Come get to know the new Board and fellow members for a casual hang out. Bring a cocktail or a dessert and let us know what issues you are concerned about and what you want to see on our agenda this year. 

Can't make it? Not to worry. This will be our inaugural "Third Thursday" event.  

Join Democrats Abroad Vancouver for a monthly Zoom member get-together to talk all things politics, meet more of your local members, and stay up-to-date with the latest news for Americans Abroad. We may even have special guests here and there to pique your interest. Grab your favorite beverage and get ready to connect! When you RSVP for one event, you'll have access to all upcoming Pints & Politics events via calendar automatically. You must RSVP to receive Zoom details.

While all of our happy hours are free to attend, we very much appreciate donations to help support GOTV efforts. If you'd like to make a donation, visit our Donorbox here: https://donorbox.org/dayvr

Interested in something specific or want to be featured in an upcoming event? Let us know!

DemsAbroad Canada is electing its leadership for the 2021-23 term.  Want to know more about a candidate and their hopes, ideas, and plans for DA Canada, DemsAbroad, and getting out the vote in 2022? Want to brainstorm and give your input directly to the candidates? The Nominations & Elections Committee is hosting two Candidates’ Forums. The sessions will take place via Zoom.

Click here for the Candidate Statements

Ballots will go out on Sunday, April 11th and must be returned by Saturday, May 1st at 2:00 PM ET.

Thank you for your interest in DA Canada and the Democratic Party!

Scroll down to RSVP for Wednesday, April 14th @ 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT

CLICK HERE to RSVP for Sunday, April 11th @ 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT

Best regards,

DemsAbroad Canada Nominations & Elections Committee

Larry Rousseau, Chair
Heidi Burch
Tim Ellis
Devbani Raha
Peter Tesche, Teller of Elections
John Yee, Technical Advisor

Zoom access details will be provided in the RSVP confirmation email.

Democrats Abroad Canada
Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting

The DA Canada Annual General Meeting and Elections are upon us!

Join us at 2:00 PM EDT on Sunday, May 2, 2021 for the Democrats Abroad Canada AGM. We will be meeting online this year to celebrate the accomplishments of DemsAbroad Canada volunteers in 2020, announcing the results of our 2021-23 Board elections, and taking nominations from the floor for open positions, if any occur.

Please CLICK HERE to view the Candidate Statements for the various Board member positions we will be electing.

We don’t anticipate accepting nominations from the floor during the virtual AGM as there are no open positions at this time. 

This year, voting will be taking place electronically, and the Nominations and Elections Committee will circulate ballots in advance of the AGM. Keep an eye out in your email for your Ballot, which will be sent out by April 11, 2021.

Looking forward to seeing you at the AGM! And please be sure to vote when you receive your ballot.

SCROLL DOWN TO RSVP FOR THE AGM

Best regards,

DemsAbroad Canada Nominations & Elections Committee

Larry Rousseau, Chair
Heidi Burch
Tim Ellis
Devbani Raha
Peter Tesche, Teller of Elections
John Yee, Technical Advisor

NOTICE OF 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
SATURDAY, May 1, 2021
1:00 PM CT on WebEx

The Board of Democrats Abroad Canada – Winnipeg
invites you to attend your Annual General Meeting

The Winnipeg Chapter is in the stage of reformation, and the AGM is an opportunity for chapter members from across Manitoba to come together to discuss plans for chapter sustainability, and for a report on the activities of Manitoba members for the 2020 election.

During the AGM, elections for the chapter leadership for the 2021-23 term will take place.

A Call for Nominations was distributed to the members on Mar. 14th and you can access Candidate Statements by clicking here.

Some offices did not receive nominations, which will be open for nominations from the floor during the AGM. Only members present in the AGM will be able to vote for any nominations from the floor. Ballots will be distributed on April 10th. If you are interested in an office without a declared candidate please send an email to the Nominations & Elections Committee prior to May 1st.

