic.

Review Ballot Questions

https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_2026_ballot_measures

Other To Do

Upcoming Events

9/12, Surveillance Mapping, Cambridge
9/19, Surveillance Mapping, Cambridge
10/10, Surveillance Mapping, Cambridge
10/25, BSides Cambridge MA, The Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville
10/31, Surveillance Mapping, Cambridge or Salem
11/7-8, Boston Anarchist Bookfair, Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender St, Cambridge

Participants

Jamie
Joe
Steve

Observers

Summary

Cambridge forming some sort of committee to hear public testimony about shotspotter, and make a recommendation on whether to continue using the devices.

A host of municipalities have decided to get rid of their flock cameras. Yay.

We won't have a meeting after BSides. We'll meet the following Sunday.

2027 Member Meeting. Sometime between January and May of 2027. Will do a survey that asks people to suggest locations.

USPP updates. Tonight there will be discussion on where to hold the next conference. There are some growing pains from new Member states (which isn't a bad problem to have).

Camera Mapping. Was a glitch when our hosting provider moved cctv.masspirates.org to new infrastructure. In the process of straightening that out.

BSide Cambridge. Security conference. We're doing a cryptoparty.

2027 Campaigns and voter outreach.

Pirate News. Still one that needs to be edited and posted. We'll record one next Sunday at 8pm.

Ballot questions.

Question 4. Election Day Voter Registration
- Currently, one must register 10 days before an election in order to vote. This will allow same-day registration
- MA currently allows same-day registration for early voting.
- Would not allow voters to change party on election day for primaries.
- We support this.
Question 5. State Revenue Limits
- Would change the way that state calculates the maximum amount of taxes the state can collection. Could potentially reduce amt of revenue collected year over year.
- We oppose this.

