October 11th, 2026 Meeting

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

Recording:

Projects/Events

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

Review Ballot Questions

• https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_2026_ballot_measures

Upcoming Events

• 10/24, 5pm, Last day to register to vote in the 11/3 election
• 10/25, 8am-2pm, BSides CambridgeMA 2026, The Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville
• 10/25, 5pm, Last day to request a mail ballot for the 11/3 election
• 10/29, 6pm-7:30pm, ShotSpotter: What It Is and What It Means for Our Community, Cambridge Community Arts Center, 119 Windsor Street, Cambridge
• 11/3, 7am-8pm, Election Day
• 11/7-8, noon-6pm, Boston Anarchist Bookfair, Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender Street, Cambridge

Participants

• Jamie
• Steve

Summary

• We will have a table for the Boston Anarchist Bookfair
• No updates on 2027 Conference
• No update from US Pirate Party
• Pirate News Next Sunday

Ballot Questions

Question 8 (repeal marijuna)

• Yes vote repeals the law
• No vote keeps the law
• We oppose Q 8, which keeps marijuana legal

Question 9 (referendum on gun legislation)

• Yes vote keeps the law
• No vote repeals the law
• We support question 9, to keep the law the legislature adopted