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 […]
Invitation: “Cemetery Mediterranean?” – An update on the situation in and around the Mediterranean – Monday, 16.07.2018 21:00 CEST
Hello, on Monday, 16.07.2018 at 21:00 o’clock Adam Wolf, former captain of a civil SAR vessel in the Central Mediterranean Sea would like to brief you about the current emergency situation in and around the Mediterranean Sea. Where: PPI-Mumble[1]: mumble://mumble.ppi.rocks Room: Pirate Parties International/Conference Room Of course, there should also be a discussion. We are trying to get another speaker, but we know that this […]
‘The Right to Privacy in the Digital Age’ – for the Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dr. Keith Goldstein, Dr. Ohad Shem Tov, and Mr. Dan Prazeres – April 9, 2018 Presented on behalf of Pirate Parties International Headquarters, a UN ECOSOC Consultative Member, for the Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Our Dystopian Present Living in modern society, we are profiled. We accept the necessity to hand over intimate details about ourselves to proper authorities and presume they will […]
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 […]
Call for Offers – Pirate Parties International Conference 2018
PPI Conference 2018 Pirate Parties International would like to receive offers from entities that would like to host our yearly General Assembly. Below you will find our formal requirements. The deadline for sending in the offers is 01.07.2018. The conference should take place in the 4th quarter of 2018. Completed offers as well as additional questions can be sent to the PPI board and will […]
Eight years! – Pirate Parties International
Eight years! – Pirate Parties International What a long trip it has been since the creation of PPI eight years ago! So many people voluntereed and contributed to the development of this unique global NGO. The current board would like to acknowledge and thank everyone for their contributions and their work towards the development of PPI. Where are we at 8 years later? PPI has […]
Letter from the Pirate Party of Slovenia – Pirate conference and upcoming election
Hello fellow Pirates! Slovenia is holding parliamentary elections on the 27th of May or 3rd of June! There will be a referendum about the construction of a railroad line (don’t ask) just before that – on May 13th. The Pirates will naturally be running on this election. We’re poling at 3.5% (the threshold for entering the parliament is 4%) and our polling agent tells us […]
Pirate Party of Europe – Congratulations
After some troublesome years for the Pirate Party of Europe good news come this year. After trying to get registered as an entity for years the efforts of the newly elected board had been rewarded. The Pirate Party of Europe is finally registered in Luxembourg. We congratulate the board for this great achievement and we are sure this has been the first succesfull step of […]
The right to privacy in the digital age – Call for Volunteers
There is a call for papers from the UN for a report on “the right to privacy in the digital age” – Deadline: 9 April 2018. We would appreciate any assistance towards submitting a 2500 word document. Let’s crowdsource and try to make the deadline. A copy of the full call for papers is available at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/DigitalAge/Pages/ReportPrivacy.aspx Please try to think of literature or empirical […]
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 […]
