PNC 12/28/2025
Pirate National Committee — All national committees
Attending
Jolly Mitch, Captain (Chicagoland/IL)
Ty Clifford, Vice Captain (WV/non-voting)
Blase Henry, Scribe (AZ)
Wanda Ward, Lookout (FL)
Morgan Landry, Webadmin (TX)
Eli McGee, Beancounter (MA)
Cy Kindsfather, PR Director (MT/non-voting)
Ashley Melody (IN)
Mars (OH)
David Hall (FL)
James Nguyen (NC/Non-voting)
Agenda
Reports
No committee reports
IT
Ø
Outreach
Ø
Platform
Officers
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Discussion
Old Business
Old State Party and Candidate Updates
New Business
New State Party and Candidate Updates
Contact with Stop Killing Games Movement
Right to Repair Movement Discussion
ICE Discussion
Party Growth and future Outlook
Summary
Attending
Non-voting
Reports
Old Business
Old State Party and Candidate Updates:
New Business
New State Party and Candidate Updates:
-AZ:
-With the beginning of the new year, AZ will host its first in-person meeting to discuss their expectations this year, their Captain's campaign, and general pirate politics.
-WV:
-WV's Captain, Ty, mentioned his volunteer efforts at the Warming Center in WV, a facility providing overnight shelter, food, and warmth during cold months.
-CO:
-AZ Captain outreached to CO to see how CO was doing.
-The main CO rep went MIA and the party went stale after that with other rep picking up the pieces.
-The other rep offered to be the new main CO rep and help CO build its party and become a PNC member state.
-NV:
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Contact with Stop Killing Games Movement:
-AZ Captain made contact with the Stop Killing Games movement.
-Without giving out details,
Right to Repair Movement Discussion:
ICE Discussion:
-Drew expresses the further need to criticize ICE, citing the arrest of a local business owner who is an immigrant.
Party Growth and future Outlook:
-Jolly Mitch emphasizes the need to provide more opportunities for people outside the party to get involved beyond attending meetings.
-Also suggesting reactivating idle committees like platform and outreach to produce materials (pamphlets, memes), organize more events and "camera walks" among other things to create a more active and visible movement.
-An acknowledgment of acknowledges concerns from potential members about the party's momentum and emphasizes the goal of building a party "worth investing in".
-Stressing the constant need for volunteers across all 56 potential state parties under US jurisdiction.
-A clear "Pirate stance" on various issues, making it easy for people to understand the party's positions, was also stressed.
-Blase Henry his experience as the captain of the Arizona Pirate Party, starting with almost nothing and the need for individuals to "rise to the occasion" and lead.
-Drew adds that that is leadership and not everyone needs to be a leader, but a few dedicated individuals are crucial in each state.
Transcript
A livestream of the meeting can be found here https://www.youtube.com/live/MEhjI73DFTs?si=tzSNgMC2XkZUVhyK