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The latest news and updates from the Western Sweden chapter of Democrats Abroad Sweden.

February 04, 2023

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 (nine in person, two online) attended......
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November 02, 2022

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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July 12, 2022

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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June 21, 2022

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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June 12, 2022

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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June 02, 2022

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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May 24, 2022

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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December 25, 2018

2018: A Great Year for Democrats in Western Sweden

Democrats in Western Sweden had an event-filled year while increasing our membership by about 25% and inspiring even many non-members (other Americans in Sweden) to vote in the very successful......
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August 21, 2018

EuroPride-Göteborg: Human Rights Panel, DNC Reception, Literature/Information Table, & Parade!

We had a WONDERFUL experience with EuroPride Week in Göteborg this year! Besides a panel discussion on Friday with Martha McDevitt-Pugh (chair of DA's Global LGBT Caucus) and Ian Higham......
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June 12, 2018

May/June Tax Events and Tax Protest

In alignment with DA globally, we have a focus on tax problems that Americans abroad face because of our U.S. citizenship. Previously we've called and written postcards to Congress expressing......
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