Wednesday, March 9, 2023, 8:30pm Eastern, over Signal
Attending: AM, TC, ZM, EQ
Absent: SR (excused), BS (excused)
1. Welcome
2. Approval of February board meeting notes [EQ]
Motion to approve notes (with TC’s attendance added) by AM, seconded by EQ, unanimously approved
3. Resignation of Munira Mohamed
3. Elections Update [EQ]
EQ reminded us to submit our bios and pitches by March 14th. We went through the list of eligible chapters. AM promised to send EQ a full list of our donors after March 15.
4. Treasurer's Report [TC]
AM explained issues in MN and NY with employee paperwork, and informed the Board that we now have the necessary workers' comp and short-term disability coverage in NY via NYSIF. He will keep the Board informed as to any penalties from prior noncompliance.
5. Tech Chair's Report [BS] [ABSENT, item deferred to March 28 meeting)
6. Communications Working Group Report [SR] (ABSENT, item deferred to March 28 meeting)
7. Chair's Report [AM]
In order to allow TC to step off the call, AM brought forward the items on "Approval of Coalition Letters" and scheduling of the next board meeting.
Approval of coalition letters:
Sign-on: Call on the Senate to confirm Gigi Sohn to protect privacy in post-Roe era: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XfJQIjdzO7plTfiduJCSWsWNxvNLQHoXOKXVxN0sr5A/edit
Policing Project sign-on letter to DEA re National License Plate Reader Program: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jgyA22cKayof0YNTOP-LyZhEmiRF4Df_E3JXapFRt_w/edit?usp=sharing
[ISWG] Deadline 2/21: Call on DHS to Cancel LexisNexis contract: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKWxNxDTkRftEl6rpz0YMFg_HmJfh9p9l0ntoImsriU/edit
Stop Cop City Domestic Terrorism Charges: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QtUeNchrNcBHb4H5yEb6N3QQ-KunHqX_PuKtqrHq_j8/edit
www.giveusprivacy.org: This site appears to already have gone offline so could not be approved.
Motion to approve remaining items by AM, seconded EQ, Unanimously approved
Scheduling next board meeting: Meeting set for Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 8:30pm Eastern.
Old Business: EQ asked for an update on the no-fly list. AM explained that counsel had concerns about the plan, and that then the whole list was leaked publicly, so he has not acted on it in the last two weeks. AM agreed to send EQ a link to the leaked list.
TC then stepped off the call. AM, ZM and EQ continued without quorum to cover selected informational items:
Litigation Working Group: Culley, Torgerson completed
Legislative Working Group
Gigi Sohn endorsement communication
702 letters leading to meetings with congressional staffers for Sens. Feinstein, Padilla, Cruz
Action to target Sen. Durbin
State bills on location and keyword warrants in CA and MO
NY DOC carceral surveillance campaign
Chapter updates
Boston: legislative update at https://warrantless.org/2023/02/its-a-whole-new-world/
Update from PA
Aiming to create/revive chapters in Boulder, CO and Orange County, CA
11. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by EQ, seconded AM, adjourned at 9:32pm