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 == Decisions/Endorsements ==
+=== BSides Cambridge / Member Meeting Conflict? ===
+The BSides Cambridge event is on the same day as our 10/25/2026 Member Meeting. They don't overlap, but since some of us will be teaching people how to protect their privacy at BSides Cambridge, do we want to move this meeting to the week before?
+=== Planning for 2027 Conference ===
+The 2026 national conference functioned as our conference, but our last conference was in 2025. Suggest we:
+* contact The Center for Arts at the Armory and see when the ROOTED Café will be open from January 2027 to May 2027 and what the price will be for a 6-8 hour block;
+* put out a call for other locations that are accessible, near public transit and parking.
 === United States Pirate Party Issues? ===
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 == Projects/Events ==
-=== Pirate News ===
+=== Fall Surveillance Mapping Events ===
+I am scheduling four upcoming Surveillance Mapping outings prior to the Boston Anarchist Bookfair on Nov. 7-8. I haven't heard whether we can have a table at it.
+The event days are:
+* 9/12
+* 9/19
+* 10/10
+* 10/31
+I objectives would be to:
-Leader: Joseph
+# finish mapping all the camera locations around the Cambridge Community Center;
+# map the exact locations of all the Shotspotters in Cambridge;
+# map surveillance devices in Salem for Halloween (10/31).
-* Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed
+=== BSides Cambridge Cryptoparty ===
 === 2027 Campaigns & Voter Outreach ===
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 [[2027 Campaign Plan]]
-=== A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles ===
+=== Pirate News ===
+Leader: Joseph
-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.
+Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed
-Rework them to:
+Suggest at this one we cover a cryptoparty topic.
-* Have a section on conferences (possible spring/fall, at least one a year)
+=== Review Ballot Questions ===
-* 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
-Working on a draft document at https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPRevisedMemberMeetingsArticles
+* https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_2026_ballot_measures
-=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===
+=== Other To Do ===
-Other bills:
+== Upcoming Events ==
-* An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3749 H.3749] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2438 S.2438])
+* 9/12, Surveillance Mapping, Cambridge
-* An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2687 H.2687])
+* 9/19, Surveillance Mapping, Cambridge
-* Dignity Not Deportations Act ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1588 H.1588] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1122 S.1122])
+* 10/10, Surveillance Mapping, Cambridge
-* Right to Repair Bills:
+* 10/25, [https://bsidescambridgema.org/ BSides Cambridge MA], The Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville
-** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H433 H.433] & [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S189 S.189]
+* 10/31, Surveillance Mapping, Cambridge or Salem
-** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H398 H.398]
+* 11/7-8, [https://bostonanarchistbookfair.org/ Boston Anarchist Bookfair], Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender St, Cambridge
-** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1278 H.1278] (Hearing occurred)
-* Decrim Sex Work Bills from https://bswac.org/. Emailed Rikki and Desmond their thoughts on them as they are the most up to date on the issue:
-** An Act to promote the health and safety of people in the sex trade ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1980 H.1980])
-* An Act protecting children from addictive social media feeds [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3164 S.3164]
-Here is [https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MassPirates_2025_Bills_To_Review an etherpad for people to offer suggestions].
+== Participants ==
-==== Bills We Decided On ====
+* Jamie
+* Joe
+* Steve
-[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4746 Massachusetts House data privacy bills] - We urge supports to call and ask for multiple changes.
+=== Observers ===
-Endorsed:
+== Summary ==
-* An Act to provide accountability in the use of biometric recognition technology and comprehensive enforcement ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H96 H.96]/[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S36 S.36])
+Cambridge forming some sort of committee to hear public testimony about shotspotter, and make a recommendation on whether to continue using the devices.
-* Civil Asset Forfeiture reform ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1953 H.1953])
-* H.1973. An Act protecting personal security. We support the bill, and its senate counterpart.
-* S.1731. An Act to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos. Not great, but we'll support it, because it sucks less than the status quo.
-* H.1946/ An Act to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology. We support the warrant requirements, and the bills provisions for transparency and reporting.
-* An Act to study the decriminalization of sex work ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2467 H.2467])
-* An Act relative to safe reporting ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1747 H.1747])
-* An Act relative to sexual assault by an officer ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2634 H.2634])
-=== Federal Bills to Review ===
+A host of municipalities have decided to get rid of their flock cameras. Yay.
-* Kids Online Safety Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1748/text S.1748]) - We opposed them.
+We won't have a meeting after BSides.  We'll meet the following Sunday.
-* Anti-Section 230 bills - We opposed them
-* Anti-File Sharing bills:
+Member Meeting. Sometime between January and May of 2027.  Will do a survey that asks people to suggest locations.
-** Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/791/text H.R.791]) - [https://torrentfreak.com/new-bill-aims-to-block-foreign-pirate-sites-in-the-u-s-250129/ ...more]
-** American Copyright Protection Act (Not yet posted) [https://torrentfreak.com/unveiled-new-u-s-anti-piracy-bill-acpa-proposes-alternative-site-blocking-path/ ...more])
-** ... more on the bills at https://torrentfreak.com/fears-of-overblocking-unite-critics-of-u-s-pirate-site-blocking-bill/
-* Pro Codes Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4009/text H.R.4009] [https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/23/congress-wants-to-let-private-companies-own-the-law/ ...more]
-* American Music Fairness Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/861/text H.R.861])
-=== Other To Do ===
+USPP updates.  Tonight there will be discussion on where to hold the next conference.  There are some growing pains from new Member states (which isn't a bad problem to have).
-== Upcoming Events ==
+Camera Mapping. Was a glitch when our hosting provider moved cctv.masspirates.org to new infrastructure. In the process of straightening that out.
-== Participants ==
+BSide Cambridge. Security conference.  We're doing a cryptoparty.
+Campaigns and voter outreach.
-=== Observers ===
+Pirate News.  Still one that needs to be edited and posted.  We'll record one next Sunday at 8pm.
-== Summary ==
+Ballot questions.
+* Question 4. Election Day Voter Registration
+** Currently, one must register 10 days before an election in order to vote. This will allow same-day registration
+** MA currently allows same-day registration for early voting.
+** Would not allow voters to change party on election day for primaries.
+** We support this.
+* Question 5. State Revenue Limits
+** Would change the way that state calculates the maximum amount of taxes the state can collection. Could potentially reduce amt of revenue collected year over year.
+** We oppose this.