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Schedule

Our conference schedule and session descriptions.

Time	Session	Speaker
9:00am – 10:00am	Setup
10:00am – 10:15am	Opening Address
10:15am – 11:15am	Policy and Platform Discussion
11:15am – noon	Monopoly Free Capitalism	Wendy Welsh
noon – 12:30pm	Lunch and protecting your privacy hands on
12:30pm – 1:00pm	How to navigate your local government	Steve Revilak
1:00pm – 1:45pm	Review of Party Initiatives
1:45pm – 2:30pm	Road to Town Meeting	Kolby Blehm
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Candidate Tutorial	James O’Keefe
3:00pm – 3:45pm	Election planning for 2026
3:45pm – 4:00pm	Closing Address
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Clean up

Conference Sessions

Policy and Platform Discussion

We will start by presenting a summary of the party’s current policy positions. From there we will discuss what positions/policy areas we should add. The goal is not to engage in lengthy policy debates, but to identify any gaps in the current platform, prioritize those issues we need to review and adopt positions on. Each individual policy is important, but our platform should be greater than the sum of its parts, a coherent and convincing argument for the party.

Monopoly Free Capitalism

My presentation is a study of Power and Progress focusing mostly on monopolistic forces. The study of economics tends to hide the significance of power, attributing wins and losses to merely consequences of good and bad choices in the voluntary participation in the market. But the truth is: in economics nothing is more important than power. That is a conspicuous discrepancy, which leads me to think of Assata Shakur’s words: “No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them.” I’m not advocating for overthrowing those with power, but rather to shrink those Goliaths down to a fair size so they can’t just crush us with one single step. By getting rid of monopolies we will be able to participate on an equal playing field. Let’s step outside the typical study of economics and give “power” the analysis it deserves. At the very least understanding power will help any individual make better choices within the system as it is today.

The mega corporations have too much power over us, and with that they have the to power buy politicians disrupting our Constitutional Republic. My presentation will cover the negative effects of monopolistic power and a method to get rid of monopolies called Monopoly Free Capitalism. Monopoly Free Capitalism which is an alternative to capitalism. Simply put, it is capitalism without monopolies. Antitrust laws aren’t working to decentralize power. Monopoly Free Capitalism will succeed where antitrust has failed. This is a solution to corruption and economic inequality.

Lunch and protecting your privacy hands on

While eating, people knowledgeable in privacy will give hands on tutorials for tech like signal or tor.

How to navigate your local government

Steve Revilak, a Pirate town meeting member in Arlington and our First Officer, discusses how town government works and how you can bring change to yours.

Review of Party Initiatives

First we will outline each of the party’s efforts, assessing their isolated efficacy, as well as their role in accomplishing the party’s overall goals. We will discuss areas we should improve and what changes we need to make. Finally, we will make plans for the next year, including how to gauge the success of our projects.

Road to Town Meeting

Kolby Blehm will discuss his community education program, currently titled “Road to Town
Meeting”, which aims to educate his town on the year long cycle of town government culminating in voting together at town meeting and resetting with elections each year.

Candidate Tutorial

Captain James will give a quick intro to running for office.

Election planning for 2026

We will discuss the races we currently know we are running in for the upcoming year, as well those we might compete in. We will discuss candidate recruitment, voter outreach efforts, and overall strategy.