March was a busy month for the Study Abroad Team! Many of our members planned and participated in March for our Lives solidarity events. We are energized by the passion and conviction of our young leaders. Many of these same young people will be studying abroad during the 2018 General Election and we’re excited to empower them to vote!!
The importance of our work is recognized by DNC leadership! As you may have seen, Democrats Abroad is hosting a reception for Tom Perez, Chair of the DNC in London on April 26. Proceeds raised at the event will go directly towards our Study Abroad outreach plans.
The Study Abroad Team is currently focused on:
Researching new and updated contact information for local Study Abroad coordinators and staff members for our Study Abroad Program Map:
- https://docs.google.com/
spreadsheets/d/1Ju- Vw9MSR200e7m8qjwcu62kceK5QEgUl k4rqmZCJQs/edit?usp=sharing - Beginning outreach by phone and email to Study Abroad coordinators and staff members offering resources to help with registering their students to vote. Liaisons are basing their messages on examples found in our wiki:
- https://wiki.democratsabroad.
org/display/StudyAbroad How can you help us?
If you haven’t already, please identify a Study Abroad liaison from your country/city! This is a great opportunity for a new, enthusiastic volunteer. We are especially happy to have current students and University employees.
Ask your liaison to give regular updates at your business meetings and help them recruit volunteers from your membership. With over 300,000 students voting abroad each year, we truly need all the help we can get!
An updated list of Study Abroad liaisons is at the bottom of this email. We’re excited to have additions from China and Australia joining us soon!
Thank you for all you are doing to help students vote from abroad! If I can be of any assistance, please let me know.
Becky Leach-Seymour
Team Lead, Study Abroad Outreach
Democrats Abroad
studyabroad@democratsabroad.
Study Abroad Liaisons
Group 1 - Research completed, engaged in outreach to SA Contacts
Andrew Grossen, Ireland
Jim Mercereau, Spain
Julia Bryan, Czech Republic
Vivian Beetle and Laura Messenger, Switzerland
Kathy Rothschild, Costa Rica
Claudia Varney & Alex Rehbinder, Paris, France
Bartley Grosserichter, Chris Sauca, Laura Downer and John Grosser, Germany
Group 2 - Researching SA Contacts
Peter Baiter, Greece
David Heckenberg and Bruce Murray, Austria
Stephen Paine, Netherlands
Laura Mosedale, London, United Kingdom
Neal Huddon-Cossar, Italy
Gretchen Pascalis, Grenoble, France
Samuel Stone, Mexico
Heidi Schneiderin, Canada
Caroline Sullivan, United Arab Emirates