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Happy Blue New Year!
2024 is a watershed election year for all Americans. The future of the presidency, the Congress and the federal courts, indeed American democracy itself, hangs in the balance.
We have the chance to reshape the narrative but only if we actively campaign and vote. You must request your ballot every year to protect your vote: www.votefromabroad.org
Ask for your ballot to be sent to you by email. It only takes a few minutes, and you’ll be signed up for EVERY election you’re eligible to vote in throughout 2024.
It’s impossible to overstate the critical importance of the November 5 election. Just last week, the entire editorial board of The New York Times sounded the alarm about the consequences of another
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/opinion/trump-2024-campaign-warning.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L00.pIlK.u97du3DcvOxa&smid=url-share&fbclid=IwAR3FVLSy0xYE3kba6Gu924zCyGGB5fOd6scALUZb7CMubP80fjbsgkrzKJk
And the editors of The Atlantic devoted its entire January/February issue to what a second Trump term would look like. It’s not pretty: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/01/warning-second-trump-term/676117/
DA will have voting assistance Zoom rooms available throughout 2024. This weekend, you can find, 24 hour assistance through Sunday, voting assistance here: https://qrco.de/bbh0zg
The Chair of DAN, Christina Skovsgaard, is also a certified voting assistant officer and can be available for voter assistance as needed. Contact: [email protected]
Upcoming events:
Pub night Tuesday January 16th and Feb 20th
Tuesday, January 16, 19:00: DAN Pub Night at Brygg, Storgata 7, 0155 Oslo. Join us for a pint & politics.
Film night: Thursday, January 18, 2024, 7 pm – DAN Film Night@Deichman, Disen Room (4th floor), Anne-Cath. Vestlys plass 1, 0150 Oslo. We will screen the documentary Amend: The Fight for America, Episode 6: Promise (59 min), which focuses on the 14th amendment to the Constitution and the history and effects of immigration and immigration policy in the U.S. Given the salience of immigration as an enduring issue in the 2024 elections, we will discuss the documentary and its implications after the screening. Those who want to chat longer can find refreshments at the bar Centropa on the first floor.
Fareed Zakaria had an interesting program on Immigration on 1/31/23. You can listen to it here: https://edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/fareed-zakaria-gps/episodes/a792a8ce-4c30-11ee-a8f2-33ca741f1643
There are DA Global events upcoming with tax seminars on Wednesdays in January & February. Starting Jan.13th through Jan 31st.
As mentioned above, DA is having a global voter registration marathon lasting 55 hours of online assistance for voter registration. You can also learn how to aid other voters: https://www.democratsabroad.org/voter_registration_ballot_request_module_1_20240114
and https://www.democratsabroad.org/patallene/international_voter_registration_day_hnktvb91azv53nr0jtpkpa
There have been requests for the DA event with Jamie Raskin -Truth, accountability and Protecting Democracy and the January 6th Justice and the Power of the Vote.
Here is the video: https://youtu.be/-OAm7gnAvvI?si=QFppRSaIuyo_4tCI
Here is the January 6th Remembrance video: https://youtu.be/mFfA8GBwDR4
The Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary (GPP) starts on Super Tuesday, March 5 and runs through March 12, 2024, to help select the next Democratic presidential candidate and our delegates to the DNC Convention in August. Reminder: you may vote in either your state’s Presidential Primary or the GPP – but only one! You can vote for all other candidates in your state primary. Oslo & Stavanger will have in-person voting on March 5. Voting will also take place online.
We need funds to continue our work. It is now possible to donate to DA Norway, and DA Global or to split your donation between DAN and DA Global. https://www.democratsabroad.org/no_split_donation
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Happy Blue New Year!
2024 is a watershed election year for all Americans. The future of the presidency, the Congress and the federal courts, indeed American democracy itself, hangs in the balance.
We have the chance to reshape the narrative but only if we actively campaign and vote. You must request your ballot every year to protect your vote: www.votefromabroad.org
Ask for your ballot to be sent to you by email. It only takes a few minutes, and you’ll be signed up for EVERY election you’re eligible to vote in throughout 2024.
It’s impossible to overstate the critical importance of the November 5 election. Just last week, the entire editorial board of The New York Times sounded the alarm about the consequences of another
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/opinion/trump-2024-campaign-warning.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L00.pIlK.u97du3DcvOxa&smid=url-share&fbclid=IwAR3FVLSy0xYE3kba6Gu924zCyGGB5fOd6scALUZb7CMubP80fjbsgkrzKJk
And the editors of The Atlantic devoted its entire January/February issue to what a second Trump term would look like. It’s not pretty: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/01/warning-second-trump-term/676117/
DA will have voting assistance Zoom rooms available throughout 2024. This weekend, you can find, 24 hour assistance through Sunday, voting assistance here: https://qrco.de/bbh0zg
The Chair of DAN, Christina Skovsgaard, is also a certified voting assistant officer and can be available for voter assistance as needed. Contact: [email protected]
Upcoming events:
Pub night Tuesday January 16th and Feb 20th
Tuesday, January 16, 19:00: DAN Pub Night at Brygg, Storgata 7, 0155 Oslo. Join us for a pint & politics.
Film night: Thursday, January 18, 2024, 7 pm – DAN Film Night@Deichman, Disen Room (4th floor), Anne-Cath. Vestlys plass 1, 0150 Oslo. We will screen the documentary Amend: The Fight for America, Episode 6: Promise (59 min), which focuses on the 14th amendment to the Constitution and the history and effects of immigration and immigration policy in the U.S. Given the salience of immigration as an enduring issue in the 2024 elections, we will discuss the documentary and its implications after the screening. Those who want to chat longer can find refreshments at the bar Centropa on the first floor.
Fareed Zakaria had an interesting program on Immigration on 1/31/23. You can listen to it here: https://edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/fareed-zakaria-gps/episodes/a792a8ce-4c30-11ee-a8f2-33ca741f1643
There are DA Global events upcoming with tax seminars on Wednesdays in January & February. Starting Jan.13th through Jan 31st.
As mentioned above, DA is having a global voter registration marathon lasting 55 hours of online assistance for voter registration. You can also learn how to aid other voters: https://www.democratsabroad.org/voter_registration_ballot_request_module_1_20240114
and https://www.democratsabroad.org/patallene/international_voter_registration_day_hnktvb91azv53nr0jtpkpa
There have been requests for the DA event with Jamie Raskin -Truth, accountability and Protecting Democracy and the January 6th Justice and the Power of the Vote.
Here is the video: https://youtu.be/-OAm7gnAvvI?si=QFppRSaIuyo_4tCI
Here is the January 6th Remembrance video: https://youtu.be/mFfA8GBwDR4
The Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary (GPP) starts on Super Tuesday, March 5 and runs through March 12, 2024, to help select the next Democratic presidential candidate and our delegates to the DNC Convention in August. Reminder: you may vote in either your state’s Presidential Primary or the GPP – but only one! You can vote for all other candidates in your state primary. Oslo & Stavanger will have in-person voting on March 5. Voting will also take place online.
We need funds to continue our work. It is now possible to donate to DA Norway, and DA Global or to split your donation between DAN and DA Global. https://www.democratsabroad.org/no_split_donation
