ICYMI: Updates from the 2/15 Meeting
ICYMI
Arizona – Arizona recently had an in-person meeting. The next in-person event will a campaign rally on March 1st, which will take place an Aquatics Center.
Candidates – Drew Bingaman’s website is live and can be visited here. Meet and Greets for the Bingaman campaign are scheduled for Feb. 19th in Danville, PA and Feb. 21st in Sunbury, PA. More details on those Meet and Greets can be found on his campaign Facebook page.
Hunter Rand had his Meet and Greet last Tuesday. Recent news regarding Hunter and everything surrounding his campaign can be found on his website and campaign Facebook page. We want to take the time to send our support to Hunter and stand with him. Hunter is running an exceptional campaign and deserves to be recognized for the good he is doing. We stand with you, Hunter Rand. Let no storm be too great to face.
Blase Henry‘s campaign, which was boosted by a recent Arizona Pirate Party in-person meeting, is seeking volunteers for canvassing and signature collecting in the Tucson area. The deadline for signatures has been bumped up to March 23rd.
If you feel so compelled to donate to these Pirate campaigns, you can donate to Blase, Drew or Hunter by clicking their names.
Committees – A request was made for a revival of the Press Committee. There will be an exploration into reviving the committee at the earliest convenience. Upon new election of PR Director, who is expected to take on a larger role in this committee, a schedule will be set and the first meeting will be planned that first week after the Feb. 22nd meeting.
Discord – With the new Age Verification rules requiring users to upload their ID, we are exploring a move from Discord to a different platform. The server will remain, but we are currently exploring options beyond Discord.
Massachusetts – The Massachusetts Pirate Party is actively undergoing voting to decide the new Pirate Council, their state equivalent of the Pirate National Committee. Ballots were sent out by February 13th and are due back by February 27th. Positions include Captain, First Officer, Quartermaster, PR/Media Director, Activism Director, Swarmwise Director, Web/Info Director, three Arbitrators and two representatives to the US Pirate Party.
A big shout out to MAPP Captain Jamie O’Keefe for not only his excellent work as Captain of our oldest and most active and successful state party, but for being among the main forces behind planning the Pirate National Conference. The conference could not happen without the help of our Massachusetts Pirates and for that we cannot thank you enough.
Pirate National Committee – There are presently two vacancies on the Pirate National Committee board: directors of PR and the Online. Next week, during our Feb. 22nd meeting (which will be livestreamed), we will hold elections for the two roles.
A bylaws change was voted upon and unanimously passed, which now allows singular members of the board to be voted off individually. This is in regards to elected board members and not PNC member states.
Pirate National Conference – Just a reminder that the Pirate National Conference will take place June 6th-7th in Boston, MA. June 6th will mark 20 years since the founding of the United States Pirate Party, and we are celebrating that with a conference and a boat. What’s not to love? Here’s to the first twenty, and the next couple twenty years, too.
You can catch up on the meeting yourself here.