Dear Members,

We are pleased to announce the upcoming election of our Wiesbaden-Mainz Chapter leadership.

The Election will take place on Sunday, March 5, at 16:00 on Zoom.

The Election is where we will vote for the committee positions for the next two years. The roles we
have available are:

• Chair
• Vice Chair
• Secretary
• GOTV Coordinator
• Press Coordinator
• Comms Coordinator
• Phone Banking Coordinator
• Events Coordinator

You must be at the meeting to cast your vote. To participate in the election, RSVP to receive login information.

Every two years, the chapters of Democrats Abroad Germany hold their chapter elections for leadership positions. This year on March 5 at 6pm we will be voting for our new Chapter Chair and Treasurer. Information about how to run and the voting process will becoming soon from the CNEC! 

Chapter Chair: Chair of our Chapter! Organisation center for Hamburg, Lübeck, Bremen, and Flensburg. Responsible for scheduling chapter meetings, chapter and precinct development, and attending ExCom meetings with DAG once a month.

Treasurer: Keeper of the Finances. Responsible for monitoring petty cash, keeping the chapter FEC compliant, and paying invoices for room and stand rentals, reservations, etc.

Both postions will receive training from DA and can draw from the experience of past officers.

Important! The elections will begin at 6pm - the meeting before hand at 5:30pm. Please be on time as it facilitates the election process (being sure of quorum, confirming all candidates are present, etc).

Be sure to RSVP for login information! 

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Voting in the Grenoble chapter elections will take place both in person on March 6th, and online for five days before (keep an eye on your inbox for info. on how to vote online!) 

There is still time to run for a leadership position! We've got a great little group of core volunteers that we'd love to add YOU to.  We are looking for candidates for the following positions to serve from March 2023 - March 2025:

Chair: The Grenoble chapter chair leads the chapter, sets agendas and leads meetings. They participate as a voting member of DA France’s National Executive Committee, and are responsible for monthly chapter reports. The chapter chair attends the monthly DAF Excom meetings and monthly chapter/caucus meetings. If you want to run the Grenoble show, run for Chair!

Vice Chair: The Vice Chair assists the Chair, and the duties of the Chair may be shared with the Vice Chair, for example the vice chair may replace the Chair at an Excom or chapter/caucus meeting from time to time, or do other duties such as sending out e-mails to the chapter via the platform Democrats Abroad uses. If you want to help the chapter chair any way you can, run for this!

Secretary: The Secretary takes notes during meetings and events and writes up a short monthly chapter report, with or without photos, for the Chair to share at the monthly meeting when reports are given. If you like to write, run for this important role!

Treasurer: The Treasurer manages the chapter finances and can lead the chapter with fundraising which has not been done much in our chapter. If you like numbers and/or the challenge of fundraising, run for this position!

Communications Officer: The Comms Officer is responsible for helping to write up communications with members as well as managing the social media of the chapter. Is social media and marketing your thing? Run for this! You’ll be in contact with the national comms team who give excellent support.

GOTV Coordinator: The Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Coordinator is responsible for organizing the local voter registration activities. Is activism and GOTV your thing? Run for this!

Members at Large: Members at large are volunteers who attend meetings and might choose a specific task to work on or help other officers with their work. Want to volunteer and have special interests or general interests? Run for this!

Candidates must be members of Democrats Abroad France, US citizens 18 years or older, living in the Grenoble chapter area (Isère, Savoie, Haute Savoie), and able to serve a full term of two years. Every eligible member with interest, ability, conviction and ideas is encouraged to run. Previous organizing experience is welcome but not necessary. 

To run for election: You may nominate yourself by declaring your candidacy, or you may be nominated by someone else. You may also nominate another person for a position. To declare your candidacy or make a nomination, please email the Elections Board at: [email protected]democratsabroad.fr

Candidates must submit a candidate’s statement (no more than 200 words). If you are nominating another person, please put that person on copy of your email. 

The deadline for submitting candidacies is Saturday, February 4, 2023. Candidates should be prepared to attend the elections on March 6^th, 2023 and to say a few words.  

For more information, please contact the Elections Board at [email protected]democratsabroad.fr  

Join Democrats Abroad Paris once a month as we meet up in central Paris to WALK & TALK, and explore our glorious city by foot. Our destination varies each time we meet, and often ends with lunch (optional, as folks have time and interest). Come meet your fellow Democrat Abroad in Paris — and get your 10,000 steps in! All are welcome. This event is FREE.

We meet every first Tuesday of the month at 10:30A across from the Pont Sully on the right bank, in front of the LCL Bank (2 Blvd. Henri IV, the corner of Blvd Henri IV and Quai Henri IV), in the 4th arrondissement. By metro: Sully Morland exit on Line 7, or Bastille exit Line 1, 5, 8.

Our March 2023 book is Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein. From Amazon:

In Noise, Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein show the detrimental effects of noise in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, bail, child protection, strategy, performance reviews, and personnel selection. Wherever there is judgment, there is noise. Yet, most of the time, individuals and organizations alike are unaware of it. They neglect noise. With a few simple remedies, people can reduce both noise and bias, and so make far better decisions.

Please join us even if you haven't read the book!

Additional information about this (and future) event(s) can be found here.

March's meeting will take place on Zoom and in-person in Geneva; RSVP or send an email to Sam to receive the meeting details. If you aren't already on the Geneva Book Club mailing list, you can send an email to Sam letting him know you'd like to be added.

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BORDEAUX CHAPTER POLITICO-CULTURE CHAT

Join this freewheeling discussion of American politics as it touches upon History, Art , Film, Psychology …… (because “tout est politique”).

Every second Wednesday of the month, our two-hour zoom Chat takes off from a file listing articles and artifacts, centered around a given theme. This optional “Chat File”,  new each month and ready on the 5th, comes to you by e-mail.

You will receive the information for joining via zoom when you RSVP.

Prepared and moderated by Trudy Bolter.

Please join us Thursday, March 09 at 7:00pm via Zoom for Chapter elections. The meeting will begin at 7:00pm, and voting will begin at 7:30pm. Voting will be held for Chapter Chair, Chapter Vice Chair.

Please RSVP to this event to receive the Zoom link.

If you are interested in running for a position, you can read more about the elected roles here.

DA Germany will also be holding two information sessions for potential candidates on February 5 (2-3pm, event page here) and February 13 (7-8pm, event page here).

Join us for the chapter elections! The positions of Chapter Chair & Vice Chair will be voted on by our members.

This election will be held virtually to accommodate all members. Please RSVP to receive your login information.

As politically engaged citizens, we know all about participating in elections. Instead of a president or congressperson, this time we are electing chapter leadership.

The elections will be held ONLINE at 1pm on March 11th. You will receive a zoom link once you have RSVP'd to the event.

If you are interested in becoming more active in the chapter, please read more about the leadership positions available here or attend the info sessions for potential candidates (RSVP here or here).