Democratically yours,

DemsAbroad Canada - Winnipeg
Nominations & Elections Committee

Ed Ungar, Chair
Julie Buchanan
Steve Nardi, Teller of Elections

RSVP below for WebEx access details

Are you interested in advocating for your home state or a state you want to support? Do you want to help improve voting rights for citizens abroad and back home? Would you like to build strong connections to local organizers? Are you concerned about what's going on in state legislatures? 

Then come out and meet our State Outreach Teams and see how you can get involved! This is open to anyone interested, not just Germany members. We hope that the states will be able to build a global community or activists!

Several states already have teams forming - we will be introducing initiatives for voters abroad from Texas, Arizona, Georgia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and hope to find volunteers willing to start up groups for other states. We'll share strategies and information on how to help keep or turn these states blue and what you can do from abroad. There are many different ways to get involved!

Please RSVP for the Zoom link! We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, April 25th at 3pm!

If you have any questions or are interested in starting or contributing to a group from your voting state, get in touch with the DAG GOTV Coordinator, Teresa Ritterhoff at [email protected]

Fundraiser for Voter Protection in Georgia and all over the United States

Georgia's state law, as well as other state bills designed to suppress the vote make passing the federal bill S1 - the "For the People Act" - a crucial next step!

DA will be rolling out an action campaign for all members and committees to ACT on to push our senators to pass this fundamental bill. That action will include support for an amendment to the bill further supporting Americans abroad voting rights.

DONATE NOW to make it happen!

I am asking all Montreal Chapter members to consider donating to this important cause.

[Mobile device users, please scroll down to donate!]

Thank you for your generosity and defending U.S. citizens' right to vote.

Democrats Abroad, now is the time to show your support and stand up for our voting rights!

Contact the Democrats Abroad Voter Protection Team at [email protected] 
for volunteering opportunities or information!

*Donations are made to Democrats Abroad (Democratic Party Committee Abroad) and not to any candidate for Federal Office.

*Donations to Democrats Abroad are not tax-deductible.

*All donations are processed in US dollars. When you use your Canadian credit card, the charge will come in as a US $ charge per the current conversion rate. You do have the option of selecting an "other" category as a donation amount if you wish to do the math to make your donation in US dollars meet your wishes in CAD $.

In April, our monthly Third Tuesday event will be devoted to our AGM and chapter elections. Join us for reports from the year past, and to elect our leadership for the next two years. Canadidate statements have been sent out to all chapter members by email. If you didn't receive them, please let us know.

Please RSVP below. Your reservation confirmation will include the link to the Zoom meeting. (While we do indeed meet virtually, Parliament's address is entered into the booking system to ensure that our event shows up on DA's Events map.)

Join us for our Annual General Meeting! We'll be reviewing 2020 Chapter reports and confirming officers for the the 2021-2023 term! Congratulations!

Chair-Michele Grant
Vice-Chair: Luke Roman
Secretary: Rachel Brickner
Social Media Coordinator: Devbani Raha

The position of TREASURER remains open to filled at this meeting. Please contact [email protected] with any questions!

The night after election day, as Chair of DemsAbroad Canada, I spoke with Marella Fernandez of CTV News on the variety of creative and legacy-type initiatives DemsAbroad Canada undertook to reach the est. 625k Americans living across Canada eligible to vote in the 2020 election to cast their ballot.

Through the efforts of hundreds of volunteers contributing thousands of hours of their time, resulting in a greater than 250% increase in DemsAbroad Canada members' ballot requests, my prediction is that the 2020 vote from Americans in Canada will double the 2016 results. I am immensely proud of every person who contributed to this success!

I also talk to the need to count every vote, to let the process work the way it's supposed to. Each person has a right to have their vote counted. It was well known in advance that it was improbable to have an outcome on election night due to the historic millions of mail-in ballots to be counted. Neither candidate nor the media declares the election winner. The winner is determined by the declared results from each of the 50 states.

We wrap up the conversation with concerns for what the next two months could be like should Joe Biden be declared the winner as expected and any comparison between the 2000 election and 2020. For reference, the Ex is Ontario's "state fair" held in Toronto for the last two weeks of August.