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Connie Borde rsvped for Our Forests and Our Climate: an Earth Week Guided Discussion 2021-04-09 06:48:58 -0400
Our Forests and Our Climate: an Earth Week Guided Discussion
Wildfires in Australia. Wildfires in California. The Amazon burned to make way for cattle grazing. Pledges to plant a billion trees. Carbon offsetting by protecting forests. The planet’s forests have become ground zero for climate impacts and climate action.
In honor of Earth Week 2021, The Climate Action Team and Democrats Abroad Spain are hosting “Our Forests and Our Climate: an Earth Week Guided Discussion” with Daniel James, newly elected chair of DA Spain.
Daniel has decades of expertise in forest management and environmental policy, working on the Hill, for the US Forest service, and most recently, as Acting Deputy Under Secretary and senior advisor for Natural Resources and Environment at USDA.
Date: April 21, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM CET/12 PM EST
This is a virtual event; RSVP for the link
We hope you will attend to learn more about the connection between forests and climate change, and the importance of protecting and preserving forests to the planet. We want you to be inspired to take action!
Here are some suggested watchings/readings to introduce you to the subject and spark some questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-nEYsyRlYo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q0xUXo2zEY&feature=youtu.be
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00122-z
https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/forests-and-climate-change
Submit your questions in advance to [email protected]! Please use the subject line “Climate and Forests”.
Daniel James was recently elected chair for DA Spain. He served 34 years in public service and retired from USDA in 2019. His last role was Acting Deputy Under Secretary and senior advisor for Natural Resources and Environment. In that role Daniel led the NRE Mission area which included the US Forest Service, and for a period Natural Resource Conservation Service and Gulf Coast Restoration work.
He was appointed Associate Chief of the Forest Service in July 2016. Prior to this appointment, Daniel, served in many leadership positions, including:
- Regional Forester of the Rocky Mountain Region;
- Deputy Regional Forester in the Pacific Southwest Region; Forest Supervisor of the Santa Fe National Forest;
- District Ranger on the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest;
- District Ranger on the South Park Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forest, Comanche, and Cimarron National Grasslands;
- Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs of the Intermountain Region, National Press Officer in Washington, D.C.;
- and aide to the United States Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado when he was in the US House of Representatives.
He represented USDA on the National Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, National Wildland Fire Leadership Council and also served on the Board for the Sierra Conservancy and the National Leadership Council for the National Forest Foundation.
Daniel earned a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and a Master’s degree from Regis University of Denver. He and his partner Aaron live in Barcelona, Spain.
Don’t forget that The Climate Action Team has curated this list of virtual Earth Day events - there is something to fit every time zone and every age group.
WHENApril 21, 2021 at 6pmWHEREThis is a virtual event; RSVP for the link
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Stop AAPI Hate • Community Check In
Please join us for a Community Check-In to voice your thoughts and feelings about mounting violence against AAPI people in the US, in the wake of the recent Atlanta murders and rising anti-Asian hate crimes. Join us in discussion, led by Los Angeles-based Ting Qin, M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy and experienced group facilitator. Hosted by the DA France Diversity Caucus, DA France Women’s Caucus and the Global AAPI Caucus.
WHENApril 21, 2021 at 7pmWHERE
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Connie Borde rsvped for Gender Equality: Unleashing Women's Full Potential 2021-03-23 17:17:44 -0400
Gender Equality: Unleashing Women's Full Potential
Professor Linda Scott will join us April 13th @ 12pm EST/6pmCET
To discuss the research behind the findings in her recently-published book:
“The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Empowering Women."
Internationally renowned expert on women's economic development and Emeritus DP World Professor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Oxford. Professor Linda Scott will join us to discuss the research behind the findings in her recently-published book: “The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Empowering Women.” Her analysis of international gender data shows the reality of a distinctive pattern of economic inequality which, when combined with cultural impediments, forms the shadow economy unique to women, the “Double X Economy.” To quote Melinda Gates:
“Linda Scott shines a light on women's essential and often invisible contributions to our global economy--while combining insight, analysis, and interdisciplinary data to make a compelling and actionable case for unleashing women's economic power." --Melinda Gates, author of The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
Linda gives us a powerful argument going forward: “…equal economic treatment for women would put a stop to some of the world’s costliest evils, while building prosperity for everyone.” And she is looking to recruit everyone to the cause of women’s economic inclusion!
WHENApril 13, 2021 at 6pmWHEREZoom Link will be sent out closer to the event date
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Connie Borde published When Men and Women Live in True Brotherhood.... in ERA Stories 2021-03-22 10:14:00 -0400
When Men and Women Live in True Brotherhood....
