Share your ideas for PirateCon (January 17, 2017)
We are planning PirateCon 2017 for April and looked at holidays, school dates and other events to narrow down a few choices: weekends…
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You stopped BPD’s social media spying plans (January 17, 2017)
Thanks to everyone who joined us in opposing the the Boston Police Department’s plans to spend $1.4 million to spy on Bostonians’ social…
Mass. lines Hollywood’s pockets with half a billion dollars (January 4, 2017)
The latest Massachusetts Department of Revenue report on the impact of film tax credits is out. Hollywood took us for $64.5 million in…
Stop banksters from stealing people’s homes (December 20, 2016)
Over 70,000 people were foreclosed on in Massachusetts due to the financial crisis. The banksters were responsible to keep track of the paperwork on…
Today, come out to celebrate Cannabis legalization (December 15, 2016)
Cannabis is legal today! Thank you to the 1.7 million voters who approved Question 4 to legalize Cannabis. Thank you and congratulations to…
Tell Boston to shut down the BPD’s social media spying program (December 14, 2016)
We join 20 civil rights, civil liberties, religious, and community organizations in calling on Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Police Commissioner William Evans…
Tech Meeting Today, Manning Standout the 17th (December 10, 2016)
November was a busy month. We helped Aaron James earn 2635 votes, the most of any Pirate in Massachusetts. Our first campaign training was…
TODAY: Boston PD wants $1.4m to spy on you online. Come oppose it! (December 5, 2016)
The Boston Police Department secretly tried to buy $1.4 million dollars of social media monitoring software to spy on Bostonians free speech. Since…
November 12th – Running for Local Office Workshop (October 27, 2016)
With the November election in the final stretch, it’s time to get down to some really serious business — running for local office!…
Aaron James on the Young Jurks (October 26, 2016)
Aaron James, our candidate for State Representative in the 27th Middlesex, was a guest on “The Young Jurks” live stream last Saturday. Alex Mendez, an independent…