The 2021 Annual Democrats Abroad Global Meeting will be fully virtual this year. The meeting will be held across the weekend of May 14 to 16.

Day One - Global reports, By-laws, Resolutions

Check-in
May 14 9:00PM EDT / May 15 3:00AM CET / May 15 10:00AM Tokyo / May 15 1:00AM UTC

Meeting start
May 14 9:30PM EDT / May 15 3:30AM CET / May 15 10:30AM Tokyo / May 15 1:30AM UTC

Day Two - Global elections, 2022 Meeting location

Check-in
May 15 10:00PM EDT / May 16 4:00AM CET / May 16 11:00AM Tokyo / May 16 2:00AM UTC

Meeting start
May 15 10:30PM EDT / May 16 4:30AM CET / May 16 11:30AM Tokyo / May 16 2:30AM UTC

Democrats Abroad Global Meetings are possible thanks to participant donations. You will be redirected to the donation page after you RSVP.

** If you are not logged into your Nation Builder account, please make sure you enter your Nation Builder email for the RSVP.

Links to the meeting and agenda will be emailed to all RSVPers during the week of May 10th.

Click Here to donate in support of the Global Meeting and DA's 2021 activities.

Click Here to donate to the Travel Fund for the 2022 Global Meeting.

Democrats Abroad Canada
Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting

The DA Canada Annual General Meeting and Elections are upon us!

Join us at 2:00 PM EDT on Sunday, May 2, 2021 for the Democrats Abroad Canada AGM. We will be meeting online this year to celebrate the accomplishments of DemsAbroad Canada volunteers in 2020, announcing the results of our 2021-23 Board elections, and taking nominations from the floor for open positions, if any occur.

Please CLICK HERE to view the Candidate Statements for the various Board member positions we will be electing.

We don’t anticipate accepting nominations from the floor during the virtual AGM as there are no open positions at this time. 

This year, voting will be taking place electronically, and the Nominations and Elections Committee will circulate ballots in advance of the AGM. Keep an eye out in your email for your Ballot, which will be sent out by April 11, 2021.

Looking forward to seeing you at the AGM! And please be sure to vote when you receive your ballot.

SCROLL DOWN TO RSVP FOR THE AGM

Best regards,

DemsAbroad Canada Nominations & Elections Committee

Larry Rousseau, Chair
Heidi Burch
Tim Ellis
Devbani Raha
Peter Tesche, Teller of Elections
John Yee, Technical Advisor

Are you interested in advocating for your home state or a state you want to support? Do you want to help improve voting rights for citizens abroad and back home? Would you like to build strong connections to local organizers? Are you concerned about what's going on in state legislatures? 

Then come out and meet our State Outreach Teams and see how you can get involved! This is open to anyone interested, not just Germany members. We hope that the states will be able to build a global community or activists!

Several states already have teams forming - we will be introducing initiatives for voters abroad from Texas, Arizona, Georgia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and hope to find volunteers willing to start up groups for other states. We'll share strategies and information on how to help keep or turn these states blue and what you can do from abroad. There are many different ways to get involved!

Please RSVP for the Zoom link! We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, April 25th at 3pm!

If you have any questions or are interested in starting or contributing to a group from your voting state, get in touch with the DAG GOTV Coordinator, Teresa Ritterhoff at [email protected]ad.de.

Join Democrats Abroad Vancouver for a monthly Zoom member get-together to talk all things politics, meet more of your local members, and stay up-to-date with the latest news for Americans Abroad. We may even have special guests here and there to pique your interest. Grab your favorite beverage and get ready to connect! When you RSVP for one event, you'll have access to all upcoming Pints & Politics events via calendar automatically. You must RSVP to receive Zoom details.

While all of our happy hours are free to attend, we very much appreciate donations to help support GOTV efforts. If you'd like to make a donation, visit our Donorbox here: https://donorbox.org/dayvr

Interested in something specific or want to be featured in an upcoming event? Let us know!

2021 New Leader Orientation (Session 2)

(photo from the 2019 EMEA Regional Meeting in Athens)

Saturday, 08 May 2021, 12:00-3:00 PM EDT (check your local time HERE)

Newly-elected leaders are invited to attend a New Leader Orientation session, facilitated by the Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East, and Africa regional teams.  Current leaders and volunteers are also welcome to join as a refresher, as are those who are candidates for local office where elections have not yet taken place.

During this three-hour orientation, we will cover the following Democrats Abroad basics:

• Our purpose, our organizational structure, and how we conduct business (45 minutes)
• Our IT Team and key resources (30 minutes)
• Our Comms Team and how we share our messages (20 minutes)
• Our other teams and committees that support leaders and Country Committees (40 minutes)
• Upcoming and regular regional and global meetings (20 minutes)

There will also be a ten-minute break, along with Q&A opportunities.

Please RSVP for the WebEx link.

A second New Leader orientation session, covering the same topics, will also be held at an AP/EMEA-friendly time on Saturday, 24 April between 3:00-6:00 AM EDT.  To register for that session, please visit this event page to RSVP.

Click below to receive periodic updates from the GOTV and Voting Rights teams regarding our voting rights work.  We will message you when there are important updates and developments to report.

Click below to receive periodic updates from the Taxation Task Force on our tax advocacy work.  We will message you when there are important updates and developments to report.