I'm an academic, I live in France, and I vote in Massachusetts. Back in the 70s I read Simone de Beauvoir's groundbreaking book "The Second Sex" and it changed my life. I realized, as did many, that women were not given equal status, either in their personal lives or under the law. Later in life I had the grand experience of teaching the book and I came to understand the deeply philosophical reasons why no democracy can exist without equality between men and women. And unless women are equal to men under the law, there can be no true equality. So from there began my quest for an Equal Rights Amendment. True liberation for women can only exist when they are protected under the law, and men and women can live in true "brotherhood" (Beauvoir's word) only when the Constitution guarantees them equal rights. So let's go, let's get it done. Let's add that ERA to our guarantor of equal rights, the US Constitution.
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Connie Borde rsvped for 2021 DA France National Elections and Annual General Meeting 2021-03-04 04:33:04 -0500
2021 DA France National Elections and Annual General Meeting
Please RSVP by APRIL 15, 2021 to be registered to vote at this meeting
Join us for the biennial election of the National Democrats Abroad France (DA France) Officers and Voting Representatives. The national elections and meeting will be held on April 17, 2021 online via Zoom from 2 PM. We will hear candidate speeches and elect a new Leadership team for Democrats Abroad France, hear about how DA France will continue its important work on US elections and political engagement heading into the 2022 midterms and with eyes on 2024, and vote on proposed Bylaws changes.
For more information on the nominating process and the Call for Candidates, please see here.
The nominations period has now closed. To see the Candidates Statements, please see here.
Stay tuned - this page will be updated with agenda details.
2021 NATIONAL OFFICER AND VOTING REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS
All members of Democrats Abroad France are welcome to attend and vote in the DA France National Officer and Voting Representative Elections on April 17. You will have an opportunity to hear from the candidates themselves prior to the close of voting and final tabulation of results. All members wanting to vote at the meeting are asked to register to vote by virtue of RSVP for this meeting, below, on or before April 15th -- this allows the DA France Election Board to prepare the voter rolls on the day of the meeting.
EARLY / ABSENTEE VOTING OPTION
All DA France members also have the option to vote early via an online absentee ballot made available to them via email, from March 28 until 5PM on April 15th. This is to encourage member participation from all across France even if they cannot attend the meeting on Election Day. As a result, no nominations from the floor will be allowed.
If you elect to vote via the Early Vote/Absentee Ballot, you will not be able to vote in the same election a second time even if you attend the Election Meeting. However, in the event of ties, the DA France Election Board may elect to conduct snap Run-off Elections to break ties, time and other conditions permitting, at their discretion. In such case, all members of DA France who have RSVPd for the meeting by April 15th and in attendance at the Election Meeting, will be allowed to vote in any Run-off Elections. Absentee voting will not be an option for snap Run-off Elections since they will be conducted at the Election Meeting. RSVP below to register to vote on Election Day, April 17.
To join Democrats Abroad, please go to www.democratsabroad.org/join. You must be a US citizen 18 years of age or older by Nov. 2, 2021 and resident in France.
PROPOSED DA FRANCE BYLAWS CHANGES - PUBLIC COMMENT
A proposed draft of changes to the DA France Bylaws is available for review and public comment. We will review the major changes to the draft at the AGM prior to voting on whether to approve. Questions? Please email the DA France Bylaws Committee at [email protected].
- To view the current DA France Bylaws of March 2020, see here.
- To view the 2021 proposed Bylaws changes, the "Markup" version, see here. This version shows where the text is being changed.
- To view the "clean" version of 2021 proposed changes, see here. This version shows how the final text reads with changes accepted.
- To provide comment and feedback to the Bylaws Committee, please use this Public Comment form, here.
WHENApril 17, 2021 at 2pmWHERE
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Connie Borde published NEXT BOOKS ABROAD MEETING – February 21, 2020 in Feminist Literature Club 2021-01-22 05:23:09 -0500
NEXT BOOKS ABROAD MEETING – February 21, 2020
Book Abroad Reads Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments
Books Abroad, The Global Women’s Caucus feminist reading group, is pleased to announce its pick for Black History Month.
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman explores the revolution of black intimate life in Philadelphia and New York at the beginning of the twentieth century by examining the untold history of women who led “wayward” lives and rejected respectability in response to being denied access to the American Dream.
“In wrestling with the question of what a free life is, many young black women created forms of intimacy and kinship that were indifferent to the dictates of respectability and outside the bounds of the law. They cleaved to and cast-off lovers, exchanged sex to subsist and revised the meaning of marriage. Longing and desire fueled their experiments in how to live. They refused to labor like slaves or to accept degrading conditions of work.”
It is a unique, genre-bending work that is deeply researched and melds history to the literary imagination.
Key historical figures like Ida B. Wells, W. E. B. Du Bois and Billie Holiday make appearances, but Hartman’s narrative focuses on lesser-known women who have been overlooked historically and are usually invisible in official archives.
