Let's unpack the legal implications of the Mueller report together at the next chapter meeting on Friday, May 3. We'll meet at our usual spot -- Forum 3 (Atelier Room, 1st floor) in Stuttgart. You can read the (redacted) report on the DoJ website.

Here's our tentative agenda for the evening:

7:00 - Welcome

7:10 - Chapter Announcements and Reminders

7:20 - Quick Overview of Upcoming DA AGM in Washington

7:30 - Unpacking the Mueller Report

8:30 - Looking ahead to Dems debates
- Should we have debate viewing parties?

8:45 - Discussion on Primary
- Should we have short presentations on primary
candidates?

9:00 - Adjourn

If you have an item that you'd like to add to the agenda, please send an email to stuttgart@democratsabroad.de*

*Note the new email address. We fancy and official now, so you can add this new address to your contacts and delete DAG-Stuttgart@democratsabroad.org

Come for some socializing and planning of upcoming precinct events, including this summer's Christopher Street Day Parade / Sommerloch Festival on August 10!

Spring has sprung, and there any many new and exciting developments happening with Democrats Abroad Germany as we gear up for the summer season, which will be filled not only with the first Democratic National Committee primary debates (June 26-27) in Miami, but also plenty of chances to get involved locally with DA Germany.

In an effort to discuss the structure and goals of our organization as well as volunteer opportunities as we head towards 2020, newly elected DA Germany Chair Candice Kerestan (Munich) and Vice Chair Kenton Barnes (Braunschweig) will be holding an online “Meet and Greet” on May 4^th, 2019, from 1:30-3:30pm. All DA Germany members are warmly invited to attend. A computer/tablet with an internet connection and a working microphone are necessary to actively participate. To receive log-in information, please RSVP.  

Don’t want to wait until then to help out or learn more about DA Germany? Here’s a quick overview of how you can get involved now as well as some updates on what’s been happening with DA both in Germany and internationally:

Phone banking: Help Call DA Virginia Voters to Help Pass the ERA!

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first introduced in 1923. Unfortunately, although it finally passed in the U.S. House and Senate 47 years ago (March 22^nd, 1972), it has still not been ratified by the necessary 38 states. It had only 35 when it “expired” in 1982. However, based on the 27^th Amendment being ratified 203 years after it was submitted to the states, it has been deemed that the deadline was not valid. Nevada ratified the ERA in 2017 and Illinois in 2018 – meaning we only need ONE more state to ratify it for it to be written into the U.S. Constitution. 

Just a few weeks ago, Republicans stopped the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Virginia Legislature by a single vote! We were devastated, but not defeated!

DA has just set up new global phone banking campaigns to reach out to DA voters in Virginia where the 2019 state elections will decide the majority in both the House of Delegates and the VA State Senate. Let’s take a majority in the VA legislature and ratify the ERA!

Sign up here to be on the phone banking team and join the campaign for Virginia.

Looking for more information on the ERA? Here’s a three-minute video on Why We Need an Equal Rights Amendment. One of the best articles explaining the history and current status was in last month’s Cosmopolitan article “So Here’s Something...Women Don’t Actually Have Equal Rights Under the Constitution.” You can also watch the “Legalize Equality” video, the 30-minute must-see video on ERA – just RSVP here to receive the link. Also please check out www.democratsabroad.org/era for the latest status along with ways ALL members of DA can help no matter where you vote or live. We need your help.

DA Germany Caucus Leadership

DA Germany is looking for members interested in working with a specific set of policy issues, which is facilitated through the Democrats Abroad caucus structure. Current open positions include Chair of the LGBTQ+ Caucus, Chair of the Progressive Caucus, Chair of the Black Caucus, and Chair of the Youth Caucus (35 and under). For a description of our caucus and chair responsibilities, please visit this page.   

We will be celebrating the Fourth of July (a little early) with the whole Goettingen Chapter! We hope that you can join us for a potluck backyard barbecue and fun for the whole family. Please RSVP so we can send you the exact address. Looking forward to a sparkling good time!

