May 4th, 2025 Meeting
From Mass Pirate Wiki
Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/
Recording:
Reports
Decisions/Endorsements
June Conference
Scheduled for June 15th, 2025 in the Lavender room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville
Internship candidate
Jamie met with him. Checking references.
Federal Bills to Review
- Senators working on a bill that would repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 230 is the primary reason we have freedom of speech on the Internet. See this explainer. We have long supported Section 230 implicitly, but we never wrote up a statement why. Including why we support free speech seems important right now, as well.
- TAKE IT DOWN Act / Analysis - Passed the Senate
Commonwealth Bills to Review
- Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (H.1953)
- 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)
- 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 every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed
2025 Voter Outreach
Leader: Jamie
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
2025/6 Campaigns
Leader: Jamie
Working on draft schedule.
Other To Do
Upcoming Events
Participants
- Eli
- Jamie
- Joe
- Steve
Observers
Summary
Reports
- Nothing beyond what's in the agenda
Boston Dyke March
- Friday June 14th. Join us to march
June Conference
- We booked the Lavender room @ Arts at the Armory for June 15th.
- Jamie will take a look at the room, and will provide an update.
Fifers day
- Following week
Intern candidate
- Jamie spoke a potential intern candidate. Went very well.
