2015

PPGR Would Like a Pirate MP on September 20 August 31, 2015 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Election, Interview Elections have been announced for Greece in about three weeks. This leaves a very short time for preparation and a big monetary strain on small parties. Pirate Times interviewed Thanasis Gounaris, chairman of the Board of Pirate Party of Greece, about… Pirate Activist Receives a Flogging in Trafalgar Square August 28, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic For the first time since 1830, a man has been flogged in Trafalgar Square. Ray Johansen from Pirate Party Norway received 50 lashes in the center of London. The beating was …

German Journalists Charged With Treason For Post-Snowden Documents July 31, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic The last time journalists were charged for treason in Germany was the Spiegel affair in 1962. Yesterday the German news site netzpolitik.org (well known and respected for their work reporting on “net-politics”) received a letter from the Federal Attorney General… 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 …

Show Notes and Podcast: The Order of the Pirate Unicorn Podcast 007 June 4, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Podcast The Podcast for the Order of the Pirate Unicorn Mumble chat held on 31 May 2015 and recorded on 3 June. An evening with Spanish Pirates Dario Castañé, local pirate politician in Barcelona and Lorena Müller-Nischt, chair of the Spanish… Enjoy a Pirate Summer Vacation in Poland June 3, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The Pirate Parties International is arranging a pirate summer in Piotrowice Nyskie, Poland. If you would like to spend your vacation with other Pirates on 31 July  – 9 …

Birgitta’s Jónsdóttir: We, the People, are the System June 25, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Birgitta Jónsdóttir’s speech, ‘We, the People, are the System’, was delivered at the TEDx Reykjavik event held on 16 May 2015. Birgitta tells us why the small island country of Iceland needs a Pirate led government. She also explains why the… Winning Discussions: The Genetic Fallacy (Effective Pirating) June 24, 2015 · 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 …

The Ebook from the Second Think Twice Conference May 11, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The proceedings of the second Think Twice Conference held in Istanbul on 30 – 31 August 2014 is available as an online ebook. It contains a good variety of subjects, both from prominent Pirates as well as academics. The Editors are:… PPSE Votes to Leave Pirate Parties International (PPI) May 10, 2015 · by Andrew McCallum · in Pirate Party News The Pirate Party of Sweden (PPSE) has become the latest national party to leave Pirate Parties International (PPI), following a vote taken at the currently ongoing PPSE General Assembly. The …

Show Notes and Podcast: The Order of the Pirate Unicorn Podcast 006 May 27, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Podcast The Podcast for the Order of the Pirate Unicorn Mumble chat held on 24 May 2015 and recorded on 26 May.   Offering Free Wifi A German chatter reported that  they are working on free wifi – letting others use… Results for Pirates in the Spanish Local Elections May 26, 2015 · by Lorena Müller · in Election Last Sunday, 24 May 2015, there were local elections in Spain. The Pirate Party members of Confederación Pirata are part of many citizens’ alliances formed by grassroots movements, other left leaning parties …

Jelle de Graaf: A Local Perspective On The International Party [Pirate Visions] April 30, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Vision A look at how the international movement should be structured. Jelle de Graaf is a political scientist and city councilor in Amsterdam. These articles are part of the weekly series ‘Pirate Visions’ from different prominent international pirates. We asked them to… Show Notes: The Order of the Pirate Unicorn Podcast 002 April 29, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Podcast  The podcast was recorded on 29th April 2015 and follows the OOTPU chat held on Sunday the 26th.     TOPICS: Working Groups Two Working groups are …

Two Piratecons in two Hemispheres April 16, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News In the coming weeks there will be two Pirate Conferences. One in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and the other in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic, Europe Piratecon Mass The first will be on the Saturday, 25 April 2015 in Boston and although… Josef Ohlsson Collentine: Pirates Mean Progress [Pirate Visions] April 16, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision Josef Ohlsson Collentine is a dual citizen (American/Swede), the organizational leader of Pirate Times and board member of the swedish Pirate Party. He is restless in working for the pirate movement and from …

Pirate Parties International First Online General Assembly March 30, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The first Online GA for Pirate Parties International was held on Sunday 29 March 2015. It was held in a specially designed conference room in the Mumble instance held on the servers of the Pirate Party of North Rhine Westphalia… Swiss Pirate Party Elects Co-Presidents, Passes Resolutions Regarding Upcoming Votes March 28, 2015 · by Morgan Pevonka-Thompson · in Pirate Party News On Saturday, 21st of March, 2015, Pirate Party Switzerland elected two co-presidents for the first time! The General Assembly elected Guillaume Saouli and Stephan Thöni to replace outgoing President …

Andrew Norton: PPI Became a Pirate Chimera [Pirate Visions] March 13, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Editorial Opinion, Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision Being one of the founders of Pirate Parties International, Andrew Norton looks back on how it all started, before gazing ahead on what is to come. He reflects on his initial efforts with PPI and wishes for a future similar… Lost in translation — an Interview with Gregory Engels March 11, 2015 · by Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer · in Interview The online GA for PPI is coming up and this allows members to submit motions to be voted upon. The German Pirate Party proposed “MO-1, Access …