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Stathis Leivaditis June 11, 2016 October 19, 2020

Why PPCAT Does Not Run For The Spanish Elections With Podemos June 11, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News Since last year’s local elections in Catalonia, when Ada Colau was elected as Mayor in Barcelona, the relations between the left wing party of “Podemos” and the Pirate Party in Catalonia, have remained tense. This comes as a conclusion from the… Pirate Activist Risks 4 Years in Prison for Protest September 9, 2015 · by Lorena Müller · in Pirate Party News On 14 November 2012 there was a big strike and demonstration in Spain. Other European countries were having similar strikes since this was Europe’s day of anti-austerity strike. …

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Patrick Schiffer June 11, 2016 October 19, 2020

Let’s take over Berlin! PPI GA, Elections and Turning 10! July 11, 2016 · by Patrick Schiffer · in General Assembly If you have dreamed about an European summer tour this year might be the best possible moment for a pirate to discover Berlin and its attractions. Starting from summer, the annual meeting of Pirate Parties International will take place in Berlin, on 23rd and 24th July. Right after the conference, Berliners will have another exciting event stay tuned for: Pirates are running for the local elections. On top of that, German Pirates will be celebrating ten years of pirate movement, again – in Berlin. On September 18th, the election of the …

Creator Interview News Stathis Leivaditis

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Stathis Leivaditis June 4, 2016 October 19, 2020

Pirates in Switzerland Vote in Favor of the Basic Income June 4, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Interview This post is also available in: Spanish A very significant referendum election has been scheduled on the coming Sunday, June 5, in Switzerland. The popular initiative for an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI), supported by 100.000 citizens, is being presented to the Swiss voters for their scrutiny. It is significant because, in a direct democracy system, such as in Switzerland, whatever is presented to the citizens and voted on is binding for the government. On Sunday Swiss citizens are going to vote not only on UBI but on five issues in …

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Josef Ohlsson Collentine May 28, 2016 October 19, 2020

Summary of Pirate Party Sweden’s Political Program May 28, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News Pirate Party Sweden took a decision at their general assembly to remove their 561 political standpoints and only keep the core political program (link in Swedish). The remaining politics consists of three sections: 1) Modern information technology allows for amazing opportunities 2) Strong… PPSE Removes More Than 500 Political Standpoints May 18, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in General Assembly Pirate Party Sweden (PPSE) just finished their general assembly (GA) meeting, which took place online over the past few weeks. PPSE elected their first democratically chosen leader together with a vice-leader …

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Josef Ohlsson Collentine May 28, 2016 October 19, 2020

Summary of Pirate Party Sweden’s Political Program May 28, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News Pirate Party Sweden took a decision at their general assembly to remove their 561 political standpoints and only keep the core political program (link in Swedish). The remaining politics consists of three sections:1) Modern information technology allows for amazing opportunities 2) Strong forces want to impede progress 3) The Pirate Party’s mission and principles Each of these sections has 3-5 subsections with several paragraphs of descriptive text. Thus despite being much smaller, many standpoints can still be derived from the political program. The following summary of each section is the interpretation of PPSE’s party …

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Andrew Williams May 24, 2016 October 19, 2020

Tunisian Pirates Rule the Waves – An Interview with Slim Amamou May 24, 2016 · by Andrew Williams · in Interview On 17 January 2011, Slim Amamou was appointed as the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports – essentially a deputy minister – in a caretaker Tunisian cabinet. The caretaker cabinet had been formed after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had been the brutal dictator of Tunisia since a coup d’etat in 1987, had fled the country. This was the result of weeks of protests and campaigns to overthrow the Ben Ali regime. Slim Amamou himself was a noted ‘dissident’ blogger in the country. He had been arrested …

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Andrew Williams May 24, 2016 October 19, 2020

Tunisian Pirates Rule the Waves – An Interview with Slim Amamou May 24, 2016 · by Andrew Williams · in Interview On 17 January 2011, Slim Amamou was appointed as the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports – essentially a deputy minister – in a caretaker Tunisian cabinet. The caretaker cabinet had been formed after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,… Pirate Party Tunisia Uses Marijuana Leaf for their Ballots December 21, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The Pirate Party of Tunisia has set the decriminalization of cannabis as a priority in their next elections. Earlier the main political parties have committed to address this. However, the …

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Andrew Williams May 24, 2016 October 19, 2020

Tunisian Pirates Rule the Waves – An Interview with Slim Amamou May 24, 2016 · by Andrew Williams · in Interview On 17 January 2011, Slim Amamou was appointed as the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports – essentially a deputy minister – in a caretaker Tunisian cabinet. The caretaker cabinet had been formed after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,… Pirate Party Tunisia Uses Marijuana Leaf for their Ballots December 21, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The Pirate Party of Tunisia has set the decriminalization of cannabis as a priority in their next elections. Earlier the main political parties have committed to address this. However, the …

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Andrew Williams May 24, 2016 October 19, 2020

Tunisian Pirates Rule the Waves – An Interview with Slim Amamou May 24, 2016 · by Andrew Williams · in Profile On 17 January 2011, Slim Amamou was appointed as the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports – essentially a deputy minister – in a caretaker Tunisian cabinet. The caretaker cabinet had been formed after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,… Freedom of Speech: When Books are Burned… [Bokmässan] October 10, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic ‘Bokmässan’ (The book fair) is the largest cultural event in Sweden. With more than 3000 programme events there is plenty to cover. Pirate Times covered part of the conference …

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The Future of Democracy from the Eyes of an Organizer | PirateTimes

Stathis Leivaditis May 21, 2016 October 19, 2020

The Future of Democracy from the Eyes of an Organizer May 21, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Interview While “Future of Democracy“, a 3day international event, reaches its end in Reykjavik, Pirate Times talked to Katrin Oddsdottir, lawyer and human rights activist, one of the 25 members of the Constitution Council of Iceland and the main organizer of the event, to learn how it all began. Katrin Oddsdottir said that she and Eileen Jerrett, director and also one of the organizers, first talked about the event in February, whilst in Brixton university. They sent several emails to several international scholars interesting in the process of Icelandic Constitution asking for …