PNC 9/27/20

Agenda

Reports

IT

• Blog: Updated WordPress, themes and plugin
• Created and configured new SAB and outreach committee lists. Sent credentials to officers.

Attending

• Sayyida
• jokeefe

Summary

IT report:

1. I updated all blog software
2. and backed up the db and code
3. Created new SAB and outreach committee lists & sent out passwords

Mass. update

• Got a write up for our surveillance mapping event in a local weekly

Discussion of recent election developments. Need to finish platform.

Minutes

Record of the meeting

 


[9:00pm] Sayyida: So i was told Yari, Rose would be here
[9:00pm] Sayyida: but seeing as joe won't be here either we don't come close to quorum
[9:01pm] Sayyida: any thing to discuss? we should probably ID if we want to hold an "unofficial" meeting
[9:01pm] jokeefe: IT report:
[9:01pm] jokeefe: 1) I updated all blog software
[9:01pm] jokeefe: 2) and backed up the db and code
[9:01pm] Sayyida: awesome!
[9:02pm] jokeefe: 3) Created new SAB and outreach committee lists
[9:02pm] Sayyida: *standing ovation*
[9:02pm] jokeefe: Sent out passwords
[9:03pm] jokeefe: Mass. update - we got a write up for our surveillance mapping event in a local weekly - https://digboston.com/private-eyes-are-watching-you-and-so-are-public-ones-from-ma-to/
[9:03pm] papegaai: Title: PRIVATE EYES ARE WATCHING YOU. AND SO ARE PUBLIC ONES, FROM MA TO … (at digboston.com)
[9:03pm] Sayyida: nothing to report on my end, as I am not part of the reach out committee and think we are stuck on rules for the discord channel. I wrote some out, should I send them to the lab?
[9:03pm] jokeefe: Sending them to sab would be good
[9:04pm] Sayyida: out of curiosity are you worried at all with the supreme court issue?
[9:04pm] Sayyida: I'm honestly scared.
[9:04pm] jokeefe: Once I am sure the lists are good, I will invite all current SAB members to it.
[9:04pm] Sayyida: good!
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Yeah, SCOTUS development is awful
[9:05pm] Sayyida: I mean with the election not seeing an honest transfer of power
[9:05pm] Sayyida: the results already being questioned before the ballots are even counted and or cast
[9:05pm] Sayyida: the social injustice and cities already in full riot mode
[9:06pm] jokeefe: We’ll see. I think we need to plan if 1) Biden wins 2) Trump wins
[9:06pm] Sayyida: its the perfect grounds for a coup and I am scared of that
[9:06pm] Sayyida: I  am scared that people like Yari and I will be more of the second class level than we already are
[9:07pm] jokeefe: Organize organize organize
[9:07pm] jokeefe: No one should be second class.
[9:07pm] Sayyida: no one should be
[9:07pm] Sayyida: never again means never again
[9:07pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:08pm] Sayyida: I am so tired of having to explain to people how you are a human and other humans should be treated the same
[9:08pm] jokeefe: GOP plays for keep. The Dems, not so much.
[9:08pm] Sayyida: I honestly have been gob smacked by some of the excuses people make for trump and biden alike
[9:08pm] Sayyida: i do NOT like either
[9:09pm] jokeefe: should I record this discussion in the minutes?
[9:09pm] Sayyida: however, I will not survive another 4 yrs under trump
[9:09pm] Sayyida: yea lets do that
[9:09pm] jokeefe: oh Canada! ;-)
[9:09pm] Sayyida: I have been wishing legal grounds to seek asylum in 8 other countries at this point
[9:09pm] Sayyida: not wishing
[9:09pm] Sayyida: within*
[9:10pm] Sayyida: the past month has been super hard for everyone, let alone this year
[9:10pm] Sayyida: there was a petition on facebook to have neighbors stand and block someone's house
[9:10pm] Sayyida: they were being evicted illegally and the cops still were going to help
[9:11pm] Sayyida: rent is bull and if a landlord can't pay for their unit or property they should not have it
[9:11pm] Sayyida: honestly the banks should of frozen the loans as NO ONE is working
[9:12pm] Sayyida: not because they don't want to but because of job loss or its not safe
