Victoria & the Islands

Welcome to Democrats Abroad Victoria & the Islands!

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For all media inquiries, please contact Lynne Severance, Chapter Chair, at [email protected]

DA Victoria and the Islands (DAVI) is a chapter of DA Canada, the official country committee for US Democrats living in Canada.

We reach out to US citizens to encourage them to vote in US elections by helping them register to vote and keeping them informed on issues important to all of us. We also have lots of opportunities for anyone who wants to volunteer to help with our Get Out the Vote efforts!

Hundreds of American citizen volunteers across Canada are working to educate all eligible U.S. voters on their right to vote and how to get their ballots to vote in every election. That includes Canadians who were born in the U.S. and those born in Canada to an American parent(s), who therefore have the right to vote. Americans living in Canada CAN deliver the difference in close elections.

Go to VoteFromAbroad.org today to register for your ballot.

Past DAVI events include the Women's Marches at Centennial Square, Tax Seminars, Fourth of July parties, Thanksgiving dinners, Election and Debate Watch parties, voter registration events, and pub meet-ups.

Please check our Events page and News page for more information about these events as well as notices of future events.

We also post voter and event information as well as current political news on social media. Please follow our Facebook page and SHARE the information!

If you have questions or would like to help with Democrats Abroad in Victoria and the Islands, please contact us.

Democratically yours,

Lynne Severance, Chapter Chair
Democrats Abroad - Victoria and the Islands (DAVI)

Democrats Abroad Victoria and the Islands (DAVI) Chapter Goals and Strategies for 2026-2027

Mission Statement

For the millions of Americans living outside the United States, Democrats Abroad is the official branch of the Democratic Party.  We work to provide Americans living abroad with the opportunity to have a democratic voice in our government and to elect Democratic candidates.

We:

• Celebrate our shared community and foster active engagement in our country’s democratic future.
• Help Americans abroad to vote in U.S. elections.
• Protect the right to vote for Americans abroad.
• Advocate for issues that concern Americans abroad.
• Help elect Democrats in every congressional district in the U.S by mobilizing the overseas vote.
• Raise funds to ensure our continued ability to meet the moment and its challenges.

Context

Democrats Abroad Victoria and the Islands (DAVI) is one of thirteen chapters in Democrats Abroad Canada (DA Canada).  DA Canada is one of more than 60 country committees in Democrats Abroad Global, which is an arm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in Washington, DC. As of January 2026, DAVI has over 1700 members residing in Greater Victoria, Vancouver Island, and the Gulf Islands. 

Goals

The overarching goals for DAVI in 2026-27 are to:

1. Get Out The Vote (GOTV) for Democratic candidates
2. Serve our membership
3. Increase DAVI membership

 Strategies

To achieve these goals the following strategies will be employed over the next two years 2026-27:

To Get Out The Vote (GOTV) for Democratic candidates up and down ballot we will:

• encourage members and non-members to register and to vote.
• mobilize our membership to increase Democratic votes through social media advertising and other media opportunities.
• train, lead and involve an active group of GOTV volunteers within the chapter for supportive roles in phone banking and voter assistance.
• provide members with the latest voting information.
• fundraise at social gatherings, in-person meetings, and online for the purpose of financing election advertising to members and non-members.
• Assist voters with voting problems and roadblocks so that they are addressed in a timely fashion.

To serve our membership we will:

• nurture a sense of shared community and belonging among our members through events and social media.
• hold social gatherings such as pub nights, movie nights, Thanksgiving Dinners, and 4^th of July events.
• increase the range of our volunteer opportunities by creating more diverse volunteer roles.
• strengthen our leadership by filling DAVI Board vacancies.

To increase membership we will:

• publicize DAVI by placing timely ads on social media, holding social events, and hosting educational events.
• increase visibility with a proactive media policy through press invitations and press releases.
• invite non-members to social events such as pub nights, 4^th of July celebration, election night events.
• expand our ability to disseminate and amplify DA information by continuing and increasing social media visibility.
• reach out to engage American students and encourage them to vote.
• openly welcome and encourage members from under-represented constituencies such as LGBTQ+ and visible minorities by creating a positive environment of inclusion.

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