Lowdown Planning Wiki

2012

April

• MAGNet - Hilary
• LC Report - need author - will depend on timing.
• 100 days organizing - Ross, Rasha, Joseph, Roberto (report and article)

February

• Welcome - HG
• Welcome to Dana - Dana
• New postal address change
• Aaron Swartz - Alfredo article
• Article on WSF Palestine - Mallory - https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/violence-gaza-escalating-mfpl-plans-attendance-wsf-free-palestine
• Jamie Radio Interview by APC - jamie (from last issue)
• LC Report - need author - will depend on timing.
• USSF - Alfredo
• Instagram/Netflix - Afredo - possibly update blog post
• Central America repression - Enrique
• List of available software - Friends, Calc, Mumble - Ross

November

Given the membership meeting the end of October, let's aim for getting the Lowdown out by mid November, with all articles in by first week of November.

• Welcome - HG: https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/december-2012/welcome
• report on software libre event - Jack and Joseph: https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/mfpl-co-sponsors-and-attends-free-software-event-mexico-city
• Jamie Radio Interview by APC - jamie (this can be pushed to the next issue)
• Membership Meeting follow-up - jamie: https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/membership-meeting-draws-members-around-world
• Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty - mallory: https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-aims-restrict-online-freedom
• Facebook / I want my friends back: ​http://dangerousminds.net/comments/facebook_i_want_my_friends_back - Ross Or alternate: ​http://workingdirectory.net/posts/2012/new-privacy-arguments-needed/
• Sandy - statement about the impact and lessons learned and Occupy Sandy.- Jamie: https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/providing-infrastructure-face-global-climate-change
• Article on WSF Palestine - Mallory - https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/violence-gaza-escalating-mfpl-plans-attendance-wsf-free-palestine

August

• Welcome - MK/HG - https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/many-new-individual-members-welcome-home
• AMC Network Gathering outcome - HL - https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/report-back-detroit
• POC Techie Training update - AL
• Gear up for Membership Meeting with agenda, details, etc. - JM - https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/august-2012/may-firstpeople-link-membership-meeting-just-around-corner
• WSF Palestine - MK (done) - https://mayfirst.org/lowdown/call-mfpl-members-participate-world-social-forum-free-palestine
• Aspiration tech (MFPL mention: ​http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/308794/4ffb0a6fc2/857/5dae4aded4/; Webinar events: ​http://aspirationtech.org/events/webinars) - JM

June

• Welcome - MK ​https://support.mayfirst.org/ticket/5817
• Fundraiser follow-up, JM ​https://support.mayfirst.org/ticket/5813
• Welcome video dedicated to mexican members - ERQ
• AMC related announcements - final call out - JM ​https://lists.mayfirst.org/pipermail/lowdown/2012-May/000114.html (does this one need translation?)
• MAGNet webinar notice with link to archived program - MK
• Follow up on FBI seizure + plus Stop the Wall + Mexican member who lost wordpress site - JM ​https://support.mayfirst.org/ticket/5820
• yes men call for organizations needing pranks (​http://www.yeslab.org/orgs) ​https://support.mayfirst.org/ticket/5812