Democrats Abroad strongly believes in equality and as a consequence has institututed an Affirmative Action Plan as part of its overall Delegate Selection Plan for delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Although the AAP is specific to the selection of delegates for the convention its over riding principles should be considered for all DA business including our upcoming election for a board member.

Part of the policy states . . .

"All Caucuses, committees and officials of Democrats Abroad shall take such practical steps as may be within their legitimate power to assure that all First- Tier Caucuses, Country Caucuses, Regional Caucuses and the Global Convention, and all committees include: men and women, various age groups, racial minority groups, economic groups, traditionally under-represented groups and representatives of identifiable geographically defined populations--all in reasonable relationship to the proportions in which these groups are found in the population of the respective constituencies and without discrimination based on creed or religious

preference, sexual orientation or physical disability.”

The full Affirmative Action Plan can be found at

http://www.democratsabroad.org/article/2008/01/11/delegate-selection-plan-summary-pdf-document

If there are any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me directly at aajkt@yahoo.com or any of the other board members at demsabroadindo@yahoo.com.

Regards, 

Arian Ardie

Chair

DA Indonesia