We had a great first meeting on July 29 with over twenty attendees! We decided to get in touch with as many Americans as we could to Get Out the Vote in our local area. We will also be participating in sending postcards to swing state voters. Our Next zoom meeting is Thursday, 13 August at 6pm.  Please join us!  

If you RSVP, we will contact you about future events and volunteer opportunities for the Devon & Cornwall Region.  The Zoom link will be sent out the morning of the event.   If you cannot attend but are interested in hearing about future meetings and volunteer opportunities, please email secretary@democratsabroad.org.uk and ask us to sign you up!

Join our next virtual meeting for the Bath, Bristol and Cotswolds Regional Group on August 11 at 6:30pm via Zoom.  Linda Adeson, one of the co-chairs of the Voter Registration Team, will be with us to give a presentation followed by a Q and A session. Hope you can make it and please tell other Americans in the area as well. 

If you RSVP, we will contact you about future events and volunteer opportunities for the Bath, Bristol & Cotswolds Region.  The Zoom link will be sent out the morning of the event. 

If you cannot attend but are interested in this group, please email secretary@democratsabroad.org.uk and ask us to sign you up!

The Northwest England Regional Group had its first (virtual) meeting on Monday 27 July. The group includes Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Cheshire, Blackpool, Carlisle and surrounding areas. We were delighted to meet so many inspiring and enthusiastic Americans living in the area. Next time on August 10, we’d like to get more input on how we can engage more Americans in the area and on issues that concern you. 

If you RSVP, we will contact you about future events and volunteer opportunities for the Northwest England Regional Group.  The Zoom link will be sent out the morning of the event. 

If you cannot attend but are interested in this group, please email secretary@democratsabroad.org.uk and ask us to sign you up!

The Global Black Caucus is proud to host our second webinar with author and MSNBC contributor Malcolm Nance.

Malcolm Nance is a counter-terrorism and intelligence consultant for the U.S. government’s Special Operations, Homeland Security, and Intelligence agencies. He’s also a counter-terrorism analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.

He is the author of several books including The Plot to Hack America: How Putin’s Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election and the recently released NYT’s Bestseller: The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West.

His latest book in his trilogy is The Plot to Betray America: How Team Trump Embraced Our Enemies, Compromised Our Security, and How We Can Fix It.

Malcolm Nance will join us for a discussion on the current political landscape and the importance of voting for Democrats in the 2020 elections.

RSVP below to reserve a spot for the webinar which will be both informative as well as a call to action.

Ticket cost: While there is no donation required to attend, we hope you’ll consider a donation of $15 - or more - and help reach hundreds of potential voters!  Even if you can't join the Webinar, you can show your support by clicking HERE and making a donation for this event. 

If you have questions for Mr. Nance would like asked during the webinar, please send via email before September 8, to blackcaucus@democratsabroad.org with the subject line "Questions Webinar with Malcolm Nance."

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Debate Watch last night at Blackwell's Bookshop. Even though things got a little heated among the candidates on screen, we stand united in our work to elect a Democratic President in 2020!  It was great to have people supporting a variety of candidates attend, and we appreciate all the organizing and energy people are putting into the primaries this year.  As one of our members said who was originally from Burma, this is the most important election, not just for us as US citizens, but for the entire world!

See you at the GPP on Tuesday, March 3, and Saturday, March 7.  If you have any questions, please email us at oxford@democratsabroad.org.uk.

Yesterday, we were at the Oxford Town Hall for the (Re)freshers Fair helping students request their ballots through www.votefromabroad.org and explaining their options in voting in the presidential primary (either through their state or through the Global Presidential Primary).  If you would like help requesting your ballot, join us at our Ballot Request & Voter Registration Tea on February 2. To vote in the  Global Presidential Primary, join Democrats Abroad today!  We hope to see you at our Primaries on March 3 (Super Tuesday!), and Saturday, March 7.

Thanks to Blackwell's (and Cat) for letting us hold a debate watch there on Thursday night. Stay tuned for future debate watch events in February - there are three debates currently scheduled!

And don't forget to REQUEST YOUR BALLOT for the primaries and other elections this year.  If you want help, please come to our tea on 2 February.

Thanks to all who joined us Thursday, November 21 to watch the primary debate.  It was especially great to sign some new people up for Democrats Abroad.  Stay tuned for updates about watching the debates with us in 2020 as we approach the early primaries, including the Global Presidential Primary!

We had a lively discussion on November 7 with former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy about her time as EPA administrator, and her thoughts about ways advocates can encourage better environmental policies.  We wish her all the best in her next endeavor as President and CEO of the NRDC.  

We have been watching the Democratic Primary debates in preparation for voting in either our state primaries or the Global Presidential Primary on March 3 right here in Oxford. In October, we watched the debate at the Royal Oak.

Thanks to CO State Rep (and Oxford University DPhil) Chris Hansen for meeting with our members and answering many questions about climate change policies in Colorado, state government issues, and crafting winning messages in purple states.

Thanks to all who joined us to watch the September Primary Debate. We hope to see at our upcoming events this term including phone banking, speaker events, and more debates!

Thank you to all who joined us last night to watch the Second Primary Debates.  Watching part of both debates was followed by a lively discussion. Congrats to our bingo winner!  We hope to see you all again at our September Watch Party - Details TBA.

Thanks so much to Former Congressman Barney Frank and all those who attended our discussion last week. It was a wide-ranging conversation that touched on primary candidates, financial regulation, and the partisanship affecting our country.  Thanks to Will Klemperer for the photos.