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Meet Marisa, Democrats Abroad organizer in Rwanda

Marisa Grimes is DA's all-star volunteer in Rwanda, where she has been based since last August with a nonprofit organization working with smallholder farmers. Marisa is a lifelong Democrat from a long line of Democrats. In fact she was born abroad and grew up in Singapore however, she graduated from high school in Auburn, NY, the final home of the great American civil rights hero, Harriet Tubman. Marisa voted for the first time in 2008 as a freshman studying International Relations at George Washington University, and was on the National Mall to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration.

Welcome to Democrats Abroad EMEA!

There is a good chance you're seeing this page because you are a member of Democrats Abroad in the Europe, Middle East, & Africa region, but the country where you live does not (yet?) have a Country Committee. There are currently 26 countries in the EMEA region with Country Committees.

These Country Committees keep Americans abroad informed of their rights and help them participate in the U.S. political process. Our members -- people just like you -- live in more than 190 countries around the globe and vote in every state and Congressional district in the U.S.

Are you interested in how to get more involved where you live?
Get in touch with us today!

Will Bakker
Regional Vice-Chair for EMEA
rvc-emea@democratsabroad.org

Quaide Williams, Michelle Taube, Brooke Burns & Beth Landry
Deputy Regional Vice-Chairs for EMEA

posted by | 1544sc
February 26, 2020

Ballot Assistance Events all over the region

From March 3 (Super Tuesday) to March 10, Americans all over the world will vote in the Global Presidential Primary run by Democrats Abroad. With about 200 locations worldwide, they will cast ballots in person, at polling places where they live. In many, many more places, they will cast ballots remotely by sending their vote via email or post.

You can easily help people in neighborhood or city cast their ballots and learn about Democrats Abroad by hosting a Ballot Assistance Event (BAE). A BAE is a publicized event held at your convenience between March 3 and March 10, where you provide instructions to Americans on how to make sure their vote counts––both this March and in November.

There's very little to prepare, and it is a great chance to build on the excitement around the primaries. Send a message to rvc-emea@democratsabroad.org to get in touch with the EMEA Regional Team and learn more.

posted by | 1115sc
February 17, 2020

EMEA Non CCs - Introduction

Do you live in a country where DA doesn't yet have a Country Committee?

Please send a message to Regional Vice-Chair for EMEA, Will Bakker, rvc-emea@democratsabroad.org

If you would like to help develop a new Country Committee, we can also help. Just get in touch!

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October 26, 2019