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Tonight: Aaron James Campaign Event (August 30, 2016)
The Committee to Elect Aaron James will return to the Somerville Armory for an evening of political discussion and a chance to hear directly…
This week & next: Cryptoparties, campaign events, oh my! (August 24, 2016)
Have a boat load of events coming up this week and next that we want you to attend. Also Freedom Rally is only…
Pirate Podcasts – Episode 6: Municipal Rights (August 14, 2016)
Terra Friedrichs talks about how communities can use municipal rights to protect their local interests, especially where the environment is concerned. The talk…
Saturday: Send congratulations to Swedish Pirates & Help Aaron (August 12, 2016)
The Swedish Pirate Party is ten years old this year and they are asking pirates world-wide to send a congratulatory video message. Since…
Pirate Podcasts – Episode 5: Lightning Talks: Usernames, Persona, and Surveillance Cameras (August 7, 2016)
This episode contains three short talks from PirateCon 2016. (0:00) James O’Keefe on cctv.masspirates.org. Our project to map surveillance cameras via open street…
Pirate Picnic this Sunday (August 2, 2016)
On Sunday, August 7th, we will hold our annual Pirate Picnic on Georges Island in Boston harbor. It is our Summer social. It…
All Lives Matter, Really? (July 31, 2016)
For months, our fair city of Somerville has had a “Black Lives Matter” hanging across the front of city hall. This week, the…
Pirate Podcasts – Episode 4: The Dark Web and DDoS (July 31, 2016)
In this panel discussion Paul Paradise and Kendra Moyer talk about the dark web, Tor, gamergate, internet trolls, and the use of distributed…
Pirate Podcasts – Episode 3: Pirate Organizing (July 27, 2016)
This podcast was recorded during PirateCon 2016, on June 25th. James O’Keef, Noe Kamelamela, and Aaron James discuss the finer points of politics…
Meet Pirates at HOPE XI This Weekend (July 20, 2016)
This weekend is the eleventh bi-annual Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference. It will be at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Avenue (15 Penn…