Tell your Rep Today: Don’t let ISPs spy on you (March 27, 2017)
Last week the Senate voted 50 to 48 to roll back our online privacy protections. As we expected, Senators Warren and Markey sided…
Category: Civil Liberties
Upcoming Cryptoparties (March 26, 2017)
Various cryptoparties are coming up: 3/29, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville 4/26, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer…
This Friday: Learn how to annoy legislators for freedom (March 20, 2017)
The Massachusetts Legislature has thousands of bills to consider. Quite a few are of interest to Pirates including whether to give millions of dollars in subsidies…
Providence Cryptoparty, March 19th (March 8, 2017)
The Providence Public Library will offer a cryptoparty on Sunday, March 19th, 1:30-4:30pm. The library is at 150 Empire Street, Providence, RI 02903. An LGBTQ…
Dismiss all drug convictions made with tainted evidence (March 1, 2017)
On Monday, we joined with a coalition of 40 Massachusetts-based community, religious, advocacy, and civil rights organizations to demand that prosecutors immediately dismiss…
Digital Security 101 Workshop, This Sunday, 1-3:30pm (February 4, 2017)
Concerned about your privacy on-line or the security of your computer or phone? Not sure where to start? Come to a Digital Security…
Somerville Sanctuary City Rally and Cryptoparty This Weekend (February 3, 2017)
Two events this weekend that Pirates will be at or are organizing: Somerville Sanctuary City Rally on Saturday from 10am to noon at…
Resist Hate This Sunday (January 28, 2017)
Quartermaster Steve and I will join other Pirates at the Boston Protest Against Muslim Ban and Anti-Immigration Orders. It is this Sunday, 1-3pm…
Counting the days to Chelsea Manning’s freedom (January 17, 2017)
I learned recently from Susan McLucas, a long-time local activist for Chelsea Manning, that president Obama commuted Chelsea’s sentence. She will be released…
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…