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Update from our 2021 Annual General Meeting and Executive Committee Election results

posted by | Treasurer - DA Belgium
March 24, 2021

Thanks to all who attended this year's Annual General Meeting and Executive Committee Elections. It was great to see so many faces! You’ll find a link here to the presentation (DAB_2021_AGM_presentation.pdf); let us know if you can help anywhere and we’ll put you in touch with the appropriate people. Please feel free to share any new ideas you might have and we’ll be happy to consider them in our next ExCom meeting.

Now, if you're wondering who "we" is, here are the members of the newly elected 2021-2023 DAB Executive Committee:

Chair - Trip Du Bard - [email protected]
Vice-Chair - Onelica Andrade - [email protected]
Secretary - Matthew Goldman - [email protected]
Treasurer - Jeffrey Edison - [email protected]
Counsel - Sandra Keegan - [email protected]
Member-at-Large - Sonya Reines-Djivanides - [email protected]
Member-at-Large - Joe Brinker - [email protected]

We hope to "see" you soon at one of our upcoming virtual events until we are back to in person events, hopefully later this year.

Don't forget to refresh your voting from abroad registration (required every year) at www.votefromabroad.org !

DAB's Election Day - it's our turn!

posted by | Chair - DA Belgium
March 07, 2021

After all our hard work to elect Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and so many more Democrats back in the States, it's our turn now, as we elect a new Executive Committee to lead our group during the 2021-2023 season. All DAB members have received via email the candidate statements and instructions on how to vote. Any member who has not received that email can write to the Nominations & Elections Committee at [email protected].

We do need a 25-person quorum at the March 21st AGM for our election results to be valid, so please RSVP via this link.

Take advantage of the opportunity to “Meet the Candidates" at this month’s virtual edition of Friday Drinks (March 12th at 8pm). Each candidate will have one minute to introduce themselves, either live or through a pre-recorded video. RSVP here and we'll email you the Zoom link.

Here's to Democracy in Action - and a special thanks to all those volunteers who've submitted nominations!

Office	Candidate(s)
Chair	Trip DuBard
Vice Chair	Onélica Andrade
Secretary	Linda Danielson Matthew Goldman
Treasurer	Jeffrey Edison
Counsel	Sandra Keegan
Members-at-Large (two positions open)	Jerry Asumbrado Joseph “Joe” Brinker Robin de Wouters Pam Miller Sonya Reines-Djivanides

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Upcoming Events

Friday, April 23, 2021 at 06:30 PM Brussels Time · 5 rsvps

DA Belgium - Tax Power Hour + economic relief payments

April 15th just passed, but there's no need to panic! The IRS has extended the deadline to file federal income-tax returns to May 17^th and DAB is organizing an informal session on taxes. We stand ready to debunk tax myths, and provide information on how to receive your economic relief payments.

RSVP to receive the Zoom link.

Disclaimer: DAB cannot provide individual tax advice. We are not tax lawyers, accountants, or advisers. The event provides some facts and useful information for Americans Abroad in general. Please consult a professional tax adviser/accountant/return preparer when addressing your personal tax matters. If you are in need of tax advice you can consult the American Citizens Abroad Tax Return Preparer Directory to find an advisor or tax return preparer near you: http://acareturnpreparerdirectory.com

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Friday, May 21, 2021 at 08:00 PM Brussels Time · 1 rsvp

DA Belgium Confinement Cinema - Amend: The Fight for America

Confinement Cinema - DAB's covid-approved alternative to our in-person tradition of film nights - continues via a Zoom. On the menu: "Amend," the six-part Netflix documentary series on the 14th Amendment and everything that flows from it. Like voting rights, civil rights, equality for women, and a host of other basics to our democracy.

Watch all six episodes, or one, or two and join the discussion. Let our host, Jerry Loftus ([email protected]), know if you would like to lead a short intro and follow-up discussion on one of the episodes.

Here's a link to the official Netflix series site: https://www.netflix.com/be-en/title/80219054