CANCELLED - Due to imposted country-wide quarantine, this social event is cancelled to all our members, Americans and accompanying guests.

Please join DACH Basel members for our monthly business meeting! This month's meeting will be held online via WebEx, in keeping with COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Everyone is welcome!

• Meeting Title = DACH Basel Monthly Meeting
• Date and Time = Wed, 1 Apr 2020 13:00:00 – US Eastern Time
• Host Provided Local Date/Time: 7 PM CEST
• Duration = 2 hours
• Meeting number = 734821728
• Hosted by = Liz Voss
• Meeting Password = dems
• Meeting URL: https://democratsabroad.webex.com/democratsabroad/e.php?MTID=m5d7e412bbd7f16feaf5e69ca4d273e26

Can't make it this month? We have business meetings every month. Or, if you can't make our regular meetings but still want to help, please get in touch with Basel Chapter Chair, Tory Mallett, at basel@democrats.ch.

This is the first in a series of screenings of the Brave New Films documentary short "Suppressed: The Fight to Vote". After the film, we will discuss the things you can do to get out the vote from home. The film is 38 minutes and the rest of the time is left for GOTV information, discussion, and Q&A. We will have more of these screening at various time to allow for people in different locations to participate.

About the film:

This film exposes rampant voter suppression that affected the outcome of the 2018 midterm election in Georgia and the threat it poses to our elections all across the nation in 2020. During the 2018 midterms, millions of voters experienced suppression due to voter roll purges, poll closures, long lines of over 4 hours, missing absentee ballots, and strict voter ID laws that disproportionately prevented black and brown citizens from their constitutional right to vote.

The race in 2018 was finally decided by 54,723 votes and Suppressed reveals that basic constitutional suffrage in America remains under pressure.

Given what is at stake in 2020, the effort to prevent people from voting will be fierce! We've been here before and we can stop it!

Watch the trailer.

Thursday, April 4 2020  (08:00 DC Time/14:00 Central European Time)

Who is this for?

These Certification Training sessions are intended for all leaders who wish to use the DA WebEx account to host WebEx meetings for your Region, Country Committee, Chapter, Caucus, or other DA-related group – to help us more effectively organize around the world.

With the significant changes in the WebEx user interface over this last year, we are requiring that all who did training prior to August 2019, now Re-Certify by joining a training session and passing the new Host Certification Quiz.

RSVPS:

Use the Sign-Up Form in the DA Wiki to participate in these trainings:  https://wiki.democratsabroad.org/display/WebEx/Host+Certification+Sign-Up+Form

(Sign-up early so that we know who is coming!)

Come meet our Vice Chair Joel Luboff on Thursday April 2nd from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Le Café Verdun across from the old Palais de Justice in Place Verdun.
Did you enjoy attending our Voting Center Event?
Would you like to become more involved in Democrats Abroad ?
Meet outside weather permitting, inside in case of rain.
table will be marked with a Democrats Abroad flyer !

RSVP are welcome

We'll be watching the film Suppressed separately (https://vimeopro.com/user49077866/fighttovote) and then joining together on April 2nd to discuss the film, and what we can do at this moment to help preserve voting rights.

The 2020 Calgary Chapter AGM will be on April 2nd.  This is a non-election year for the Chapter as our bylaws call for general elections to be held on odd-numbered years with two year terms.  It is now being held remotely instead of the previously announced location.  In order to attend and receive a meeting link, rsvp to:

Info-CA-Calgary@democratsabroad.org

This is the first in a series of screenings of the Brave New Films documentary short "Suppressed: The Fight to Vote". After the film, we will discuss the things you can do to get out the vote from home. The film is 38 minutes and the rest of the time is left for GOTV information, discussion, and Q&A. We will have more of these screening at various time to allow for people in different locations to participate.

About the film:

This film exposes rampant voter suppression that affected the outcome of the 2018 midterm election in Georgia and the threat it poses to our elections all across the nation in 2020. During the 2018 midterms, millions of voters experienced suppression due to voter roll purges, poll closures, long lines of over 4 hours, missing absentee ballots, and strict voter ID laws that disproportionately prevented black and brown citizens from their constitutional right to vote.

The race in 2018 was finally decided by 54,723 votes and Suppressed reveals that basic constitutional suffrage in America remains under pressure.

Given what is at stake in 2020, the effort to prevent people from voting will be fierce! We've been here before and we can stop it!

Watch the trailer.

**UPDATE: Due to concerns for public health, this meeting has been moved online and will take place via WebEx. Please RSVP to receive the login information.**

You voted in the Global Presidential Primary, now what? Grab a beverage, get comfortable, and join us for an online meeting in which we'll provide an overview of the primary results from Democrats Abroad and our next steps for getting out the vote in 2020. After we wrap up the formal business for the evening, we'll spend the rest of our time getting to know each other better. Whether you've been a member of DA for 20 years or for 5 minutes, we look forward to welcoming you on our online chapter meeting via WebEx on Friday, April 3 at 7pm. Please RSVP to receive the login information.

Because of recent glitches with RSVP confirmation emails, the information to join the online meeting is being posted below to ensure everyone who wants to join is able to:

Detailed Instructions — Joining and Participating in this Meeting

To join the online meeting:

1. Select this direct link to the meeting:

   https://democratsabroad.webex.com/democratsabroad/e.php?MTID=m5c9ef328013bb2a1e60dc3cb2c5ebaf7

   (or you can find your meeting in the WebEx Calendar at: https://democratsabroad.webex.com)

2. Enter your name – with your Country Committee name – and your email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: dems
4. Click "Join".
5. When the WebEx Meeting Center opens, please select "Use Computer for Audio" (in the Audio Conference pop-up box, under "Audio Connection"), and you will be able to hear the call conversation.
6. Please remember to always MUTE your microphone unless you are speaking. To MUTE, use the red "Mute Mic" button next to your name in the Participants list on the right side of the screen). This will make the audio much clearer for everyone on the call.

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Audio Conference Information

• Please join with Use Computer for Audio. There is no charge to you or to DA when using computer audio.
• If you have no other option, you can join via phone. However, Democrats Abroad is charged 5¢ per minute for your call.
  • Call-in toll number (US): +1-650-479-3208
  • Meeting call-in access code: 853768190

To add this meeting to your calendar program (for example Microsoft Outlook), click this link:

https://democratsabroad.webex.com/democratsabroad/j.php?MTID=m615b007b17590a4f0d4f420e9de4f7a9