Joel Parthemore
DPCA voting representative Sweden, Western Sweden chapter chair
lecturer and researcher in philosophy of cognitive (neuro-)science; teacher of computer technology, programming and web design
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Joel Parthemore wants to volunteer 2017-06-12 08:04:34 -0400
DA Sweden Skåne marches for workers over billionaires!
With a clear message for the current resident of the White House, a small but angry procession marched through Malmö's streets this past Sunday -- a prelude to large demonstrations ...
Labor Day weekend picnic in the park a success!
The Göta chapter of Democrats Abroad Sweden held a Labor Day weekend picnic in the park, Saturday 30 August in Linköping. We grilled hamburgers and sausages. We discussed the current state of politics in the US and shared movie recommendations.
New Göta chapter welcomes Americans living in the greater Linköping/Norrköping area
DA Göta is a chapter of DA Sweden, the official country committee for US Democrats living in Sweden. Our aim is to build a community and connect with other Americans ...
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DA Sweden marches with Stockholm Pride!
Members of Democrats Abroad Sweden marched in the Stockholm Pride parade Saturday 2 August.
No Dictators Day / No Kings Day observed in Stockholm, Malmö, and Umeå
Even as thousands of peaceful protests were organized across the United States for Saturday 14 June -- the day of Trump's DC military parade -- No Dictators Day / No ...
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No Dictators Day Stockholm - 14 June
As one of a host of No Kings / No Dictators Day protests throughout the US and worldwide on 14 June -- the date of Trump's birthday parade in Washington, DC -- members of Democrats Abroad Sweden Stockholm/Uppsala Chapter met in Raoul Wallenbergs Torg in Stockholm to say with one voice, no to unraveling democracy. No to attacks on education! No to threats on judges! No to dictators!
No Dictators Day in Umeå, with a picnic!
On June 14, in solidarity with the No Kings protests around the world, the newly started chapter of Democrats Abroad Sweden in Västerbotten organized a picnic in Umeå.
Triumphant No Dictators protest in Malmö
A fantastic day in Malmö as we rallied in solidarity with protests taking place across the US June 14. We had folks from Denmark and ...
Afterwork discusses transgender facts and fictions
Trans people have become a political football in the US. Trans youth find themselves on the front lines of the culture wars. Eleven people attended an afterwork on 31 January ...
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American in Göteborg on a Mission for All Americans in Sweden to Vote
How does one turn out the overseas vote to help decide the US midterm elections coming up on 8 November – elections that could be very close? Göteborg resident Rick ...
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Rick Wicks' Call for all Americans in Sweden to Vote in This Year's US Elections
Seventy-five year old DA Western Sweden member Rick Wicks – a 32-year resident of Sweden and dual US/Swedish national – is biking around Göteborg posting flyers on communal bulletin boards ...
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Democrats Abroad Western Sweden at West Pride!
Our local chapter of Democrats Abroad Sweden proudly marched for LGBTQ pride at West Pride, Saturday 18 June. Remember the ongoing struggles of our LGBTQ brothers and sisters around the ...
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Protect kids not guns! Anti-gun-violence meetup 4 June
We had another fun meet-up – unfortunately in response to the repeated (unending?) mass shootings in the States. Rick, Diane, Cheryl, and Nan were at Condeco on Fredsgatan in Göteborg ...
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May immigration afterwork with advokat Barney Fyman
At our May Last-Tuesday Afterwork, DA Western Sweden member Barney Fyman – a Swedish advokat and US lawyer – described the myriad ways of getting temporary or permanent visas for ...
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Bans Off Our Bodies GOTV event at Condeco Saturday 14 May
In response to the recent leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overriding Roe v. Wade threatening not only the right to abortion but the right to privacy more broadly, ...
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I'll gladly take Sweden over the US #DAresists #Medicare4all
I worked for the US Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, DC, for 3 1/2 years. I bought the best health insurance I thought I could afford from the options we ...
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