Archive by month: December 2011

IRC meeting moving to Thursday this week

December 26, 2011

We are moving the IRC meeting to this Thursday, December 29th. It will still be at 9:30pm. Talk with you then!

Tell the House: Don’t Censor the Net!

December 14, 2011

The House of Representatives will start considering changes to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on Thursday.and may vote to approve it soon after. Like the Senate bills, PIPA and CSFA, SOPA would create a variety of ways for corporations and the US government to censor the Internet. We released our SOPA Information Packet for House Members today. Please spread word about it and, if possible, get it to your Representative. We urge you to call your Representative and tell them to oppose SO...
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Pirate Party Holds Rally to tell Senators Brown and Kerry: Don’t Censor the Net!

December 6, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: James O’Keefe, 617-447-0210 PIRATE PARTY HOLDS RALLY TO TELL SENATORS BROWN AND KERRY: DON'T CENSOR THE NET! Boston, MA, December 6th, 2011 – At noon today, supporters of Internet freedom will tell Senators Brown and Kerry to stand up for keeping the Internet a free speech zone. The rally will be in front of the JFK Federal Building next to Boston City Hall Plaza. The PROTECT Intellectual Property Act (PIPA or “PROTECT IP,” S.968) a...
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RELEASED: Dec. 6th Rally Posters

December 1, 2011

Through the effort of Jeanne, Clay and Henry, we have the following posters ready for you to download and put up in your community. An hour with a bunch of these, a staple gun or clear plastic packing tape will go a long way towards getting the word out about our rally against censoring the Internet. Thanks! The last two posters are different sizes. The first is 8 1/2 x 11 inches. The second is 13 x 17 inches.

RELEASED: Information Packet for Senators Regarding PIPA and CFSA

December 1, 2011

We just released our Information Packet for Senators Regarding PIPA and CFSA, two bills before the US Senate that would censor the Internet. We will be dropping these documents off to Senators Brown and Kerry at our Rally to Stop Congress' Attempts to Censoring the Internet on December 6th. Please feel free to offer any suggestions for improving this document and spread word about the rally to the four winds. Thanks!

Save the month: Pirate Conference – February 2012

December 1, 2011

We will hold our first Pirate Conference in February 2012. It will be in the Boston area and will probably be the first or second Saturday of February. We are working on a site, exact date and conference schedule. If you can help, please contact us at info@masspirates.org. Thanks!