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German Pirates went to the European Court for Free Wi-Fi | PirateTimes

German Pirates went to the European Court for Free Wi-Fi December 10, 2015 · by Patrick Schiffer · in Pirate Party News In many countries around the world, it is just as easy to access a free Wi-Fi network in a public space as it is to order a cup of coffee. But in Germany, free wireless networks are in short supply. Tobias McFadden – Foto: CC-BY-SA by Christoph Lupe According to a study released earlier this month by eco, the Association of the German Internet Industry e. V., Germany has – from one million public hotspots in total – around 15,000 Wi-Fi hotspots that can be accessed for free …

PPEU – We need to talk! (Meeting tonight @20.00 CET) | PirateTimes

PPEU – We need to talk! – Meeting tonight @20.00 CET November 27, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News This post is also available in: Spanish Time passes quickly. Just last year we were trying to get into the European Parliament and now it’s time to start preparing for the European Elections 2019. The first international meeting between Pirate Parties in Europe will be happening tonight @20.00 CET in mumble. In 2013 the Common European Election Program (CEEP) was created after several meetings between different Pirate Parties. More than 20 Pirate Parties across Europe ratified the program and 15 of these parties ran for the European …

PPNO | PirateTimes

A Pirate Sailing the Seas! November 26, 2015 · by Lorena Müller · in Pirate Topic The Kon-Tiki II expedition have started to sail their rafts from Peru to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) – and back! This adventure was first made in two rafts by the Norwegian biologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947. The adventure started from Lima… Pirate Party Norway Increases Slightly in Elections September 16, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News Norway just had their regional and local elections. This was the second election that Pirate Party of Norway (PPNO) participated in. Two years ago they achieved 0.3% of the votes in their national elections. …

Human Rights | PirateTimes

Human Rights on the Agenda #mrdagarna2015 November 24, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Conference On 9-10 November  there was a conference in Sweden about Human Rights (Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna), a topic closely related to the politics of the Pirate parties around the world. Pirate Times attended in order to take part of some of the panel debates 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 carried out as …

Human Rights on the Agenda #mrdagarna2015 | PirateTimes

Human Rights on the Agenda #mrdagarna2015 November 24, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Conference On 9-10 November  there was a conference in Sweden about Human Rights (Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna), a topic closely related to the politics of the Pirate parties around the world. Pirate Times attended in order to take part of some of the panel debates about democracy in Sweden, the new UN development agenda and to find out what happened to the Arab Spring. The Swedish Forum for Human Rights is the biggest Scandinavian forum for human rights. Every year thousands of participants from non-governmental organizations, businesses and authorities as well as teachers, researchers and students take part in …

If you Want Peace, Prepare for Peace – A message from PPFR | PirateTimes

If you Want Peace, Prepare for Peace – A message from PPFR November 23, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News This post is also available in: Spanish 13 November 2015 cowardice and bigotry have bloodied the streets of Paris and our indignation is huge. Our thoughts are with the victims and their relatives. These lives, cut, broken, nothing will bring them back to us. But now what ? Here our proposition in one sentence : If you want peace, prepare for peace. Don’t charge us with angelism – fashionable accusation. Without doubt we must destroy Daesh, for the same reason it is necessary to treat the …

The Kiss Of Life For PPGR | PirateTimes

The Kiss Of Life For Pirate Party Greece November 9, 2015 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News The 4th Congress of the Pirate Party of Greece, held in Athens last weekend, was marked by the resignations of 3 out of 7 Board members, including chairman Thanasis Gounaris. Those resignations were announced before the recent elections on September 20. PPGR continued its operation under the responsibility of an informal committee, which took the helm of the party until the congress. However, despite the recriminations and different views on the continued course, two out of the five Board members, who had stated that they would resign, finally withdrew their resignations. Thereby …

PPIT | PirateTimes

Internet Ungovernance Forum Italy #IUFitalia2015 November 4, 2015 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News On 12 October 2015 Felice Zingarelli (a.k.a. Felynx), member of the Italian Pirate Party, was invited to the IGF Italy, as a representative for civil society. The conference was supposed to be “multi-stakeholder” and open to debate and discussion, but this… Pirate Party of Italy Congress in Florence January 21, 2014 · by Airon90 · in Pirate Party News The Pirate Party of Italy is preparing for its second congress (Assemblea Occasionale, lit. occasional assembly). This time it will take place in Florence on Saturday, 25  January 2014, from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm. Every …

Switzerland | PirateTimes

Election Results for Pirate Party of Switzerland: 0.94% of total ballots October 25, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election Last Sunday, 18 October, national elections were held in Switzerland. The pirates did well, receiving 82,635 votes in total—0.94% of ballots cast. The turnout for the election was 49.99%. Before the election took place the Pirate Party of Switzerland attempted… 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 …

Re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet #netcom15 | PirateTimes

Re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet #netcom15 October 19, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic On 1 October 2015, the European Green Group, The Commons Network and the Heinrich Böll Foundation arranged a conference about re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet for all. The conference was called ‘Internet as a Commons: Public Space in the Digital Age’. The first panel debate was about ‘the big picture’. It featured Renata Avila, Aral Balkan, Jennifer Baker and Nicole Dewandre in the panel. They were discussing whether or not the current model of internet governance was contrary to the “common good”. Aral talked about how, today, data is people. He drew …

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