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INVITE: Online Advertising Discussion (SCENE)

Bailey Lamon October 8, 2021 October 8, 2021

Dear Pirates, We would like to invite you to a meeting of the SCENE committee on Wednesday, October 13th. The topic for this meeting is the Google Ad Grant [1] which PPI has been approved for, as well as an exchange of experiences about online advertisement by Pirate Parties in general. The Google Ad Grant is a grant of up to 10,000 USD per month in Google search ads for approved NGOs. It is a tool for gaining visibility and in turn, raising awareness and gaining support for one’s cause(s). We would like to discuss with our members how to use it in a way that benefits the whole Pirate …

INVITE: Campaigning During COVID-19 Part 2!

Bailey Lamon August 14, 2021 August 14, 2021

Dear Pirates, We are pleased to invite you all to the meeting of our SCENE committee on Saturday, August 21st. The topic for this meeting is “Campaigning During COVID-19” and it is an extension of the meeting we held for the same topic back in February. When: Saturday, August 21st @ 13:00 UTC/15:00 CEST Where: PPI BigBlueButton Room https://bbb.piratensommer.de/b/gre-cnw-a9v Multiple PPI member parties have participated in elections in their countries this year already, and there are several more who are currently preparing to do the same. The pandemic has proven to be a challenge when it comes to campaigning because as we learned in the first meeting, the campaign strategies …

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Monthly Pirate Social + PPI Board Meeting

Bailey Lamon July 26, 2021 July 26, 2021

Hello everyone, On Friday, July 30th at 19:00 UTC/21:00 CEST/15:00 EDT we will have our monthly PPI social, also known as “Pirate Beer”. This is an informal gathering for Pirates from around the world to network and socialize. There is no formal agenda. A few days later, there will be a meeting of the PPI board on Wednesday, August 4th at 14:00 UTC/16:00 CEST/10:00 EDT. Feel free to join us in the meeting room or listen through the Pirates On Air live stream: https://piratesonair.net/de/stream/. Both of these meetings will take place in the PPI BigBlueButton room: https://bbb.piratensommer.de/b/gre-cnw-a9v All are welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you!

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The PPI General Assembly is this weekend! Here’s what you need to know!

Bailey Lamon June 28, 2021 June 28, 2021

Dear Pirates, As you know this Saturday, July 3rd 2021 is the day of our mid-year PPI General Assembly. We are excited to connect with you all again and do some catching up as well as make plans for the future! Here are the things you need to know about the GA: Start time: 09:00 UTC, 11:00 CEST Location: Mumble! The server is mumble.ppi.rocks, port 64738. If you are new to this and have never used Mumble, you can download it here: https://www.mumble.info/ Scroll down and click on the room “PPI Board,” and then another room called “Online GA.” This is where we will meet. PPI Board members will be …

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Campaigning during COVID-19: First SCENE meeting of 2021!

Bailey Lamon January 15, 2021 January 16, 2021

Dear Pirates, Now that the holidays are officially over, it is time to get back to work! We are excited to announce the first PPI Standing Committee meeting of 2021, which will be the Standing Committee on External Networking Engagement, aka SCENE! This committee is all about campaigning, outreach and public relations in the Pirate movement. The topic for this meeting will be ‘Campaigning during COVID-19‘. When: Wednesday, February 3rd @ 18:00 UTC/19:00 CET Where: https://bbb.piratensommer.de/b/gre-cnw-a9v We do not need to tell you that we are still in the midst of a deadly global pandemic with many countries and regions in lockdown. However, 2021 is also a big election year …

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This week’s schedule includes our board meeting and Pirate Beer right before this weekend’s General Assembly! Everything you need to know about PPI’s December Online General Assembly.

Olivia November 30, 2020 December 1, 2020

Starting off this week’s schedule is PPI’s board meeting Wednesday, December 2nd. You can find us at BigBlueButton starting at: 2:00pm CET / 1:00pm UTC / 8:00am EST An audio alternative for the board meeting is @PiratesOnAir‘s live stream piratesonair.net. PPI’s Online General Assembly will be held Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th. We will hold the GA on the PPI Mumble server: mumble.ppi.rocks, port 64738. Scroll down and click on the room “PPI Board,” and then another room called “Online GA.” This will be our meeting spot. Mumble is an audio-only conferencing service. You can download it and find more information at mumble.info. BOTH days begin at: 11:00am …

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The @EuropeanPirates’ Council Meeting is this weekend! Sign up for their email list too if you haven’t yet.

Olivia November 28, 2020 November 28, 2020

All are invited to the @EuropeanPirates‘ Council Meeting this weekend November 28th and 29th! Follow their account for updates throughout the weekend. Their meeting will be streamed live to their YouTube channel. An alternative is @PiratesOnAir‘s audio stream found here. Both days this weekend begin at: 10:00am CET / 9:00am UTC / 4:00am EST More information such as links to their Mattermost and Wiki can be found here. If you haven’t yet you can subscribe to the PPEU email list found here.

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Freedom To Share is looking for translators quickly!

Olivia November 14, 2020 November 14, 2020

Freedom To Share needs one million signatures! They will start collecting them on November 15th. @darccio from @partit_pirata shares this link where you can go to contribute. The Freedom To Share initiative needs one million signatures calling for protecting the right to share files for personal use and non-profits. They call for the adoption of a legislative act providing for a waiver of copyright, related rights, and sui generis database rights for people sharing files via digital networks for personal use and non-profit purposes. People and fundamental rights must be at the heart of political and legislative decisions. It is, therefore, necessary to change the current rules governing the sharing …

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Contact your EU representatives by TOMORROW’S November 12th deadline to save encryption! Austrian public radio just published a secret draft of a planned Council resolution seeking to undermine encryption.

Olivia November 11, 2020 November 12, 2020

The @EuropeanPirates wants you to take action by TOMORROW’S November 12th deadline by emailing your EU representatives. They have provided template letters in several languages and the email addresses for you to contact by TOMORROW’S deadline. More information, the template letters and email addresses can be found here. Contact your representatives TODAY and by TOMORROW’S deadline to secure your private communications on messenger services such as Telegram, Signal, and WhatsApp. Most terrorism attacks we later learn the police and government knew the people involved were a problem as we’re seeing now in Austria and did very little to stop it. Banning encryption would harm people and cost lives. Banning encryption …

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This weekend will be the @MassPirates Party Conference! You can still register if attending. Join them live at Pirate Beer this Saturday!

Olivia November 9, 2020 November 9, 2020

The Massachusetts Pirate Party has released the schedule for their 2020 Party Conference starting this weekend Saturday, November 14th and Sunday, November 15th. If planning on attending, please register in advance they encourage anyone to who’s interested in the Pirate Party. They will email registrants the streaming details, especially participant details for the video conferences. The conference will be streamed live to their YouTube channel. The Massachusetts and United States Pirate Parties will later join Pirate Parties International’s Pirate Beer this Saturday, November 14th, after their Party Conference ends for that day. Pirate Beer start times are: 9:00pm CET 8:00pm UTC 3:00pm EST BOTH days for MassPirates’ Party Conference run …