Month: <span>October 2012</span>
Month: October 2012

Month: October 2012

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2012 October | PirateTimes – Part 2

First time elections for the Galician Pirates October 19, 2012 · by Patrick Schiffer · in Election The Galician Pirates elections as political party for the first time declaring system of political parties not work in the twenty-first century society and change it to hack the laws and our goals direct democracy full transparency.” Greek Pirates Reach 1% In Polls And Are Ready For Their 1st Congress October 18, 2012 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News Peiratikó Kómma Elládos (Pirate Party Greece) looks eagerly ahead to the future. A recent poll gave them twice as much electoral influence as they had in the May elections. The Greek …

2012 News Pirate Times

2012 October | PirateTimes

#exile6e – a Pirate Docuseries October 30, 2012 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Learning (tips&tricks) The European Parliament has long been criticized for a lack of transparency, both in the drafting and decision making, as well as in the chances it leaves for citizens to understand how the parliament really works. In an attempt to increase the transparency, MEP Amelia Andersdotter from the Swedish Pirate Party has started a series of documentary webisodes, that recently started its second season. You Can’t Win Them All – Election Results from Finland and the ACT October 29, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election Pirates in two countries have had to …

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Rodrigo Jorquera: “Participation of everyone will lead to a better government” | PirateTimes

Rodrigo Jorquera: “Participation of everyone will lead to a better government” October 28, 2012 · by Dominic Guhl · in Interview Rodrigo Jorquera, Chairman for the Pirate Party Austria, talked with us about how the Pirates go ahead to refresh austrian politics, the difficulties in rapidly growing movements and austrian plans for PPEU.   You have been re-elected for an Austrian Pirates’ chairmanship. Congratulations! Which difficulties the Pirates in Austria embraced so far and which are coming? In the past few months there have been several communication problems within the groups in the party caused by the huge growth. These have been solved gradually. After this General Convention, the pirates …

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European Pirate Parties Protest Against INDECT | PirateTimes

European Pirate Parties Protest Against INDECT October 28, 2012 · by Jan Meyer · in Pirate Party News INDECT received another blow in the past weekend when joined forces of Pirate Parties and Anonymous took to the streets in several European countries. The action, called “#OpINDECT”, took place in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, France and other countries in Europe and elsewhere. At least 32 Pirate Parties registered for the protest in Germany alone. While the day the protests were taking place (21 October 2012) was set in stone, the groups all over Europe came up with different creative approaches to inform the public about the dangers of …

Creator Jan Meyer

Jan Meyer | PirateTimes

European Pirate Parties Protest Against INDECT October 28, 2012 · by Jan Meyer · in Pirate Party News INDECT recieved another blow this weekend when joined forces of European Pirate Parties and Anonymous took the streets in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, France and other countries in Europe and elsewhere in what was called “#OpINDECT”. Pirates campaigned against INDECT with a wide variety of protests, including information booths, role-playing and giving away flyers. About Jan Meyer I’m a German Pirate and member of the Pirate Party of Germany since mid-2011. A former exchange student to the United States of America, I am fascinated by American and world politics …

Creator Election News Stathis Leivaditis

Sunday Elections Look Promising for Piraten Basel | PirateTimes

Sunday Elections Look Promising for Piraten Basel October 27, 2012 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election Last year’s national elections, they took 1.92%, the best result until now for the Pirates in Switzerland. The local party in the town of Basel are now confident that the votes will reach the needed 4%. The excitement among the Pirates in Basel is contagious, spreading quicker than the flu. The election campaign brims full of passion and optimism for the results. All the nine candidates need is their 4%, and one of the hundred Council positions will be theirs. Piraten Basel’s platform, to create and implement a free Wi-Fi network infrastructure for …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator Election News

Pirates Ready for Municipal Elections on Sunday in Finland | PirateTimes

Pirates Ready for Municipal Elections on Sunday in Finland October 26, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election We are hearing a lot about Sweden recently because of their massive influx of new members . But what of the other Nordic countries? It looks like Finland will be making the headlines in the coming days. The Finnish Pirates are fielding  121 candidates in 21 different municipalities in the municipal elections that are being held on Sunday 28 October 2012. The PartyIt is the biggest party, that does not yet have a representative in the country’s parliament. Considering that the party was first founded in the spring of 2008, this is a remarkable achievement. …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator Learning News Tips & Tricks

Organising a Regular Meeting | PirateTimes

Organising a Regular Meeting October 21, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) One of the reasons for Germany’s Pirate success is the use of a type of local meeting called a Stammtisch (a table in a bar for regulars). If there are enough Pirates in your local geographical area, who would enjoy meeting up on a regular basis, then you can think about setting up a Stammtisch. How you define your local area is up to you but your electorate would be a good template as you can go on to establish a local chapter later on – something that we will look at in another article.You can …

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Introduction of The Pirate Party of Slovenia | PirateTimes

Introduction of The Pirate Party of Slovenia October 16, 2012 · by Matic Urbanija · in Interview The Pirate Party of Slovenia (Piratska stranka Slovenije) is having a constitutional congress on 17 October 2012, and all Pirates in Slovenia are very excited about this. We asked its leader  a few questions about this event and a few other things related to party activities in the past. Pirate Times: What are the most important topics the Pirate Party of Slovenia focuses on?  Rok: For  the time being, more or less usual pirate themes, like freedom and privacy on the internet. Government transparency is also there. And of course, reform of copyright and patent …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator Czech Election News

Czech PP Celebrates First Pirate Senator | PirateTimes

Czech PP Celebrates First Pirate Senator October 20, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election The Czechs have their first elected Pirate Senator. Pirates worldwide will be rejoicing with PPCZ as they celebrate Libor Michálek’s success in the senatorial elections. Famous, in his own country, as a whistle blower for exposing corruption in 1996 when he worked for the National Property Fund. In 2010 his complaints about fraudulent manipulation of procurement and tendering led to the dismissal of ministers and top officials. In March 2011, he was awarded the Endowment Fund Against Corruption Prize. In May 2011 he was awarded the František Kriegel Award from Charter 77 for the outstanding …

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