ICYMI: Updates from the 3/8 Meeting
ICYMI
Arizona – Signature collection was a major topic of discussion during last night’s meeting, and no sleep part of that was last week’s efforts in Arizona. In the days following their first rally, Blase was joined by leadership to assist in collecting signatures.
Pennsylvania – As announced last week, candidate Drew Bingaman suspended his campaign. The big piece of advice from last night’s meeting: take signature collecting seriously. As a candidate, make sure that is one of your top priorities.
Pirate National Convention – On June 6th, the United States Pirate Party will be celebrating 20 years at the 2026 Pirate National Convention in Boston, MA. Those interested in attending in-person should seek to make accommodations as soon as possible, as not only are rooms in the area filling up fast, but the time is quickly approaching. Those that cannot attend in-person are invited to join us via Jitsi, as is available every year. This year’s conference theme will be picked out in two weeks time.
#ProjectNoCap – During last night’s meeting, the board endorsed Mr. Beat’s #ProjectNoCap, which seeks to uncap the House of Representatives and encourages voters to write their Representatives to introduce or support legislation that uncaps the House of Representatives. Presently, Representatives represent >700k residents in every district. This project seeks to not only uncap the house, but serves as an important step in our never ending goals of opening up the government. A more detailed post will come later today regarding #ProjectNoCap.
Through the Spyglass – a new entry in the Through the Spyglass series, Until Everybody’s Free, released on International Women’s Day, looks at Fannie Lou Hamer and her extraordinary fight, as well as the institutions that put her down. In her honor, we remember the woman Dr. King called an “army of love.”
Check out last night’s meeting (which started 30 minutes late, sorry about that, live viewers!)