On July 16 and 17, Pirate Parties International (PPI) participated in events of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to promote the need for free universal internet access. The ideology behind this goal is to promote freedom of information and communication around the world, so no one is left behind. The High-level Political Forum, United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the […]
Pirates at the United Nations
On May 21st and 22nd, a group of five pirates from around the world visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the 6th Biennial High-level Meeting of the Development Cooperation Forum (DCF). This was the first meeting we attended as a designated consultative member of the ECOSOC committee. The event featured discussions from numerous prominent parliamentarians and NGO leaders. Representatives from the US […]
Congratulations Czech Pirate Party!
PPI extends heartfelt congratulations to our friends at the Czech Pirate Party, who achieved a phenomenal result in the 2017 national Czech legislative elections. The Czech Pirate Party won 10.79% of the vote and is now the third largest party in the country! Pirates are a global movement, and the Czech Pirate Party has been a great contributor towards the movement. They hosted the 2012 […]
Call for Speakers, Sponsors, and Participants for Think Twice Three (TT3): March 2-4, 2018 in Jerusalem
Think Twice Conference III: The Jerusalem Forum on Online Freedom and Global Cooperation The Think Twice Conference (TT3) will bring academics, IT professionals, nonprofit and governmental organizations, and social activists together to present and discuss solutions towards creating a free and fair online regime. Prior Think Twice conferences were held in 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany and in 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey. The event is sponsored by […]
