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Andrew Reitemeyer June 27, 2014 March 6, 2021

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 meets these qualifications then rush to the nomination form. Your nominee can be any person, system or organisation that has contributed to the health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based communications and the contribution may be technical, social, economic, or cultural. The nominee can be …

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German Federal General Assembly: A new board must be found | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer June 26, 2014 March 6, 2021

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 the divide that is unsettling the federal Party. In a previous article I analysed the crisis that led to half of the federal board resigning and the intention of the remaining members not to stand for reelection. The entire board must be replaced which can …

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Andrew Reitemeyer June 25, 2014 March 6, 2021

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 sort of alliance that has been happening somewhat under the radar. Individual Pirates who have been working with and for other Parties and NGOs with and without sanction from their own Pirate Parties. How should we react to these activities? Are they traitors or ambassadors? …

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Pirate Policies on Drugs – A call for a Discussion | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer June 18, 2014 March 6, 2021

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 to the user and society at large. Alcohol is often used as a benchmark, as it is legal in most of the countries where Pirate Parties have been founded. Professor David Nutt produced a list of drugs in regular use in the United Kingdom and …

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Andrew Reitemeyer June 13, 2014 October 19, 2020

Call for Papers for the 2nd Think Twice Conference in Turkey June 13, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News After the success of the first Think Twice Conference held in Frankfurt, Germany, where 37 speakers from 14 countries took part, Pirate Parties International are planning their second Conference in Istanbul, Turkey on 30 – 31th August 2014. The aim… ThinkTwice – A Conference That Formed Connections March 4, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The ThinkTwice Conference was PPI’s first outside of their regular general assembly. This allowed them to focus purely on strengthening the bonds within the Pirate movement. The …

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Andrew Reitemeyer June 12, 2014 March 6, 2021

What is happening in the Pirate Party of Germany? June 12, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Editorial Opinion After the Pirate Party of Germany’s meteoric rise between 2009 and 2013 the party seems to be in decline and staggering from crisis to crisis. The latest being “bombergate” in which two young women took part in an anti-neonazi protest. Their faces were masked and they were topless – Femen style. One had the words “Thanks Bomber Harris” written on her body. Bombergate Anne HelmCC-BY @bartjez One of the women was unmasked in the press as Anne Helm, who was fifth the PPDE list for the European Elections. The Federal …

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Andrew Reitemeyer June 12, 2014 October 19, 2020

Mais que se passe-t’il chez nos amis Pirates allemands ? juin 12, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Editorial Après l’ascension fulgurante du Parti Pirate en Allemagne entre 2009 et 2013, le parti semble maintenant en déclin, et passe de crise en crise. La dernière en date est intitulée « bombergate » : deux jeunes femmes ont pris part… Les pirates islandais prêts pour les élections locales mai 28, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Actualités du Parti Pirate, Europe Le Parti Pirate islandais a vu trois pirates entrer à l’Althing (le parlement islandais) il y a tout juste un an. Ils sont désormais prêts à avoir plus …

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Iceland Election Results A Nail-Biting Finish | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer June 3, 2014 March 6, 2021

Iceland Election Results A Nail-Biting Finish June 3, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election In an election result, reminiscent of last year’s national elections, the Pirate Party of Iceland saw a new representative enter the municipal council of Reykjavik by a narrow margin. The result is more important than one might think in Iceland, since the Pirates are very good at being representatives, using wasa2il and not just pushing a party line. They expected more seats but as Helgi told us in our last article about these elections: the Pirate demographic overlaps, to some extent, with the non-voter demographic. The Pirates contested seats in three other areas of Iceland: …

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Andrew Reitemeyer May 31, 2014 March 6, 2021

Peter Sunde Arrested May 31, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News This post is also available in: French The Swedish Newspaper, Expressen, has reported that Pirate Bay co-founder, Peter Sunde, has been arrested. He was held in a raid on a farm near the city of Skåne Tonganoxie. It was assumed that the Polish police would have had a hand in the arrest. The press secretary at the National Police Carolina Ekéus, confirmed the arrest. “He will serve his prison sentence. I have no details of the arrest.” Peter faces an eight month jail sentence and heavy fines. This means that Fredrik Neij is the only one …

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Andrew Reitemeyer May 31, 2014 October 19, 2020

Peter Sunde Arrested May 31, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The Swedish Newspaper, Expressen, has reported that Pirate Bay co-founder, Peter Sunde, has been arrested. He was held in a raid on a farm near the city of Skåne Tonganoxie. It was assumed that the Polish police would have had… Kim Dotcom’s Internet Party Joins Electoral Alliance in New Zealand May 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News On 27 May 2014 the Internet Party of New Zealand joined with the left wing MANA Movement to form an alliance that will fight the New Zealand elections in September 2014. The new …