Please come and join for cake and coffee to chat about what is going on in the Hannover Precinct of Democrats Abroad. We will be briefly discussing filing taxes, since the overseas deadline is approaching in June. We will also talk about how we can be involved in getting out the vote, what kinds of events are best suited for our area, and answering any questions you have about the work of Democrats Abroad. We look forward to seeing you in May!

Neuland is coming to Flensburg! A play by Julia Hart, Neuland tells the stories of American women and their experiences of and responses to the 2016 election of Donald Trump. Join DA Hamburg Flensburg Precinct Captain, Barbara Winkler, for this very powerful show.

Neuland in Flensburg

Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 4pm – 7 pm

Theaterschule Flensburg

Adelbyer Kirchenweg 1

24943 Flensburg

TICKETS at: flensburg@dgb.de

DA Hamburg would like to invite our members in Flensburg to join DA Hamburg's Chapter Chair, Chesney McKinley Severance, and the cast of Neuland for dinner at:

Taverna Kreta
Angelburger Straße 73
24937 Flensburg

Neuland in Flensburg is sponsored by Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund. 

It’s the final Friday of the month! You made it! Join us and celebrate as we wrap up this month with our Final Friday Pub Night. This month as we recap the month of April with drinks and nibbles at Sausalitos before moving on to karaoke at Tawan Daeng at 9 pm. So come on out and join us for one or both events! It's a great way to meet other Americans, talk about current events and politics, and, at least for this month, express yourself in song. 

SAUSALITOS Hamburg Reeperbahn
Reeperbahn 19-21
20359 Hamburg

Tawan Daeng Karaoke Bar
Hopfenstraße 34
20359 Hamburg

Join your local Ruhrgebiet Democrats Abroad precinct for a fun night of beer and conversation! We'll be meeting at Kneipe (Duisburger Str. 71, 45479 Mülheim an der Ruhr) and we hope to see you there!

Directions - there's lots of parking in the neighborhood if you plan to drive. However, since this is a pub night, public transportation is preferred! Take the Ruhrbahn tram to Rosendahl, Königstrasse, or Broicher Mitte, and it will be a short walk from the stop.

Join us to watch "Beale Street" at Kino Lumière. We will meet first at 6:30 pm inside at Café Kollecktiv Kabale, to discuss the present political situation (e.g. the Mueller Report, Democratic presidential candidates, etc.), the 2019 AGM meeting in Heidelberg, exchange ideas for future member events, and just plain socialize before the movie begins.

At 7:30 is the film “Beale Street” (original title: If Beale Street Could Talk), was written and directed by Barry Jenkins and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2018. It was chosen as one of the top 10 films by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. It is based on the novel by James Baldwin with the same title.

The film takes place during the turbulent 1970’s in New York City. It tells the tale of love and racism, and especially the injustices of the American judicial system -still very prevalent in America’s society today.

The idea for this event originates from a question asked by a DA member at the 2019 AGM meeting in Heidelberg: “How many people remember the Kent State University shootings that occurred on May 4, 1970?” Many hands were raised, compared to the question that followed: “How many people remember the Orangeburg massacre, which took place on February 8, 1968?”...

Price 7 - 8 Euros. More info here:  Kino Lumiere and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Beale_Street_Could_Talk_(film)

It's not required, but consider RSVPing here so we have a rough idea of how many people to expect.

Labor groups have historically played an important role in Democratic and progressive politics. With attacks on unions and workers' rights over the years, the role of unions in electoral politics has had to change as well.

Join Democrats Abroad Berlin for our May meeting as we discuss the influence of labor unions in presidential elections, and in the primary process in particular.

We're excited to welcome special guest Thomas J. Adams who will offer his take on the modern state of labor organizing in the United States in the context of the 2020 election.

Thomas J. Adams is Senior Lecturer in History and American Studies at the University of Sydney and Academic Director of Sydney's United States Studies Centre as well as a Fellow at re:work, the International Research Center for Work and Lifecyle in Global History at Humboldt University, Berlin. His research focuses on the history of American labor, political economy, and social movements as well as New Orleans.

Food & Drinks

Feel free to bring any kind of snacks, savory or sweet, you would like to share. We will provide drinks for a small donation. Please share this event with your American friends and acquaintances in Berlin! As always, we welcome new faces, even if you've never attended a meeting or an event before.

RSVP

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