Our next PPI board meeting will take place on 05.08.2025 at 14:00 UTC / 16:00 CEST. All official PPI proceedings, Board meetings included, are open to the public. Feel free to stop by. We’ll be happy to have you. Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board The prior meeting was unfortunately delayed. Prior to that meeting a SCENE meeting is scheduled on July 22 at 7 pm/ UTC 9 pm CEST. […]
Pirates ♡ Memes!
Meme culture is great! Pirates love memes. Memes help people share ideas and jokes. But some greedy corporate content creators attack those who create memes. They sue individuals who create memes with no profit intention whatsoever. We must fight back against this! One clear case happened in Germany: https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article256383242/internetphaenomen-carlsen-verlag-verbietet-conni-memes-und-verschickt-abmahnungen.html Fans made memes of the children´s book character Conni. The publisher sent cease and desist letters. They […]
PPI at the International Labor Organization Conference
PPI´s main delegate in at the UN Office of Geneva, Carlos Polo, attended the 113th International Labour Organization Conference. The event took place in June 2-13, 2025. The ILO predates the UN, and it has a very important place in history. It was founded when World War One came to a close with the Treaty of Versailles. It became the first specialized agency of the […]
Hack The Promise Festival Basel 2024: Reflections on Truth, Uncertainty, and the Digital Society
The Hack The Promise Festival in Basel has firmly established itself as a pivotal platform where international experts, activists, and engaged communities come together for interdisciplinary discussions on the social, political, and technical challenges of digital transformation. The 2024 festival revolved around the theme “fact/fake/fiction,” exploring how truth, fiction, and manipulation increasingly intertwine in digital spaces and what this means for democratic societies. At last […]
