Today, April 16th, 2025, we are proudly celebrating 15 remarkable years since the founding of Pirate Parties International. On this very day in 2010 Pirates from around the world gathered in Brussels for a 3 day conference which established an international office for Pirate parties around the world. As we celebrate our birthday, we’re reminded of the collective strength of our global movement. Over the […]
April 2025 Meeting Announcements
Ahoy Pirates, Our next PPI board meeting will take place on 22.04.2025 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 Agenda: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/agendadrafts-t42k09h We will also have a SCENE and other working groups meeting on 08.04.2025 at 19:00 UTC / 21:00 CEST. Where: […]
April 1 Board Meeting, March 30 PPEU Meeting, and Other News
Ahoy Pirates, On April 1st we have our scheduled board meeting. Please note that due to the time change in Europe, the meeting will start at 20:00 UTC, which is 22:00 CEST. Where:Â https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board Agenda:Â https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/ppi-board-meeting-2025-04-01-xxxxxxx On March 30th at 16:00 UTC 18:00 CEST we will have a special PPEU-PPI Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for just 30 minutes. This is just the third time that PPEU […]
Let’s Revisit The Tyranny of the Putin Regime in Ukraine
Opposition to war is ingrained in Pirate values. Pirates have stood firmly against the aggression of Putins’s regime and in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty. The conflict in Ukraine has been a rallying call for us. Pirate Parties International responded swiftly in solidarity with Ukraine. We began volunteer activities to support Ukraine with donations. Some of our members even travelled to Ukraine, risking their own lives […]
Announcing The Next PPI Board Meeting
The Next PPI Board Meeting will take place on March, 11th at 14:00 UTC / 15:00 CET. Everyone is welcome to attend. The meeting will take place on Jitsi: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board
Pirate Beer Tonight Feb. 22, starting at 19:00 UTC
Ahoy Pirates, The extremely casual Pirate beer event will take place tonight (Europe) on Jitsi. The event usually lasts for several hours. Remember that you can find out about all of our events on our calendar, shown below. Everyone is welcome. It is a great opportunity to meet other Pirates around the world and discuss whatever interests you. We look forward to seeing you! Pirate […]
Upcoming Meetings: Board, Working Group, and Beer
The Next Meeting PPI Board Meeting will take place on March 11th, 2025 at 14:00 UTC Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board Agenda: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/ppi-board-meeting-2025-03-11-m9jl0ly The following is a review of our past meeting: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_Minutes_2025-02-18 We also have two other meetings that are coming up: A Pirate Beer will take place on Saturday February 22: https://meet.jit.si/thepiratesareegalitarian (An exact meeting time will be updated on our calendar, but it is likely that someone […]
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# […]
