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PPSE GA: New board, Changes and Plans for 2015 November 30, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in General Assembly The General Assembly of the Pirate Party of  Sweden recently ended with some changes. The meeting decided to make the future GA’s a bit more flexible, in lead up time, from the previous mandatory six weeks to the Presidium deciding the… Why Pirates should be concerned about TTIP November 28, 2014 · by Airon90 · in Pirate Topic The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) bothers us on the methodological plane and on the content plane. On 11 October 2014, a large number of organizations cooperated with European Pirates in actions …

Gender Policy From the Internet Party’s Gender Spokesperson October 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Although the Internet Party of New Zealand did not manage to gain any seats in the 20 November 2014 elections they did have an impact on the political climate. Their range of policies covered subjects from the digital economy to… Winning Discussions: Ad Hominem (Effective Pirating) October 23, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) 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 …

Pirate Party President Sven Clement on Trial October 10, 2014 · by Lisa · in Interview On Wednesday 24 September 2014, after having listened to two witnesses and giving a statement in a legal case against him, Sven Clement walked out of the courtroom feeling confident and amused. He had just plead guilty to intrusion of… TTIP International Day of Action October 7, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News On 11 October 2014 a large number of organisations will be cooperating with European Pirates in actions across many countries. They will be opposing the negotiation and introduction of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the …

Winning Discussions: Poisoning the Well (Effective Pirating) September 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) 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… Freedom not Fear International Action Days September 25, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Freedom not Fear is an organization that coordinates over 150 NGOs, political parties, trade unions and other organisations that share common aims. Namely: To have freedom of speech in a digitized world and a free …

Democracy and Hypocrisy: The US Government’s “Multi-Stakeholder” Model September 5, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion At the Internet Governance Forum this year, the US government is promoting its version of the “multi-stakeholder” model. What does the US government actually mean by the term “multi-stakeholder” model which it seems so willing to coerce and enforce on… Internet Governance Forum Through Livestream 2-5 September September 4, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The ninth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) started Tuesday in Istanbul, Turkey and will last until the 5th of September. The aim of this year is to “Connect Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet …

A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates Part 2 August 28, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion The full post is now found at A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates The full post is now found at A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates August 27, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion 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 August …

Wining Discussions – The Bandwagon Fallacy (Effective Pirating) August 11, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) 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… RoadTrip with Kim Dotcom | The Internet Party August 8, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Last year the New Zealand Pirates half expected Kim Dotcom to take over the Pirate Party of New Zealand when he first declared that he would move into politics. The common …

PPAU Congress: Unhappy with PPI – will they form 5 Eye Patches? July 31, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in General Assembly The Australian Pirates are paragons of democracy. Following their general assembly in Brisbane on 19-20 July 2014 we had to wait for the results until now, as all Australian Pirates can vote on motions and candidates whether they attend the physical… Protesting Parliament Bills in Iceland is Easy July 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News ‘Öryggisventill’ is the Icelandic word for a safety valve. You might think that a safety valve in Iceland has something to do with tourists trying to pronounce “Eyjafjallajökull” …

Battles for democracy. Week 28 July 14, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic The NSA merely pursues total population control. Turkey is trying to block Twitter…again. TPP will put an end to free expression online. UK might dodge Europe’s top court ruling reinstating and expanding its spying powers. Citizens abused or killed, liberties… Slovenian Pirates Might Enter Parliament Today July 13, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election Today, 13 July  2014 , Slovenia is holding its national elections where the Pirate Party of Slovenia (PPSI) might enter their national parliament. In the EU elections they achieved 2.57% of votes and have high hopes of …

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 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 …