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The Pirate Party in Finland – Parliamentary Elections 2019

The Parliamentary Election in Finland will take place on Sunday, April.14th, 2019, and the Finnish Pirate Party is going in with a solid chance of getting at least one Pirate elected. With only a couple of weeks to go, here is a campaign update from Saga Nyrén, a first-time candidate in Helsinki. Thank you Saga! Follow Saga on Twitter: @Nyrenia, as well as the Pirate Party of Finland: @Piraattipuolue You can donate to PPFI’s election campaign here: piraattipuolue.fi/lahjoita On behalf of PPI, we wish the Pirate Party of Finland all the best during their upcoming elections! —————————————————————————————————————————— The Pirate Party of Finland celebrated it’s ten year anniversary last May. This …

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Call to Action: Support for Pirates During EU Elections!

Let’s make it happen! More pirates in the EU Parliament! From the 23rd to the 26th of May, all EU-countries will be having elections again to vote for the European Parliament. The recent copyright directive that has passed is just another confirmation of what we already know: We need pirates in the European Parliament! A local chapter of the Pirate Party of The Netherlands, the Piratenpartij Utrecht (PPU) has already started their own initiative: A social media campaign to support pirates online in their own country. So let’s make it happen! Join the PPU initiative below or start your own campaign! Quote: Message received from Maarten van der Pol, chair …

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PPI Official Statement: Supporting the Fight Against the EU Copyright Directive

For the last several weeks, activists all over the world have been mobilizing against the EU’s proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, and the threats it poses to internet freedom and civil liberties, specifically through Articles 11 and 13.    This mobilization is working under a couple of different names, including ‘Save Your Internet’ and ‘Stop ACTA2’. Organizers come from all walks of life and many of them are Pirates, in some cases representing and working through their national parties, in other cases working independently or with other digital and human rights groups. Some are affiliated with Anonymous. Many are simply concerned citizens.   Pirate Parties International …

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Call to Action: Dutch Pirates invite the international community to join Catalan political prisoner campaign

The following is a call to action from Dutch Pirates Rico Brouwer and Saskia Söller. PPI’s function is to facilitate cooperation between Pirates all over the world. We want you, our members as well as non members, to join the Netherlands in helping to make sure that the media in your country is aware of the trials of Catalan political activists and elected officials that are set to start in January 2019. Furthermore we encourage all Pirates to come up with ideas or take part in actions that will amplify what is about to happen. The PPI board thanks our Dutch sisters and brothers for their initiative and would like …

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UPDATE: Final Preparations for PPI General Assembly Tomorrow

Hello, fellow Pirates! The PPI board has been finishing last-minute preparation for this weekend’s General Assembly, and everything is almost in place. We are very much looking forward to connecting with all of you. Through your motions and statute proposals we will make changes to the functioning of PPI itself. You will also be able to nominate anyone you like for board positions, including vice-chair and alternates. But most importantly, we will have Pirates from all over the world talking to one another, updating each other on what we are doing in our respective countries, and making plans for the future of our international union. As per the emails you …

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Press Release: Czech Pirates Celebrate Success in Parliamentary Elections

Here is the English press release about the Czech Elections from the Czech Pirate Party. It was shared by Markéta Gregorová, PPCZ’s International Coordinator who encourages us all to share far and wide, as well as re-publish on our websites. The original document can be found here:  https://pad.pirati.cz/p/r.f4c24297d92282acd042249cc75e59ca The Pirates recorded a historic success. With 10.79% of the vote in elections to the lower chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, they gained 22 seats out of 200 overall. They thus became the third strongest party in the Czech republic. There was already a celebratory atmosphere in the Pirates’ campaign headquarters as the vote was being counted. In his …

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NEW: PPI Activist & Member Meeting on Zoom this Saturday

Hello Pirates and Activists! You are invited to an online activism meeting organized by Pirate Parties International. The meeting will take place on Saturday, October.21st at 15:00 CEST/9:00am EDT. Thank you to everyone who filled out the poll to help us decide on the meeting time. At this meeting we will be discussing the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and potentially planning some actions around it. Other topics include the situation in Catalonia, and the PPI General Assembly in November. In addition to all of this, everyone is welcome to share stories and updates about what is happening in your country and what your local Pirates …

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International Coordination Meeting-July 6th, 2017

Dear Pirates, The PPI board is happy to announce our first monthly meeting for International Coordinators and Pirate Activists! This meeting will take place on Thursday, July.6th at 8pm CEST. You can see how this matches up to your timezone here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=First+PPI+Activism+Meeting&iso=20170706T20&p1=87. We will meet on the PPI Mumble Server: mumble.piratenpartei-nrw.de, room: international/pirate parties international/board meeting If you cannot make this first meeting, don’t worry because there will be many more. Feel free to suggest some alternative times for future meetings as we are hoping to rotate them as we move forward, and hopefully accommodate everyone who wants to be involved in this initiative. If you are coming to the meeting, take …

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Monthly Meetings for International Coordination and Activism!

Hello Pirates! As you will recall if you were at the last PPI General Assembly back in April, there was a discussion about how we really need to meet more regularly. It’s nice to have GAs once in a while, but they’re really not useful when it comes to doing activism together. We need to have regular meetings in order to be able to plan effective campaigns, actions and events. So…let’s make it happen! PPI would like to start bringing together international coordinators and representatives from both members and non-member parties, as well as individuals interested in Pirate Activism, at least once per month. What we do is completely up …

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PPI in Support of #PiratesforIceland

      Geneva, Switzerland, October 29th, 2016 – This Saturday, October 29th, 2016 is election day in Iceland. As it currently stands, the Pirate Party is polling at 24%, meaning that over 1 in 5 voters are likely to vote Pirate. They are ahead of all the other political parties, including their main opposition, the Independence Party.    Regardless of who ends up in the lead, we know that the new Icelandic government will be largely formed by the Pirates, and in fact will have the most Pirates ever elected to any national parliament. This means that evidence-based and forward thinking policies on open government, direct democracy, and ending …

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