This is sure to be an engaging discussion that will hopefully spark conversation about a rarely discussed aspect of Black history. We look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP on the event page to receive the zoom link.Event Start Time by LocationWashington DC, USA 08:00 EST London, United Kingdom 13:00 GMT Frankfurt, Germany 14:00 CET Athens, Greece 15:00 EET Dubai, United Arab Emirates 17:00 GST Bangkok, Thailand 20:00 ICT
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Join former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and
Support Democrats Abroad's Global Campaign to
Reach the World
Over 9 million Americans live outside of the United States. Democrats Abroad is working to ensure that as many as possible vote in November, and that Democrats win up and down the ballot.
We are phoning members, running social media ads, and mailing potential voters in order to win in November.
And our Get Out the Vote campaigns work. In 2016, the number of Americans abroad who voted was 50% higher than in 2012 and in 2018, the number of voters tripled compared to 2014. And the number of overseas Americans requesting ballots in 2020 is already twice the number in 2016.
We CAN make the difference, but we need YOUR help. Please make a donation today to fund our Global Get Out the Vote campaign.
Donations are made to Democrats Abroad (Democratic Party Committee Abroad) and not to any candidate for Federal Office.Donations to Democrats Abroad are not tax-deductible.
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Join Leon Panetta, Rosa DeLauro, and Ambassadors David Thorne and John Phillips (Rtd.) and help Americans in Italy vote
Democrats Abroad will run ads on major Italian websites to reach dual citizens and other Italian-speaking Americans. This event will help ensure that the more than 78,000 Americans in Italy get the information they need about how to vote from abroad.
Here are the details.
When: Tuesday, September 15th, 1pm Eastern (US and Canada)Where: ZOOM a casa tua (your home, in case your Italian has slipped)This is a ticketed event. All proceeds from the event will go to getting out the US citizen vote in Italy.
$10,000 – Co Chair (invited to private reception)
$5,000 – Vice Chair (invited to private reception)
$2,500 – Host (invited to private reception)
$1,000 – Co Host (invited to private reception)
$500 – Paisan (invited to general admission)
$100 (invited to general admission)
$20.20 (invited to general admission)If you are unable to contribute online, send us a US Dollar check with this form to the following address.
Democrats Abroad
PO Box 15130
Washington DC 20003
USAThank you for your support!
On-line credit card contributions made to Democrats Abroad are secure, encrypted transactions made via Stripe.
Donations to Democrats Abroad are not tax-deductible.
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GWC Suffrage Centennial Campaign
Donate and support a phonebanking day in memory of the suffragettes!
Our goals are to raise at least $2,020 and make 1920 calls, encouraging U.S. overseas voters to request their ballots or register to vote before the October deadlines. However, we really hope to have so many donors and callers that we blow by those numbers and just keep going! [Mobile device users, please scroll down to donate!]
Your donation will help us continue efforts to ensure that the right to vote, so hard won in 1920, is exercised by American women** around the world.
(** and men!)
Honor the Suffragettes and Use Your VOTE!
Donations are made to Democrats Abroad (Democratic Party Committee Abroad) and not to any candidate for Federal Office.
Donations to Democrats Abroad are not tax-deductible.
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Join Susan Rice and
Support Democrats Abroad's Global Campaign to
"Reach the World"
Over 9 million Americans live outside of the United States. Democrats Abroad is working to ensure that as many as possible vote in November, and that Democrats win up and down the ballot.
We are phoning members, running social media ads, and mailing potential voters in order to win in November.
And our Get Out the Vote campaigns work. In 2016, the number of Americans abroad who voted was 50% higher than in 2012 and in 2018, the number of voters tripled compared to 2014.
We CAN make the difference, but we need YOUR help. Please make a donation today to fund our Global Get Out the Vote campaign.
Donations are made to Democrats Abroad (Democratic Party Committee Abroad) and not to any candidate for Federal Office.Donations to Democrats Abroad are not tax-deductible.
Donate
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Join Howard Dean and
Support Democrats Abroad's Global Campaign to
"Get Out the Vote"
Over 9 million Americans live outside of the United States. Democrats Abroad is working to ensure that as many as possible vote in November, and that Democrats win up and down the ballot.
We are phoning members, running social media ads, and mailing potential voters in order to win in November.
And our Get Out the Vote campaigns work. In 2016, the number of Americans abroad who voted was 50% higher than in 2012 and in 2018, the number of voters tripled compared to 2014.
We CAN make the difference, but we need YOUR help. Please make a donation today to fund our Global Get Out the Vote campaign.
Donations are to Democrats Abroad (Democratic Party Committee Abroad) and not to any candidate for Federal Office.
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Women's March Rally: View From Paris.
