<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div><span></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21449">Hallo, I know that UK Pirates would be to proud to ask for help elsewhere, but maybe there is need for discussion here, It would be Traumatic to lose our friends on the Isle.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21515" dir="ltr"> hope someone has ideas maybe externe IT support so they can concentrate on the campaign side.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21551" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21553" dir="ltr">Pirate Regards</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21555" dir="ltr">Mickey Sinclair.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21655" dir="ltr">P.S. general Assembly in Germany just accepted entry from 14 years of age and worldwide Membership.<br><br></div> <div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21006" style="display: block;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21005" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21004" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21003" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21002" face="Arial" size="2"> Leaders Office - Pirate Party UK <LeadersOffice@pirateparty.org.uk> schrieb am 13:23 Freitag, 26.Februar 2016:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456503806938_21007">-------- PIRATE PARTY UK NEEDS YOU! <br>------------------------------------------<br><br>tl;dr We are in trouble and need your help. Without your help we will shut<br>down.<br><br>Dear members,<br><br>This is an urgent notification to all members that the Pirate Party UK needs<br>your help. The Party is currently operating without an elected NEC. This is<br>untenable in the long term.<br><br>There is essential work that needs to be done now. If it isn't done the Party<br>will cease to exist.<br><br>On Wednesday 24th February the Board met and discussed whether it would ask<br>the members to vote on whether they should gracefully close down the Party.<br>The Board voted against this and committed to raising the Party to a<br>functional state.<br><br>Members of the Board have already volunteered to fulfill the essential Party<br>roles (Stephen as Leader, Will as Treasurer, and Harley as Nominations<br>Officer) with the Electoral Commission. On Wednesday the Board agreed to<br>undertake the most essential duties to keep the Party extant. However, the<br>Board cannot continue to fill all these roles and do all of the work<br>necessary to keep the Party running on an ongoing basis.<br><br>All of this work and the work of the past six years will be wasted and<br>discarded unless we can rebuild successfully.<br><br>In order to rebuild successfully the Party NEEDS all members to get involved.<br>There are three main areas where we need your immediate help:<br><br>*IT Team*<br><br>Steve Wilson has worked very hard for many years managing the IT<br>infrastructure and resources for the Party. The Party would not have<br>developed as successfully as it did without his significant contributions.<br>But Steve has decided that he wants to step down from this role and now the<br>IT infrastructure for the Party is in danger because we have a serious and<br>sophisticated setup that needs to be operated and managed by knowledgeable<br>people.<br><br>We do not want to have a single point of failure and we do not want to load<br>down one person with all the pressure that the job entails. As such we want<br>to form a team of people who can share the load.<br><br>We have already arranged with one member to audit the system and Harley<br>(Board member and temporary Nominations Officer) will coordinate volunteers<br>for the IT Team.<br><br>If you have IT skills (server admin, php, drupal, dba, etc.) and are willing<br>to join this team please comment at<br><a href="https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call" target="_blank">https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call</a><br>[1]<br><br>*Party Administration and Leadership*<br><br>The Party cannot operate without leadership. This currently means the<br>following roles: Leader, Deputy Leader, Treasurer, Nominations Officer,<br>Campaigns Officer, and Secretary. Nominations are open for these positions<br>and have been for some time -<br><a href="https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/nominations/so-you-want-stand" target="_blank">https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/nominations/so-you-want-stand</a>[2]<br><br>Clearly we have not had members willing to step forward and take on these<br>roles. As such the Board is willing to undertake a mentoring process. We will<br>accept volunteers to work but not take on the full duties of these roles.<br>This allows an interested volunteer to work in the relevent area and<br>contribute to the Party in a meaningful way and build the confidence to maybe<br>step up to take the official role at a later date.<br><br>It will not be a requirement of a volunteer that they eventually step up -<br>simply working in one of the NEC departments benefits the Party and will<br>eventually create the stability where someone else will be able to step up<br>and receive immediate and experienced support.<br><br>If YOU think the current Party structure is unusable then please contribute<br>to a new model that will work better. You can do this by discussing in the<br>forum<br><a href="https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call" target="_blank">https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call</a><br>[3]<br><br>Please note however that while discussion is good, actions are better. I'd<br>like to see anyone who thinks there is a better structure to get involved in<br>the current structure, do some of the real work that needs doing, and help<br>change the Party structure from within it.<br><br>Volunteers will be coordinated by Board members who will assist them in<br>getting up to speed with what needs doing. You won't be on your own. We will<br>only be successful in rebuilding if we work together.<br><br>To volunteer to work in any of the Party's departments please comment at<br><a href="https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call" target="_blank">https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call</a><br>[4]<br><br>*Finances*<br><br>Boringly we have bills. It takes money to run a political Party. Please do<br>consider a donation, no matter how small<br><a href="https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/donation" target="_blank">https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/donation</a>[5]<br><br>Stephen Ogden<br>Pirate Party Governor<br><br>Leaders Update [6]<br>--<br><br>Like what we do? Help fund us at <a href="https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/donation" target="_blank">https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/donation</a>- we<br>rely entirely on donations to make what we do possible!<br><br>For more information on the Pirate Party UK, please visit our website at<br><a href="https://www.pirateparty.org.uk./" target="_blank">https://www.pirateparty.org.uk./</a> If you wish to receive regular press<br>statements from the Party (or no longer wish to receive them) please email<br>the Press Office at <a href="mailto:press@pirateparty.org.uk" ymailto="mailto:press@pirateparty.org.uk">press@pirateparty.org.uk</a>, or unsubscribe below. The<br>Pirate Party UK is a political party registered at Studio 202, Islington<br>Mill, James Street, Salford, M3 5HW.<br><br>Use the following link to unsubscribe:<br><a href="https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/newsletter/confirm/remove/9d04d27228441t119" target="_blank">https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/newsletter/confirm/remove/9d04d27228441t119</a><br><br><br>[1] <br><a href="https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call" target="_blank">https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call</a><br>[2] <a href="https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/nominations/so-you-want-stand" target="_blank">https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/nominations/so-you-want-stand</a><br>[3] <br><a href="https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call" target="_blank">https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call</a><br>[4] <br><a href="https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call" target="_blank">https://community.pirateparty.org.uk/discussion/281/taking-stock-and-rebuilding-role-call</a><br>[5] <a href="https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/donation" target="_blank">https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/donation</a><br>[6] <a href="https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/newsletter/leaders-update" target="_blank">https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/newsletter/leaders-update</a><br><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>