[9:12pm] Sayyida: We as Pirates NEED to make a plan
[9:12pm] Sayyida: we neeeeeeeed to push for reform if biden wins, but if trump wins, I don't know what to do
[9:14pm] jokeefe: same plan
[9:14pm] Sayyida: a federal legalization of weed must be one of the things we fight for
[9:15pm] jokeefe: awful neoliberal vs more awful neoliberal
[9:15pm] Sayyida: I have been able to finally function and live again
[9:15pm] Sayyida: we need to abolish the 2 party concept
[9:15pm] jokeefe: glad to hear that
[9:15pm] Sayyida: that is getting us no where
[9:15pm] Sayyida: that's what's getting us into the mess of the the better of 2 rapists
[9:16pm] Sayyida: the status quo bull of the democrat party has to die
[9:16pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:16pm] Sayyida: I think the GOP has signed its own death certificate but that's mostly a hope
[9:16pm] Sayyida: people need protections against situations like this
[9:16pm] Sayyida: there NEEDS to be a UBI system. I don't want to hear how we can't afford it
[9:17pm] jokeefe: There is still life in that corpse, especially if they disenfrancise millions of voters
[9:17pm] Sayyida: remove the voluntary concept of the military
[9:17pm] Sayyida: the police force needs to be suspended
[9:17pm] Sayyida: rehired based on an fbi background chekc
[9:18pm] jokeefe: https://stephaniekelton.com/book/
[9:18pm] papegaai: Title: Book - Stephanie Kelton (at stephaniekelton.com)
[9:18pm] Sayyida: if you get flagged for being a white nationalist you are gone
[9:18pm] Sayyida: I want a social worker on EVERY CALL if not the police are only called post crime
[9:18pm] Sayyida: their job is to solve crimes not make more murder
[9:18pm] jokeefe: need more community support, not delegated to professional
[9:19pm] Sayyida: the demilitrazaion of the police needs to happen as well
[9:19pm] jokeefe: that is a great first start
[9:19pm] Sayyida: who the fuck needs turrets on hum vs in a city
[9:19pm] Sayyida: there is a lot that needs to be done and if biden wins we need to present all and more in a letter with signatures
[9:20pm] Sayyida: THIS NEEDS TO STOP NOW
[9:20pm] Sayyida: kids with autism don't deserve to be shot in the middle of an episode
[9:20pm] jokeefe: truth!
[9:20pm] Sayyida: you shouldn't be shot while sleeping and the walls get more justice
[9:20pm] Sayyida: you shouldn't have to fear for being pulled over at a stop sign
[9:21pm] Sayyida: a woman is a woman and has a right to her body and for fucks sake we need to get rid of private insurance
[9:21pm] jokeefe: sounds like we need to lock the platform down
[9:21pm] Sayyida: if you need insulin you shouldn't have to ration it out from you bi weekly meger paycheck
[9:21pm] Sayyida: that's another thing
[9:21pm] Sayyida: 15 an hour minimum and states need to inflate that per their COA
[9:21pm] Sayyida: COLA*
[9:22pm] Sayyida: I know I have a lot of anger, but its like I am finally able to think again and I am tired of justifying bull and religious law
[9:22pm] Sayyida: I don't care if its "not christian" no it came from that moral stand point and we all know it. stop mincing words
[9:22pm] jokeefe: best we harness our anger to move us forward
[9:23pm] Sayyida: yea otherwise we end up blowing up the world
[9:23pm] Sayyida: hahaha
[9:23pm] Sayyida: I would be happy to draft a thing we need to support.
[9:23pm] jokeefe: or killing it slowly
[9:23pm] Sayyida: a list if you will
[9:23pm] Sayyida: nothing formal or super detailed legal wording
[9:24pm] jokeefe: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/
[9:24pm] papegaai: Title: Etherpad (at etherpad.pp-international.net)
[9:24pm] Sayyida: we got 6 min left
[9:24pm] Sayyida: mind if we conclude?
[9:24pm] Sayyida: I seem to be lagging a bit too
[9:24pm] jokeefe: fine with me
[9:25pm] Sayyida: cool
[9:25pm] Sayyida: see you next week jokeefe !
[9:25pm] jokeefe: posting transcript
[9:25pm] jokeefe: have a wonderful week
[9:25pm] Sayyida: thanks