2014 August | PirateTimes
A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates Part 2
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A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates
This is my fourth attempt at writing this requested guest blog for the Pirate Times. I actually gave up after the third one, but then it occurred to me that if we can’t talk to each other the bad guys…
TTIP Talk-Debate by Confederación Pirata and ATTAC
On 1 September 2014, the Confederación Pirata will launch the first talk-debate about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The talk will feature David Hervás, member of ATTAC Castelló. David is an expert on TTIP and CETA. The event will take…
The Pirates of New Zealand Elect a New Board
Following hard on the heels of Iceland and Finland, the honorary Nordic country in the south Pacific – New Zealand – has elected a new executive council. After a year of declining membership and a board that did not meet regularly the…
Two Nordic Pirate Parties Change the Hands on the Helm
Two Pirate Parties changed their “leadership” last weekend. Finland and Iceland both have a new board. This is especially significant for Finland who are facing elections next year. Finland In a close election, held on Sunday 17 August 2014, the…
Winning Discussions: Begging the Question (Effective Pirating)
Logical fallacies are techniques that people use to make an argument appear convincing even when it is wrong. Learning how to identify and refute logical fallacies is one of the best ways to win in a discussion. Catching an opponent…
Want Some International Pirates at Your Next Event?
Pirate Parties are constantly organising different events – general assemblies, camps, conferences, campaigns and sometimes even parties. Having plenty of social interaction is essential to a fully functional political party, and something which gives events an extra-special touch is the presence of…
Flattr Appreciation During July 2014, Euro 5.94
In July 2014 we had 24 things flattred by 7 unique users. In total we were flattred 35 times last month and received Euro 5.94 in support for our work. July is one of the summer months with low activity….
Two Years of Pirate Times – Help Us Continue
Two years ago, on 13 August 2012, we published our first article. Since then we have covered elections, general assemblies, events and much more related to the pirate movement. This article will be our 500th article. When we started we…
Trainee Position with Julia Reda in the European Parliament
After the latest European Elections Julia Reda from the German ‘Piratenpartei’ (PPDE) was elected as an MEP for the period of 2014-2019. She is now looking to expand her staff with a trainee for a three to six month position starting from…
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