Happy Thanksgiving! It was great seeing everyone at the potluck of side dishes and Turkey Trot this past weekend. Here are some photos (on Facebook) from this weekend:
We’re grateful for all the active members and volunteers who make all our get-togethers, voter outreach, and political events possible.
To round out 2019, our last chapter meeting of the year will be this Tuesday Dec 3, 2019. Bring your favorite holiday sweets for a cookie swap and to appreciate all our volunteers! ►Details & RSVP
Our newly minted kiez captains are already organizing get-togethers in their neighborhoods. Scroll down below to find out if there’s one near you.
We’re looking for a temporary Berlin headquarters during 2020 for voter registration and phone banking. Know of an empty office near transit with great internet? Let us know below!
Have you filled out a candidate petition yet? Make sure your favorite Democratic contender makes it onto the Democrats Abroad Global Primary ballot, details below.
Updates
Wanted: Location for a Democrats Abroad Berlin headquarters
While we’ve been doing research and getting in touch with potential locations for a temporary 2020 Berlin HQ, we need your help in finding a place.
Do you know of a space that might be available next year? Check out what we’re looking for in a location:
- Available for at least 6 months (May through October)
- Central, accessible location
- Access on nights and weekends
- Solid internet connection
- Room for 4-6 people at desks
- Storage (minimal, just for flyers and voter info material)
That’s the summary — here are more details about what we we’re looking for. Got a lead? Drop us a line: [email protected]
Get your 2020 candidates on the primary ballot!
Democrats Abroad’s Global Presidential Primary will take place from March 3-10, 2020. To get on the primary ballot, each candidate needs at least 300 signatures from Democrats Abroad members by January 6, 2020.
Many are just a few signatures from getting on the primary ballot, so visit the candidate petitions page to make sure your favorites make it! You’ll need to log in in to sign, but you can sign as many petitions as you’d like.
Become a Kiez captain for your neighborhood
Berlin is a city of neighborhoods, so we’ve started Kiez Captains to get out the vote and help connect neighbors and volunteers in different areas.
They’re laying the groundwork to mobilize in every corner of Berlin in 2020. It’s a 5-hour a month commitment. Write [email protected] for more info and if you’d like to become a Kiez Captain in your neighborhood.
Upcoming Events
Thanksgiving4All
(please note: not a Democrats Abroad event)
Fri. Nov 29, 2019, from 8pm
Cafe Plume, Warthestr. 60, 12051 Berlin
Facebook | Food
December Meeting: Holiday Cookie Swap & Volunteer Appreciation
Tue. Dec 3, 2019, 7:30-9pm
Begegnungsstätte Falckensteinstraße, Falckensteinstraße 6, 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg
RSVP | Facebook
Kiez Coffee & Chat – Friedrichstraße (Mitte)
Mon. Dec 9, 2019, 6:30-8:30pm
Pure Origins Estates Coffee, Georgenstr. 193, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
RSVP | Facebook
Kiez Adventsmarkt – Pankow
Sat. Dec 14, 2019, 4-6pm
Pankower Adventsmarkt, Heynstraße 15, 13187 Berlin-Pankow
RSVP | Facebook
Kiez Weihnachtszauber – Alexanderplatz (Mitte)
Sun. Dec 15, 2019, 2-4pm
Gendarmenmarkt (in front of Ampelmann store), Markgrafenstr. 37, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
RSVP | Facebook
December Book Club – The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Thu. Dec 19, 2019, 7:30-9pm
Coffee Fellows (upstairs), Danziger Str. 1, 10437 Berlin
RSVP | Facebook
Events outside Berlin
Leipzig-Halle Meet and Greet
Sun. Dec. 8, 2019, 2-4pm
SPIZZ Leipzig, Markt 9, 04109 Leipzig
RSVP | Facebook
Democrats Abroad Germany – Annual General Meeting
Fri-Sun Jan 24-26, 2020
Literaturhaus München, Salvatorplatz 1, 80333 Munich
Register | Details | Stipend (Deadline: Nov 30, 2019) | Facebook