ICYMI: Updates from the 4/19 Meeting
ICYMI
Arizona – Arizona recently had their election for the AZPP board (for real this time!) and incumbent Blase Henry is indeed back in the role.
Blase Henry – Speaking of Blase, he was recently a guest on the United States Transhumanist Party’s “Virtual Enlightenment Salon,” which you can watch here.
Colorado – We are actively seeking volunteers for the forming Colorado Pirate Party. If you are interested in getting involved and thought “I’m just waiting for the right opportunity for a Coloradan like me to join,” one, that’s oddly specific, but two, your time has come! Reach out, we’d looking forward to hearing from you and bringing you aboard.
Drew Bingaman – Drew’s campaign is moving and more volunteers are coming aboard to assist in signature collection. Facebook has also approved Drew’s campaign to run adds on Facebook! Thanks Mark!
Endorsements – Pete Karas, Green Party candidate for Wisconsin’s Secretary of State, has received the endorsement of the United States Pirate Party from the Pirate National Committee. A separate announcement will be made later today so that news doesn’t get buried.
Hunter Rand – Spark’s City Council Ward 2 candidate Hunter Rand has been running a fantastic campaign that deserves some recognition from the national party. Not only has Hunter been putting in the work on the ground to run an honest and transparent campaign for his neighbors, but he’s represented the Pirate Party and our values with great enthusiasm and integrity. Check out some of the videos Hunter has put out, and visit his website.
Illinois – The Illinois Pirate Party, inspired by the forming Maryland Pirate Party, is currently considering running stream and shoreline cleanup events, in the spirit of the clean water plank quintessential to the Pirate Party platform. More info to come following the May 3rd meeting.
Maryland – As mentioned in Illinois, the Maryland Pirate Party is currently organizing. If you are from Maryland and thought “I’m just waiting for the right opportunity for a Marylander like me to join,” one, why does everyone keep having these thoughts, but two, your time has come!
Pirate National Conference – Just a reminder that the 2026 Pirate National Conference: Piratey McPirateface, of the House of Supreme, Heir to the Crown of the United States of America, Held By His Father Vermin Supreme, and Sole Heir to the Kingdom of Libertalia, By the Grace of God, King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, of Dalmatia, of Croatia, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Mallorca, of Seville, of Sardinia, of Córdoba, of Corsica, of Murcia, of Jaén, of the Algarves, of Algeciras, of the Canary Islands, of the East and West Indies, of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, of Brabant, of Milan, of Athens and Neopatria; Count of Habsburg, of Flanders, of Tyrol, of Barcelona, of Roussillon, and of Cerdanya; Marquess of Oristano and Count of Goceano, Duke of Sealand, Mayor of Des Moines, Mr. Florida 1999, Reborn, Runs for Something to Spill This Tea and Hoist the Colours Over the Stolen Pirate National Conference of 2024, aka Hoist the Colours and Spill the Tea
20 YEARS A PIRATE!
will take place on June 6th-7th in Boston, Massachusetts. There will also be an option to attend online if you cannot make the trip. You can find out all the information you are looking for here.
If you wanted to know more about last night’s meeting, you can watch it back here.