DAY 2 OF OUR FIRST 2019 DEMOCRATS ABROAD CANADA, LONDON & AREA CHAPTER DEBATE WATCH (2 days)!

JOE KOOL'S RESTAURANT

6:30-11:00 PM (DEBATE STARTS AT 9:00 PM ON MSNBC)

IT’S TIME!
Two nights, four hours, and an unprecedented number of 20 candidates (4 did not meet the criteria)!!!

Join us June 26 and June 27 for two evenings of socializing, political discussion and debate watching!!! Gather with fellow Democrats from across SW Ontario, London & Area, as we finally get to hear from ALL of the candidates onstage for the first time in this election cycle.

WHERE? WHEN?
Joe Kool's - “debate watch central” since 2007!
595 Richmond Street, London, ON
Party Room - lower level
Doors open at 6:30 PM / 9:00 PM debates begin - until 11:00 PM

From 6:30-9, order up some delicious grub, hoist your favorite libation, and join in lively discussion on topics of political interest. A perfect warm-up for the main event. In case you haven’t been watching the news, here’s what these first debates will look like…

The first group - for Wednesday, June 26:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas
Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee
Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

The second group - for Thursday, June 27:
Former Vice President Joe Biden
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Sen. Kamala Harris of California
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado
Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana
Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado
Rep. Eric Swalwell of California
Author Marianne Williamson
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang

The lineups were randomly decided in a process engineered by the Democratic National Committee, to avoid clustering the top-tier candidates in a single night.

MODERATORS:
NBC News' Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie and Chuck Todd, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and Telemundo's José Diaz-Balart will moderate the debate.

DETAILS, DETAILS…
To assist us with space planning, we would appreciate you taking a moment to indicate your plans to attend. Please RSVP by replying to this email with a simple “YES! I’ll be there on [insert date]. You can put it right in the Subject line, or in the first line of your email. Either is fine!

DRESS CODE:
Nah, there is no dress code - JUST KIDDING! But… do you already have a favorite Democratic Primary candidate? Do you have a t-shirt or hat that illustrates the issues that are near and dear to your heart? Do you have 2016 campaign togs? NOW is the time to WEAR YOUR CAMPAIGN FLAIR!

AND… 
Feel free to bring along a guest - we also know plenty of locals who are politically-curious and very concerned about how events in the US are affecting Canadians and shaping politics here.

This event is run by volunteers. If you are financially able, we would greatly appreciate a donation to Democrats Abroad at the event - a minimum $5 donation would be wonderful!

DAC MEMBERS:
Don’t forget… you will have to REGISTER IN JANUARY to get your ballot in 2020! See www.votefromabroad.org! You MUST send in the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) to request my ballot every calendar year. Under Federal law – even if you’re already registered to vote – states are only required to send your ballots if you have submitted an FPCA during that calendar year. Some states send ballots without an annual FPCA, but others are very strict, and conditions can change unexpectedly. You don’t want to find out too late that you’ve missed your chance to vote!

Please bring your IDEAS, and we will be delighted to add them to our list! And if YOU are interested in serving on our first official Board of Directors, we are still looking for volunteers!

We look forward to seeing you this week!  

Sincerely,
Gena Brumitt, Chair
Democrats Abroad Canada, London & Area chapter
DPCA Voting Representative

You are invited to join your new DA Canada National Capital Chapter Leadership to view the second night of the Presidential Primary Debates on June 27.

Each set of debates is over two nights in order to accommodate the large field of candidates. 

Before the first debate on June 26th we will have our Chapter AGM!  Before the second debate we will have a chance to do some planning.

The first debates are from Miami on NBC.

NIGHT ONE, Wednesday, June 26 | Click here to RSVP:
Cory Booker
Bill de Blasio
Julián Castro
John Delaney
Tulsi Gabbard
Jay Inslee
Amy Klobuchar
Beto O'Rourke
Tim Ryan
Elizabeth Warren

NIGHT TWO, Thursday, June 27 | RSVP Below:
Michael Bennet
Joe Biden
Pete Buttigieg
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kamala Harris
John Hickenlooper
Bernie Sanders
Eric Swalwell
Marianne Williamson
Andrew Yang

Please join us each night at 7:30 PM.

The debates will be live on television from 9 PM to 11 PM.

Our location will be the The Heart & Crown in the Byward Market, in The Black Rose room,  67 Clarence St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5P5.  

There is a ground level accessible entrance off of Murray Street.

See you next week!

Democratically Yours,
Chapter Chair – David Schellenberg 
Chapter Vice-Chair - Lissette Wright 

Sponsored by San Miguel Playhouse and Democrats Abroad San Miguel!

Please RSVP for each night you would like to attend. This is for the second night, Thursday, June 27th.

Let's all get together to watch the first televised Democratic debate at the San Miguel Playhouse, to be held over 2 nights on June 26th & 27th. Each night will feature up to 10 candidates, randomly chosen from the qualifying field. The debate is being hosted by NBC News and Telemundo from Miami, Florida. Post debate, we will have a ballot box for members to vote for their favorite candidate.

Admission is free - all are welcome! There will be a cash bar available and snacks for purchase. We do kindly request that people please RSVP as seating is limited.

Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the debate will begin at 8:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us at Club Exotica on the Ajijic Plaza for our festive party to hear the presidential candidates speak in Miami! 

Our 50p cover will include a tequila shot, free beer or soft drink, and botanas. Arrive early for good seats and happy hour.

Cheer for your favorite candidates!

Join DA Toronto at the Peacock Public House to watch the Democratic primary candidates debate. It's a full field right now, so the debates are scheduled for two nights, June 26 and 27th. We'll be there to watch both nights, and we hope you can join us.

We will arrive at 8 pm, and the debates will get going at 9 pm.  The Peacock is located on College Street, just west of Manning Ave.  You can get there by the College St. streetcar.

We hope you'll be there to kick of this exciting election season!

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED!

We apologize for any inconvenience, but we have to cancel the Debate Watch Party on Thursday, June 27th.

Please join us for the Debate Watch Party on Wednesday, June 26th. For more information on this event, please go to  www.democratsabroad.org/heidi/2020_presidential_primary_debate_watch_-_june

Everyone is invited to watch and discuss the second debate among Democratic candidates for the Presidential nomination.  The top twenty candidates will present, ten on Wednesday, June 26, and ten on Thursday, June 27.  These first debates will shape the rest of campaign.   

We'll gather at the George Hamilton restaurant at 152 King Street West at Bay Street in downtown Hamilton.  There is plenty of public transit as well as nearby street and paid parking.  The location is accessible.  Doors open at 8:30 pm; the debates are scheduled to begin at 9 pm.  American citizens will be able to register to vote at the event and to become members of Democrats Abroad if they wish.  Drinks and food are available at cost.  The event itself is open to the public at no charge.

The final information on who will be included in the debates will be available on June 13.  To learn more, see https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-first-democratic-debate-deadline-is-almost-here-whos-in-and-whos-out/

For more about the venue, see www.thegeorgehamilton.com/