Dear Leaders,
This week’s Tiny Action asks members to call their senators and demand they adopt common sense gun reform. Members are contacting us at a tremendous rate, asking about events planned around the topic, so please let us know if you're planning a March for Our Lives event, and we'll help pass the news along.
As part of our efforts to multiply our get out the vote impact this year, I have just submitted a draft proposal to the DNC, requesting funding to support our goals for the year.
I am also in the process of putting together a State Outreach team, and am looking for volunteers interested in acting as liaisons to several states. If you are interested in working on this outreach, please get in touch.
I'm excited to announce that DNC Chair Tom Perez will join DA for a reception in London in April. Many thanks to Giulia Marchiori Ceresa (UK) for helping make this happen and to Inge Kjemtrup (UK) for her support as well. More details soon, but save the date - April 26th.
The LGBT Caucus is hosting a call with Earl Fowlkes, Chair of the DNC LGBT Caucus, on February 28th. RSVP today and hear about the various issues facing the LGBTQIA community under the current Administration, and how the Democratic Party is addressing these issues.
The Comms Team has launched weekly “office hours”. Stop by the Webex call (password dems) between 8 and 9am EST with your comms related questions.
In other announcements, AP regional leadership has had a reshuffle. Long time leader Kat Allikian (NZ) is now the RVC of AP, while Shaun Barnes (HK), has stepped back and will become a deputy RVC. Samantha Wong (CN) is also joining the team as a deputy RVC, while Kari Hiepko-Odermann (IN) stays on in that role. Many thanks to these leaders for all the work they are doing in the region and particular thanks to Shaun for his past work on the DPCA Excom.
Thank you to all the country committees who met the DPCA compliance deadline and sent in all your documentation this week. Jeffrey Chen, our International Secretary, worked mightily hard to make sure no one missed the deadline - thank you Jeffrey!
Our next ExCom meeting is today at 8am DC time. Our Excom meetings are on Thursdays at 8am DC time unless otherwise noted. As always we'd be delighted to have you join as a guest. If you're interested, get in touch with Jeffrey at [email protected]
Thank you for all that you do!
Best, Julia
Julia Bryan
International Chair, Democrats Abroad
Mark your calendars
Black History Month – February 1-28
Earl Fowlkes webinar – February 28th, 2pm DC time
Tom Perez reception – April 26 (London)
Annual General Meeting – May 25 - 27th (Tokyo)