Our theme was VIOLENCE, in all its forms, against women. "Sexual violence is a global epidemic that is all around us, yet it is nowhere, precisely because it permeates every facet of our presence in the world, echoing throughout political and popular cultures, ricocheting off the cement walls that define our boundaries." - Michele Chen from Roxane Gay's "Not That Bad."
We need and Equal Rights Amendment to protect women against violence. Laws alone do not solve the problem.
Salli Swartz leads the discussion about the ERA that followed the viewing of the documentary Equal Means Equal, answering the question: Why, in the year 2019 with so many opportunities for American women, do we need the Equal Rights Amendment?
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Connie Borde published Candlelight Vigils Take Place in France on the Eve of Armistice Day in News 2018-11-12 04:29:19 -0500
Candlelight Vigils Take Place in France on the Eve of Armistice Day
Democrats Abroad went into action on Saturday evening Nov. 10 as Donald Trump arrived in France. Their candlelight vigils showed him what they think about his 'leadership.' SUPPORTING the TRUE American values including humanitarian concern for others, the first amendment, respect for science, respect for journalists, freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation, equality for women and people of color, care for the environment and dedication to fair play and true democracy. HONORING American victims of right-wing hate crimes inspired by Trump's rhetoric. And RESPECTING our Constitution and the right to pursue investigations without hindrance.
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November 6, Election Day 2018
The new Democratic National Committee created an infrastructure to support candidates up and down the ballot and organize year-round -- leading to wins in some places that would've seemed unthinkable two years ago. Here are some of the ways Democrats gained ground across the country :
- 29 House seats flipped so far -- with a good shot at flipping at least half a dozen more once all the results come in;
- Seven governors' seats flipped;
- Six legislative chambers flipped -- bringing the total number we've flipped up to seven this cycle;
- Four Republican state legislature supermajorities broken;
- In total, Democrats flipped over 290 individual state legislative races last night -- bringing our total on the cycle up to over 330!
- Four states voted to expand voting rights, including a constitutional amendment in Florida that will restore voting rights to more than 1 million people with felony records;
- Three state Supreme Court seats flipped;
- Three red states voted to expand Medicaid;
- Two states voted to raise their minimum wages;
- One U.S. Senate seat flipped -- congrats to Jacky Rosen.
And here are some of the incredible candidates who won historic victories last night:
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Connie Borde published JUNE AND JULY BRING OT RESISTANTS ACROSS FRANCE in News 2018-07-07 21:13:08 -0400
JUNE AND JULY BRING OUT RESISTANTS ACROSS FRANCE
Democrats Abroad France organized rallies and candlelight vigils across the country with “Families Belong Together” events in Paris, Lyon, Grenoble, and Toulouse to protest Trump’s pointlessly cruel “Zero Tolerance” policy towards refugee and immigrant families, and a July 4th “Vive La Resistance” apero/picnic by the Seine in Paris with coalition partners to register voters and organize for the Fall. On June 30th we marched in the LGBTQ Gay Parade. With just four months ahead of us, we must continue to mobilize voters to speak out and defend our Democratic Party values.
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Connie Borde published Lest We Ever Forget - Memorial Day Ceremonies in France in News 2018-05-10 04:42:22 -0400
Lest We Ever Forget - Memorial Day Ceremonies in France
Every year, Democrats Abroad France remembers the fallen soldiers who bravely died while serving in the US Armed Forces. Decorating graves to remember the dead is an ancient tradition that continues to this day. In America the tradition began with those who died in the Civil War. All are invited to attend. Since 1918 is the 100th Anniversary of WWI, the ceremonies will be grandissime. We will be laying wreaths in ceremonies throughout France on the graves of these heroes on the following dates:
Memorial Day Ceremonies Meuse-Argonne May 27th at 11am
Memorial Day Ceremonies May 27th at St. Mihiel 4pm
Memorial Day Ceremonies Lafayette Escadrille May 27th at 10am
Memorial Day Ceremonies Surennes May 27th at 2.30pm
Memorial Day Ceremonies May 27th Oise-Aisne at 3pm
Memorial Day Ceremonies Epinal May 27th at 10:30am
For more information, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Connie Borde published DAF Diversity Caucus Hosts MLK Event in Paris in News 2018-04-10 12:56:37 -0400
DAF Diversity Caucus Hosts MLK Event in Paris
On April 5, we honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. The event was held in the sanctuary of the American Church in Paris where Dr. King himself spoke in October of 1965, and the Church was full. The program was organized by co-Chair of the Diversity Caucus, Reed Kennedy, and included a welcome from church clergy, excerpts from Martin Luther King's writings. music, and speeches as well as a panel discussion on the life and legacy of the civil rights icon. A key moment featured author Jake Lamar reading the moving Letter From Birmingham City Jail from the same pulpit where Dr. King spoke.
For those of you who could not make it to the event, here are links for few pictures (photo credit: Richard Allen) as well as athe livestream video .