SPECIAL MID-MONTH AUGUST EVENTS UPDATES
Today Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. The campaign continues to grow from strength to strength and the momentum builds!
Our August newsletter went out early to coincide with the Democrats Abroad delegates' endorsement of Vice President Harris to be the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States. In case you missed that newsletter - including info on How to Vote from South Africa - you can read it HERE.
This is a quick August Events Update:
But first - have you requested your 2024 Ballot? Don't wait, get that done right away so you can spend your time on reaching out to others! We must vote to win! Go to www.votefromabroad.org now.
Friday 9 August is Women's Day in South Africa and to honour our nominee and celebrate a new day (and a whole vibe of energy and hope) in US democracy, we have meet-ups taking place in Cape Town and Joburg.
Join us this Friday 9 August 11:30-13:30 at Prison Break Market in Lonehill to celebrate Women’s Day in South Africa and VP Kamala Harris’ nomination to be the 47th President of the United States! All are welcome, please share this invite with other Americans in SA.
RSVP & More Info HERE
Cape Town Members – please join us this Friday 9th August 10-12:00 at a Member’s Home in Constantia to celebrate Women’s Day in South Africa and VP Kamala Harris’ nomination to be the 47th President of the United States! All members are welcome and we ask you to please share the invite with other Americans living in the Cape.
Because this is a private home we ask you to please RSVP in advance to receive the address and enable us to plan accordingly. We also ask you to bring light refreshments to share.
Project 2025 discussion with Historian and Professor Thomas Zimmer
Wednesday 14 August
6pm SA Time
Zoom
Your Vote Matters!
American Society of South Africa
Thursday 15 August
6:30pm-9:30pm
La Boqueria, 17 3rd Ave, Parktown North
Join the American Society of South Africa (ASSA) for an engaging evening dedicated to empowering Americans to exercise their right to vote from abroad.
DASA Member Allana Foster-Finley, President of ASSA, and others from DASA's Get Out the Vote team will share voting info at the event. Collaboration is the key to winning this election!
19-22 August 2024
The Democratic National Convention
Keep an eye on the media for programme info.
We assume this website will also have updated programme info soon https://demconvention.com
SA & GLOBAL EVENTS
There will be many interesting and important events coming up in SA and around the world - take a look here https://www.democratsabroad.org/events
And mark your calendars for 21 September Ballot Day - the day our ballots will arrive! And then, we vote!
VOTER SUPPORT DATES VIA ZOOM
Volunteers are available to help you via 1-1 sessions on Zoom - see the following dates and link for more info
https://www.votefromabroad.org/voter-support/
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Please CLICK HERE for more info on upcoming Volunteer Assistance training - Phonebanking, Voter Help, Comms etc. And please let us know if you're interested in helping out in SA - email [email protected]
All In, We Have Elections to Win!
Thank you -