LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

Greetings!

The United States has always been known as “The Land of the Free.” For nearly 250 years, freedom has been foundational to the American story. It invokes resilience, opportunity and justice FOR ALL. Today, freedom is under threat.

For women - of all ages and all cultural heritages - the fight for Freedom is our fight. Throughout time and across cultures, women have been held down. As we know, reproductive freedom has always been the key to all the others: our economic freedom, freedom to choose where we live, freedom to love, freedom to lead. The Christian Right has ensured that abortion is no longer the law of the land, and they are now advocating for pronatalism. 

That should scare you, but more importantly, that should RALLY YOU to join this fight. To volunteer. To VOTE. The recent events around Jimmy Kimmel’s whiplash cancellation and return showed us that we, the people, still have power. 

Our purpose has never been more clear: WE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. Women are and have always been community builders - for our friends, for political organizing, at our jobs, certainly for our families. I profoundly believe that the way out of this mess is through the power of women; it always has been. Freedom is embedded in our hearts and souls. Cue Beyoncé. Or George Michael. Or Richie Havens. Or hell, my dad’s favorite - Pete Seeger.

Freedom isn’t just for those in power. Let’s reclaim it for ALL Americans. Embrace it. Put it on signs. Shout it in chants. Meditate or Pray to it - whatever brings you peace. Dance ecstatically under a full moon. Let’s start a global movement - the work is as essential as it is vast. Join us.

Vote.

Sally DeSipio
Chair, Global Women’s Caucus

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum - Margaret Atwood

VOLUNTEER

The Global Women’s Caucus (GWC) is a team of amazing, passionate women from around the world working together to build community and ultimately get out the vote. We are friendly, team-focussed, and channeling anxiety into hope and action. Please join the party - there’s no better panacea than activism. Please reach out to [email protected] or fill out this form to get involved. Specifically, we’re looking for:

Graphic Designer: if you have design skills, specifically in Canva, we could use you on our team. 

Copy Writer: are you great at writing calls to action or captions for social media? We need you!

Project Manager, Comms/Marketing team: If you’re super organized and know how to keep the rest of on track, please jump in.

TikToker: Put your addiction to TikTok to good use. You’re not wasting time; you’re part of the Resistance.

Researcher: If you’re over-informed and love to dig into details, join our Policy team and unearth what’s at stake with specific candidates, policies and elections.

Event organizer: Do you know how to find great speakers? Organize events? We could really use you on our Events teams. We aim to produce at least one global zoom event a month to both educate and build community.

Additional Volunteer Information 

VOTE and GET OUT THE VOTE!

There are several elections in November that could be key to 2026 elections. There’s still time to request your ballot. Go to votefromabroad.org today. Even if you don’t have an election this year, request your ballot. Special elections can pop up any time, and we must always be ready to VOTE.

These elections could have major impact on both women’s rights and future election certifications in important swing states:

California: Prop 50 approves a temporary redistricting plan

Pennsylvania: Three Democratically appointed State Supreme Court seats need to be defended. 

Virginia: Abigail Spanberger is running for Governor. She needs ALL Virginians to vote. Also at stake is who controls the important House of Delegates.

New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill is neck and neck with her Republican opponent for Governor. She’s running on affordability and freedom. We need her. And control of the State legislature is up for grabs - Dems need to turn out to keep NJ the bluest of blue.

And for good measure….

New York: Let’s elect Zohran Mamdani! New Yorkers - lucky you! Return your ballots.

SURVEY

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EVENTS - SAVE THE DATES:

🌀 Oct 9th, 11am EST

Reproductive Justice team meeting. Do you believe that Reproductive Freedom is critical to our rights as women? Click here to join our team meet-up to discuss strategies and more. 

🌀 Oct 18th

No Kings/No Tyrants Protest: Sponsored by Indivisible. This is not a Democrats Abroad event. Find a protest near you! 

🌀 Oct 26, 7:30am EDT and Oct 27, 3pm EDT

The Cauldron – Mental Health Monday (2 days!) You asked and we listened. The news is a lot, and sometimes it’s hard to feel resilient. Let’s share how we are really feeling and perhaps find some collective coping mechanisms. The topic is important enough that we are holding it twice, to accommodate global time zones. ✨ Bring a friend!

Oct 26th  RSVP here...

Oct 27th  RSVP here...

🌀  Nov 16th, 10am EDT: Books Abroad.

Back due to popular demand! Don’t miss a great read and stimulating conversation. Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie recounts an ancient story, Antigone, in modern form. Antigone is the timeless clash of people torn between their cultural identity and loyalty to the state against political and social activists who wish to alienate them. Family, faith, power, and culture played out in modern England. Pakistani Muslim English siblings caught by radicalization and the forces in our society that we are all facing.  Call it radicalization, maga-ism, hatred of the Other, misplaced faith… alas, it’s our lot today.  RSVP here...

🌀  Nov 19th, 1pm EST

Speaker Carrie Baker - SAVE THE DATE - Why Is Free Speech so important for women and their reproductive freedom? Carrie Baker, renowned expert on women's rights in the United States, will help us navigate these difficult times.

NEWS READS & LISTENS

Yael Eisenstat - Dear Facebook: this is how you’re breaking democracy 

We Should all Be feminists: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Unmasking MAGA: Exploring the GOP’s War on Women - A treatise from Indivisible on a long-standing assault on women from last March’s Women’s History Month.

Mother Jones: Trad Wives are Thriving in the Post-Dobbs Era

The Guardian: the rise of pro-natalism: the possible propaganda origins of the Trad Wife.

Cannonball: Wesley Morris and Nikole Hannah Jones on Trump and the Power of Dissent: This is a must listen. Hear from Historian and creator of project 1619 about how things are going (hint: not so well).

SOCIAL MEDIA

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