Special General Assembly of the German Pirate Party June 29, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in General Assembly On the weekend of the 28-29 June 2014 the German Pirate Party held their second general assembly in 2014. It was a extraordinary general assembly which became necessary after three members of the previous board stepped down three months earlier…. Nominate Someone for the EFF Pioneer […]
Special General Assembly of the German Pirate Party June 29, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in General Assembly On the weekend of the 28-29 June 2014 the German Pirate Party held their second general assembly in 2014. It was a extraordinary general assembly which became necessary after three members of the previous board stepped down three months earlier. Therefore, the acting board of the […]
Nominate Someone for the EFF Pioneer Award June 27, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Every year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation awards three or four Pioneer Awards to people or organisations who have “contributed substantially to the health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based communications.” The nominations for this year’s awards close on midnight 2nd July 2014. If you know of someone who […]
German Federal General Assembly: A new board must be found June 26, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in General Assembly This weekend 27-29 June 2014 the Pirates of Germany are being called to gather in the city of Halle in Saxony-Anhalt for a general assembly. Halle is situated near the old border between East and West Germany and this serves as an analogy for […]
Jumping Ship: Pirates Cooperating with other Parties June 25, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Tips & Tricks In the recent EU elections we saw many Pirate Parties forming alliances with other parties in order to share resources and reach a larger demographic. The parties that were allied with were from varying political directions including libertarian, green and communist. However there has been another […]
EuroDIG – dialogues on decisions made elsewhere? June 20, 2014 · by Patrick Schiffer · in Europe, Pirate Party News, Pirate Topic A Guest Post by Amelia Andersdotter EuroDIG is as always a vibrant place with many different nationalities coming together to discuss important topics for the future of internet governance. Unfortunately, many of the discussions coming up are displaced: the accountability and responsibility for […]
Is Sweden Helping Turkey to Suppress Digital Freedoms? June 19, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion Is the Gothenborg-based NetClean software as innocent as it is presented or is it used for silencing political dissent? Are Turkey’s notorious attempts to limit freedom of expression on the Internet adopting yet another powerful tool? This is the question that comes to mind when reading […]
Pirate Policies on Drugs – Discuss June 18, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Editorial Opinion Pirates tend to be for the decriminalization or legalisation of various recreational drugs that are currently illegal in most countries. The principle target of these policies is marijuana but some want to see most soft drugs made available in accordance to the amount actual harm that is done […]
A POST-ELECTION DISCUSSION ABOUT THE “PLUS” AND “MINUS” OF A COALITION June 17, 2014 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Europe, Pirate Party News Was it worth it? That’s the question we asked Spyros Chrysanthopoulos, member of the Board of PP-GR, about the coalition with Ecologists Greens for the European elections. Well actually, as everything in life, a coalition has positive and negative points… About […]
Battles for Democracy. Week 23 June 17, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic This week citizens are counter-attacking harder than usual. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between Europe and the United States leaked. Battles for Democracy in the Arab World and much more. Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut… Are we a Pirate Pachydermocracy? June 15, 2014 · […]
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