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Welcome to Democrats Abroad Australia!
posted by Laura Eash | Secretary, DA Australia
October 07, 2021Democrats Abroad Australia (DAAU) is the official country committee for US Democrats living in Australia. Membership is available only to US citizens. Joining Democrats Abroad will enable you to have a say in the future of our Party right from Australia. It’s critical that we continue to push for bold reforms in the United States.
Make sure you vote from abroad. Once you have requested your ballot, we recommend that you share the www.votefromabroad.org website to other Americans or Australians who may know Americans!
Everyone is welcome to like our Democrats Abroad Australia Facebook page.
Justin Underwood, Chair
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Democrats Abroad - AustraliaCall for Nominations: DA Asia Pacific RVC
posted by Asia-Pacific |
March 02, 2021Call for Nominations:
Democrats Abroad Regional Vice Chair Asia PacificWe are now accepting nominations for the bi-annual election of Regional Vice Chair (RVC) for the Asia Pacific (AP) region! This election will take place during the AP Regional Meeting on the 16th of May as part of the Democrats Abroad Global Meeting. One vote is allocated to each AP country committee and will be cast solely by country committee chairs and vice chairs. The chair and vice chair each carry ½ vote. If either is not present, the other will carry the full vote.
Democrats Abroad has three RVCs, one for each region, who:
- Are elected to a two year term that begins and ends with the regional election.
- Cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.
- Serve as one of 8 voting members of the International Executive Committee. Meetings are currently held weekly and typically last from two to three hours, but this is subject to change with the new leadership.
- Organize and lead monthly regional calls of about one to two hours to encourage, inform, and create a sense of community among regional country committees.
- Organize and lead a one to three day annual regional meeting to encourage, inform, and create a sense of community among regional country committees. When practical, these annual meetings are held as in-person events with remote participation available.
- Act as a liaison between the International Executive Committee and one or more of the Democrats Abroad committees, lending a hand to the committee chair and assuming chair responsibilities should that position not be filled.
- Assist in organizing and attend the annual Democrats Abroad Global Meeting, preferably in person when conditions allow. Note that travel costs are the responsibility of the RVC.
- Work with existing country committees to mediate and resolve issues within their committees including election issues, membership queries, etc.
- Track compliance status of country committees with Charter requirements and work with emerging and out-of-compliance countries to help bring them into compliance.
- Communicate International Executive Committee decisions, policies, and Democrats Abroad best practices to the country committee leaders.
- Bring regional issues to the International Executive Committee for discussion and resolution.
The eligibility requirements for AP RVC are as follows:
- Be a citizen of the United States.
- Be a member of Democrats Abroad residing within a country in the Asia Pacific region.
- Adhere to the principles of the Democratic Party of the United States.
- Due to the extenuating circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, residents of the AP region who are temporarily residing outside of their country of residence due to the pandemic may still run for AP RVC (example: resident of Singapore who is temporarily residing in France due to quarantines and travel restrictions). There must be an intent to return to the AP region following the lift of travel restrictions.
Self-nominations and nominations of others are both welcomed and encouraged! Please submit any nominations via the nomination form at this link no later than 23 March 11:59 PM EDT (UTC-4). Each nominee is required to accept their nomination no later than 31 March 11:59 PM EDT (UTC-4). Nominations from the floor of the election meeting will be accepted as well, and all official candidates will be given time to make a short speech.
A list of candidates will be released on 1 April following the nomination acceptance deadline.
Please direct any questions to [email protected].
On behalf of the 2021 AP Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC),Anthony Nitz (Vietnam, Chair)
Christine Valverde (New Zealand)
Michael Ramos (Australia)
Phong Quan (Singapore)
Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 11:00 PM through May 15, 2022 Eastern Time (US & Canada) · 2 rsvps
WEBEX ONLINE EVENT - RSVP TO GET THE LINKAP PHONEBANKING Action hours
Phone banking party on Sunday May 15 - see local AP times below
Phonebanking is the most effective way to turn out the DA vote - let’s do it together!
After reviewing the campaign script, WE WILL MAKE CALLS. Join this session with phone bankers from throughout the Asia Pacific - after a few calls you can see just how easy it can be.
Hosted by the Asia-Pacific GOTV team – but any Democrats Abroad members can join!
Help us broaden our reach and deepen our impact by introducing another phone banker from your country committee to this event.
Sun May 15 => see below for Asia Pacific Local Times
- Auckland: 3PM
- Sydney: 1PM
- Tokyo/Seoul: 12noon
- Bali/Perth/Hong Kong/Beijing/Taipei/Singapore: 11AM
- Hanoi/Bangkok: 10AM
- New Delhi: 9:30AM
- Kazakhstan 8AM
Facilitated by Anne O’Connell, DA Kazhakstan
RSVP to get the Webex link
Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 03:00 PM Brussels Time · 14 rsvps
Online (Zoom) in Washington, DCAsian Fried Rice with Annie Tanampai
It is hard to pinpoint when fried rice was actually invented, but it is believed that all fried rice dishes can trace their origin to Chinese fried rice.
This has its origins during the Sui dynasty (A.D. 589–618), in the city of Yangzho in eastern Jiangsu province.
To celebrate AAPI heritage month this May, we are organizing a cooking event. We decided to cook this tasty dish because fried rice is a common dish in Asian and Asian American communities. Many varied recipes for fried rice exist, and can be easily adapted to your taste.
Annie (DA Belgium) will be leading the cooking event. The recipe and ingredient list will be sent one week prior to the event.
So please join us if you want to learn how a make a fried rice dish and share stories of Asian and Asian American cuisines!- Brussels: 3pm
- Washington, DC: 9am
- Delhi, India: 6:30pm