Conference

The First PPEU Council Meeting: Moving Right Along July 20, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Conference This past weekend the PPEU meeting took place in Brussels. This was the first ordinary Council Meeting (General Assembly) of the organization and the main topic was the election of the new board. The founding conference for the European Pirates… Sarah van Liefferinge: We pirates should be the change we wish to see [pirate visions] March 5, 2015 · by Sarah van Liefferinge · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision Sarah van Liefferinge invites everyone on board to keep an eye on the horizon as politicians, while reminding us of …

A Wind of Change at the PPI GA in Warsaw July 13, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Conference The General Assembly for PPI took place 4-5 July 2015  in Warsaw, Poland. The organization of the GA already had some problems  before it started. First announced to be in Warsaw, then changed to Lodz and finally back to Warsaw again…. General Assembly in Paris – Drones, Fees and a New PPI Board April 22, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Conference The General Assembly of the Pirate Party International (PPI) took place on 13 April 2014 in Paris. During this event a few great ideas came up, a …

Analogue Stress and Social Media Strategies (The Internet Days 2/2) December 23, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Conference The second day of The Internet Days conference brought interesting keynotes by Harper Reed and Annie Machon. The conference gathered many of the people in Sweden working with IT in Sweden. The Pirate Times was there to listen in on some of the sessions. The Swedish political party Feministiskt Initiativ – FI (Feminist Initiative) described how they used social media effectively during the last election campaign.  Creating positive circles is important. Retweeting everything about them creates positive reinforcement, showing transparency and promoting the activists that are doing things. Promoting when someone mentions …

#SIF14 Conference, How Important is Internet Freedom? June 5, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Conference Stockholm Internet Forum 2014 (SIF14) “aims to deepen the discussions on how freedom and openness on the Internet promote economic and social development worldwide”. This was the third time that the Stockholm Internet Forum was organized by The Swedish Ministry… The Transphobic Trials of Chelsea Manning September 13, 2013 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Editorial Opinion, Pirate Topic A national Pirate Party uploads a picture of a famous face alongside the text “We Are Chelsea Manning”. Immediately the comments start raining . Extremely few of them actually deal with what the …