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May 2022 Global Meeting
Democrats Abroad will hold our 2022 Global Meeting online. The meeting will be held across the weekend of May 21-22.
Connection details will be emailed to all Democrats Abroad member RSVP's closer to the meeting date.
Democrats Abroad Global Meetings are possible thanks to participant donations. You will be redirected to the donation page after you RSVP.Day One Agenda Day Two Agenda Democrats Abroad Resolutions Democrats Abroad Charter Amendments To RSVP, click HERE to navigate to the bottom of this page
NOTICE: This meeting will be recorded, including audio, video, and any materials exchanged or viewed during the session.
Agenda (Subject to Change)
Saturday, May 21
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Time (US Eastern)
Activity
3:30am
WebEx Opens/Check-In
4:00am
Meeting Begins, Roll Call
4:15am
Opening Remarks
4:25am
Adoption of Meeting Rules
4:40am
Approval of Minutes from May and August 2021 Global Meetings
4:50am
International Chair’s Report
5:05am
International Treasurer’s Report
5:20am
Confirmation of International Treasurer
5:40am
Confirmation of DA Caribbean Islands
6:00am
Break
6:15am
DA’s Task Forces: What They Are, What They’re Doing, and How You Can Help
7:00am
DA’s Caucuses: What They Are, What They’re Doing, and How You Can Help
7:45am
Break / Guest Speaker DNC Deputy Executive Director Roger Lau
8:00am
The Nuts & Bolts of Voting From Abroad
8:30am
Overview: Global GOTV Strategy and Resources for 2022
8:45am
Battleground State Teams
9:15am
Break / Guest Speaker DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison
9:30am
Panel on GOTV Best Practices
10:00am
Reaching and Helping Voters in 2022
11:00am
Break / Guest Speaker US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ)
11:15am
Fundraising in 2022: The Pitch, Nuts and Bolts, and Best Practices
11:45am
Closing Remarks for Day One
12:00pm
Sunday, May 22To check your local time, please use this Time Zone Converter here.
Time (US Eastern)
Activity
3:30am
WebEx Opens/Check-In
4:00am
Meeting Reconvenes, Roll Call
4:15am
Rebranding Overview: New DA Logo, DA Website Redesign, and VFA Website Redesign
5:15am
Membership Engagement: Volunteer Pathways in 2022
5:45am
Break
6:00am
Resolutions followed by Charter Amendments
~ 7:30am (15 mins) Break 1 / Guest Speaker
~ 9:15am (15 mins) Break 2 / Guest Speaker10:45am
Closing Remarks for Day Two
11:00am
Democrats Abroad Resolutions
The DPCA will consider resolutions submitted by its members at the Global Meeting. Resolutions can pertain to matters of internal governance, DA's advocacy of policies, or memorializing leaders who have recently passed away. The texts of resolutions for this meeting are available as a PDF using this link. These texts are the result of a lengthy process of discussion and revisions, with all changes requiring the consent of the primary sponsors. During the meeting, a resolution may be passed, amended, rejected, or not considered due to parliamentary decisions.
Any DA member is welcome to use a form to be recognized as a co-sponsor of an individual resolution. If you'd like to be listed publicly by name and country of residence as a co-sponsor of a particular resolution, please use the following link to complete the form: https://forms.gle/6nW1vz61RmKADVgT7 This form will close 24 hours before the meeting's start.
Democrats Abroad Charter Amendments
Proposed amendments to Democrats Abroad’s Charter can be found here.
Click Here to donate in support of the Global Meeting and DA's GOTV activities.
Click Here to donate to the Democrats Abroad Travel Fund.
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Parliamentarian 2021-2023
Laura is a retired trial lawyer. She and her husband have been homeowners and part time residents of San Miguel for 13 years. A life long Democrat, she was part of a group in a conservative suburb of Columbus Ohio that formed their own grassroots organization to campaign for John Kerry.
She was a neighborhood team leader for Obama and opened a GOTV headquarters in a largely Somalian and Hispanic neighborhood. She has registered voters, run phone banks and canvasses for federal, state and local candidates and issues since that time. Most recently, she trained canvassers and was canvass leader in a GOTV headquarters in Ohio for the 2018 midterms.
She has been involved in Dems Abroad San Miguel for several years , serving as Secretary of the group and actively participating in voter registration here.
She would like to continue her work with Dems Abroad as parliamentarian.
Laura currently serves as Parliamentarian and is a retired trial lawyer. She and her husband have been homeowners and part time residents of San Miguel for 13 years. A life long Democrat, she campaigned for John Kerry, was an Obama team leader for her nei