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= Lowdown Planning Wiki =
== 2013 ==

=== Upcoming Article Planning ===

* Saved from July -  Afredo political statement on privacy
* Tech corner - open source opportunities and challenges for protecting data - reassigned to Stephen

* Alfredo - MAGNet Congress update

* Alfredo - Social Forum Updates for August after next gathering (Alfredo and Ross in attendance)

* Juan Gerardo - update on COOP formation in Mexico  (Enrique to request)

* Laura - AMEDI - review of telecommunications legislation (Enrique to request)

* Shazad - discussion of Pakistan Authority/Facebook issue (Jamie to request)

=== ONGOING IDEAS ===
* Tech - Hilary working with Dana - identify articles for new program - assign short pieces; choose recent common support requests and do short write ups; pull from FAQ as short tutorials/announcements. 


=== July ===
 *Jamie - political perspective piece on encryption vs security threats  -- what's really in our best interest?

 *Jamie - MFPL plug piece   - history of MFPL run ins with the law - the context of commercial providers and legal requests, why MFPL is different and why you should join.

 *Alfredo - In the news - Corporate services/prism/privacy - and we can possibly resurrect the old piece from last year's Lowdown

 *Mallory - Intl Perspective - How does data protection work across borders?  What are the rights and responsibilities regarding privacy domestically and globally?

 *Ross - Tech Corner - OpenSource: opportunities and challenges for protecting data 

=== 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