Diane Sklar
DAF-Lyon Member at Large
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Diane Sklar signed up 2020-12-13 17:18:59 -0500
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Diane Sklar signed up 2020-04-28 08:13:52 -0400
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American Show and Tell in Lyon
Members of Democrats Abroad came out of confinement to celebrate Spring in Lyon, gathering at the Damn Fine Bookstore to share books, films and podcasts that have kept us going ...
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Maurice "Mike" Gravel (1930 – 2021): Alaska’s US Senator, Democrat (1969 – 1981)
As a born and bred Alaskan, I would like to pay homage to a former Democratic US Senator who represented my home state for 12 years before being defeated by ...
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Glass Ceilings in Technology Sector
I graduated college in the 70s, just at the time when IT was taking off and pulling in lots of new female graduates. Technology was supposed to be the great ...
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Meet the Lyon 2021 Leadership Candidates
The nominations period for the Lyon Chapter Leadership Elections has now closed. The candidates for Lyon Chapter Leadership are listed below. All members of Democrats Abroad France Lyon Chapter may ...
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Debate Watch Party
In temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, members of DA Lyon sought refuge at Tech Noir, a funky air-conditioned bar in the artist quarter of Lyon. There we watched 2 nights ...
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Lyon Soldiers on with Pride Parade Despite Torrential Downpour
The Lyon Gay Pride March was called for 2pm on June 15. At 2:15pm there was lightning, thunder and the skies over Bellecour opened up with a violent storm. The ...
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Pride Parade Prep Day
Members of Democrats Abroad Lyon met today with colored paper, ribbon, paint, markers, brushes, rubber cement, rulers and electric screwdriver to assemble our hardware for next week's Gay Pride March ...
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Book Discussions in Lyon
Members of Democrats Abroad have met twice so far this year to discuss books related to the American political landscape. Our first book selection was Michelle Obama’s best-selling autobiography Becoming. ...
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Green Wave March 16, 2019
Members of Democrats Abroad Lyon marched with 10,000 others in our city to advocate more action to combat global warming. This march was organized in support of the student march ...
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Candidates for Lyon Leadership Committee
Name: Diane Sklar Position: Chapter Chair I’m a baby boomer from New York who came to Lyon in 2015 after a career in the tech sector. In my last technology ...
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What would you change about the Democratic Party?
On May 17 members of Democrats Abroad Lyon Chapter met to discuss the topic “What would you like to change about the Democratic Party?” The session grew out of hearing ...
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Strong Support for March for Our Lives Movement in Lyon
French and American students, along with parents and friends assembled in Lyon at 4pm, simultaneously with events in the US, to show support for the brave and passionate American students ...
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Détendu And Ludique: DAL Discussion Group-Call for Submissions:
What are you curious about? Do you have expertise to share? Do you want to make an argument for something that you are passionate about? Do you want to study ...
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Martin Luther King: Le Rêve Brisé?
Democrats Abroad Lyon organized a visit to an exhibition in the Lyon public library honoring Dr. Martin Luther King on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. We were warmly welcomed ...
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US Consul in Lyon Addresses Democrats Abroad Lyon Chapter
The US consul to Lyon, Rebecca Kimbrell, addressed the membership of Democrats Abroad at the Franco-American business school CEFAM on November 21, 2018. Her talk was titled "The US System ...
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Hear Our Voice: First Anniversary of Women's March Observed in Lyon
Under the theme “Hear our Voice”, the first anniversary Women’s March rally was held in Lyon on January 21, 2018 in solidarity with the Global Women’s Caucus. About 30 people, ...
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No to the Wall” - Burrito Blast
On September 24, Democrats in Lyon gathered to eat delicious burritos, guacamole and other south of the border specialities and to express our solidarity with those impacted by the threat ...
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