We are pleased to present the following report from Kay Schroeder, PPI’s representative at the United Nations Office in Vienna. This year is the first time since before COVID that we were able to send representatives to all three UN offices (New York, Geneva, and Vienna). Please let us know if you would also like to visit the UN on behalf of PPI. Report […]
Concerns About Pegasus Spyware in Japan
Members from the Pirate Party Japan informed us about a campaign they have against Pegasus Spyware in their country that they would like to share. On February 13, 2025, a member of the party made a statement at a study group at the Japanese House of Councilors on this issue, an image of the discussion in Japanese is shown below. Speakers shared concerns about illegal […]
Pirate Security Conference is Going on Now: Watch It Live!
The Pirate Security Conference 2025 is going on now (February 15–16, 2025). You can watch it live or after the fact on YouTube at https://youtu.be/E_nWrp4EBds. Pirate Parties International (PPI) is proud to sponsor this year’s event together with Denk Selbst e.V., Piratenpartei Oberbayern, and Alpha Team & Cerberus Systemhaus GmbH. Since its inception, for 11 years now, the conference has taken place alongside the Munich […]
Dialogue Over Division: Pirate Parties and BDS
A recent article in the German Pirate affiliated Flaschenpost newspaper by Markus Schaub entitled “The working structure of BDS” describes a hierarchical and centrally coordinated movement with ties to terrorist groups. This image stands in contrast to the grassroots campaign many associate with BDS. Within the Pirate Party movement, there is a notable divide. Many Pirates see BDS as a tool for Palestinian advocacy, an expression […]
Social Media and UN Working Group Meeting Review
The SCENE (Standing Committee on External Networking Engagement) and SCUBA (Standing Committee on UN Bureaucratic Activities) working groups met on Feb. 11th. The following is a summary of that meeting. We started social media accounts with BlueSky- @ppinternational.bsky.social and Mastodon- https://mastodon.social/@ppinternational). With Twitter (now “X”) phasing out free TweetDeck access and introducing “Pro X,” we agreed that paying for such a tool just doesn’t mesh […]
PPI Board Review, Upcoming Meetings Feb. 11 and Feb. 18
PPI Board Review and Upcoming Meetings Upcoming Meetings 1. SCENE/SCUBA Combined Meeting with Orientation Session SCENE discusses social media. SCUBA discusses UN. The Orientation is for new members, where we will show them what to log in to and how. All Pirates interested in communications, social media, and the UN are encouraged to attend. Date: February 11, 2025 Time: 20:00 UTC (21:00 CET) Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board# […]
Pirate Beer on Dec. 28 from 11 am UTC
Ahoy, Pirates! Pirate Beer is schedule for December 28 from 11 am to 4 pm UTC. Pirate Beer is a routine social event with no itinerary, just have fun and meet other Pirates from around the globe. Bring your beverage of choice 🍺 (beer, coffee, or whatever). The event will take place online at Jitsi: https://meet.jit.si/ThePiratesAreEgalitarian We also remind that the PPI GA is happening soon […]
August 31st, Pirate Beer @10:00 UTC
Ahoy Pirates, The next Pirate Beer event will take place on August 31st at 10:00 UTC in the following room: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board You can always stay updated about our events in the PPI calendar: https://pp-international.net/calendar/ We look forward to seeing you there!
PPI attends the UN Virtual Worlds Day
PPI attended the inaugural UN Virtual Worlds Day. A big thanks to our representative Carlos Polo and his colleagues at UNOG for attending the event on our behalf. The event was hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The event explored the transformative potential of the metaverse, from immersive VR experiences to discussions on spatial computing. They questioned how virtual technologies can foster international cooperation […]
PPI Attends The World Summit on the Information Society
PPI recently attended The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) +20 Forum High-Level Event 2024 from 27 to 31 May 2024. This is a UN summit held in Geneva. The current event marked the summit’s 20th anniversary. The WSIS aims to bridge the digital divide by increasing internet accessibility in developing countries. The event was co-organized by several United Nations organizations including ITU, UNESCO, […]
