This is a midterm election year — all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 Senate seats, and 39 gubernatorial seats are on the ballot in November. U.S. citizens have the right to vote in primary and general elections, no matter where in the world they live! If you're a U.S. citizen, dual-national, or will be 18 on November 8, 2022, you have the right to vote from abroad in US elections — including in the November 2022 midterms.

The 2022 midterm elections will be critical in deciding the future of our country! Are you registered and ready to vote? Ballot Day, when ballots to voters abroad are released, is September 24th. If you haven’t requested your ballot yet this year, do so now at VoteFromAbroad.org. Go HERE for state-specific information. including deadlines and how to return your ballot. Trained volunteers can answer voting and registration questions via email ([email protected]) or phone (07 555 FRDEM which is 07 55 53 73 36) – plus, voter help via Zoom will be up and running soon. We're also available via direct message on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 

This is the season we most need volunteers: Get Out the Vote season. Lend a hand and meet likeminded people! We need people able to call our members (on your own schedule), help at in-person voter registration events, and be Zoom room voter assistance workers. Do you have IT or graphic design skills? We definitely need you! We're trying to set up subchapters in French towns and cities where we’re not yet present. See HERE for the different ways to volunteer and get involved.

The State of the Union Address has been a cornerstone of U.S. politics for decades. The sitting president not only addresses millions of citizens about the major issues of the time but also captures the attention of a global audience.

Feb. 14th - 20th 2022 the Global Black Caucus (GBC) and the Global Youth Caucus (GYC) are teaming up to take over each other's social media accounts to raise awareness of mutual issues.

During the second Democrats Abroad Global Caucus Social Media Takeover Week the GBC & GYC are taking over each other's social media accounts while advocating on the issues related to their cause.  

Feb. 14th - 20th 2022 the Global Black Caucus (GBC) and the Global Youth Caucus (GYC) are teaming up to take over each other's social media accounts to raise awareness of mutual issues.

During the second Democrats Abroad Global Caucus Social Media Takeover Week the GBC & GYC are taking over each other's social media accounts while advocating on the issues related to their cause.  

Got a burning question about climate change and the Paris Climate Agreement? Well, we’ve got your bases covered. The Youth Caucus has assembled a panel of expert panelists to answer YOUR questions! Our guests Antje Brown, María Laura Elizondo, and Samuel Goodman will be eager to talk with you.

Join the Youth Caucus to learn about COP26 and everything climate change on Thursday!

When: Thursday November 18^th, 2021

Where: Zoom

Don’t forget to RSVP and we will send you the link to the event!

Halloween is right around the corner… Join the Global Youth Caucus as we celebrate this scary day!

Memorial Day Action Hour

Monday, May 31st 18:30-20:30: Join us in a Memorial Day Action Hour so special that we need TWO hours. You'll hear US veterans tell their stories and about who they would like to honor and remember on this day. We’ll also do an action item together to help our military and veterans. Co-sponsored by DAF Grenoble, Marseilles, Brittany, Veterans and Military Families Caucus and DA France. 

RSVP here for Zoom link: https://www.democratsabroad.org/gretcheningrenoble/memorial_day_action_hour 

Honoring the Fallen: Laying Wreaths…

LEST WE EVER FORGET

Memorial Day will again be different this year. There will no public gatherings at the ABMC cemeteries in France, but DA France will still be honoring the men and women who lost their lives during WWl and WWll.

Wreaths will be sent for the private ceremonies around France to be performed by the cemetery staff at: the Lafayette Esquadrille Monument and in Suresnes, Belleau Wood, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne, St. James, St. Mihiel, St. Avold, Draguignan, the American Legion Mausoleum, Epinal, La Somme. The Toulouse Chapter will be honoring the two OSS Commandos downed during WWII in the Tarn.  The Normandy Chapter will be sending a wreath on June 6th. We would appreciate any contribution for the wreaths: Donate link.

After the ceremonies, the wreaths will then be placed on the graves of women and those from the African American, Asian American, Native American and Hispanic American communities. At the Belleau Wood and Oise-Aisne cemeteries, there will be a guided tour on May 31st and June 1st. If anyone is interested, please let us know.

THE ROSE OF NO MAN'S LAND

There's a rose that grows in no-man's land

And it's wonderful to see

Though its sprayed with tears, it will live for years

In my garden of memory

It's the one red rose the soldier knows

It's the work of the Master's hand

'Neath the War's great curse stands a Red Cross nurse

She's the rose of no-man's land

                                                    By Jack Caddigan / James A. Brennan

Thank you,

Democrats Abroad France Veterans & Military Families Caucus

           [email protected], Cell: 0614161516

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