HEY, Democrats Abroad Caribbean Islands people!
Do you love trees, the environment and lower food prices? You’re invited to a virtual meeting on Wednesday, July 2nd.
Our guest speaker will be Mary McLaughlin of the Trees That Feed Foundation, whose mission is planting fruit trees to feed people, create jobs, and benefit the environment — a mission now more important than ever in the Caribbean Islands in the face of accelerating climate change and skyrocketing food prices.
Born and educated in Jamaica, Mary has had a varied career as a geologist, a teacher, and an artist. After closing her business, McLaughlin Glazeware, Mary wanted to do something to help the environment.
Trees That Feed Foundation (https://treesthatfeed.org) has now planted nearly 400,000 food-bearing trees, notably the flagship breadfruit, in 23 countries in Central America, Africa, and the Caribbean islands including Jamaica, Haiti, The Bahamas and Guadeloupe. Requests from other countries are welcomed.
Trees That Feed also runs supporting programs including school feeding, entrepreneurship, and education. Learn more at Mary’s talk, with an opportunity for your questions after.
After our speaker, we'll have a short update on DA Caribbean Islands happenings, resistance activities, and volunteer opportunities.
DA Caribbean Islands’ Chair, Kristin Deason, invites you to attend this online meeting.
- Meeting Title => DA Caribbean Speaker and Meeting
- Date and Time => Wed, 2 Jul 2025, 17:00 Eastern Daylight Time – US Eastern Time 5 pm EST (Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica, Bahamas, Trinidad, Aruba, BVI) 4 pm Jamaica, Cayman Islands, 6 pm Bermuda
See today’s email “July 2nd, a Meeting Not to Miss” for meeting link and details.
Stay tuned! Agenda to follow.
Hope to see you at the meeting!
REMINDER! We need you as a DA Caribbean Islands member to vote for our DPCA Voting Representatives! These Reps are our voice at the global level of Democratic Party Committee Abroad. The deadline is June 12th, so vote now!
See today’s email “July 2nd, a Meeting Not to Miss” for links to ballots and Candidate Statements.