On 18 January 2020, millions of women and allies around the world will join the fourth annual March of Women’s March Global, a yearly event that brings together all those who are committed to fighting for equality, justice, and women’s human rights worldwide. 2020’s Event, March for Our Human Rights, will focus on bodily autonomy, which is the right to have control over one’s own body without coercion or external pressures. This includes abortion rights, sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), sexual consent, period equality, family planning, access to healthcare services and information, and more.

Join Democrats Abroad Germany at the fourth annual Global Women's March on Saturday, 18 January 2020. RSVP today!

Register to Vote and Request your ballot for the 2020 elections

Democrats Abroad has talked to many of the Democratic Presidential Candidates. If you were unable to participate in the live events, you can watch the videos for the candidates below. As we speak to more candidates over the next month, the list will be updated.

Pete Buttigieg - Sep 19, 2019
Julián Castro - Oct 22, 2019
Bernie Sanders  - Nov 7, 2019
Steve Bullock  - Nov 14, 2019
Michael Bennet - Nov 19, 2019
Marianne Williamson  - Dec 4, 2019
Tom Steyer - Dec 16, 2019
Deval Patrick - Dec 28, 2019

The Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary petition process is underway, but time is running out!

Each campaign needs at least 300 valid Democrats Abroad members residing abroad to sign their petition by January 6, 2020, to be included on the Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary ballot and meet the criteria as defined in the Democrats Abroad delegate selection plan.

All the candidates have signed up to participate in the Democrats Abroad petition process. Click here to sign the petitions.

You may sign as many candidate petitions as you'd like. By signing, you help ensure that a candidate appears on the Democrats Abroad 2020 Global Presidential Primary ballot. Signing a petition is not considered either an endorsement or a vote. You'll still need to VOTE for your preferred candidate during the primary.

Request a ballot for 2020 elections at https://www.votefromabroad.org/

Democrats Abroad Germany's Fundraising And Event Coordinator and  Berlin Vice Chair, Emily Lines, on the political talk show Phoenix Runde on 18 December 2019. She talks about impeachment with  Prof. Boris Vormann, USA-Experte Bard College Berlin, Benjamin Wolfmeier, Republicans Overseas Germany,  and Sudha David Wilp, German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Our Press Coordinator Beverly Seebach was interviewed on the “The Americans” podcast.

This week’s episode of “The Americans” takes a closer look at the US presidency from a different perspective: geographically speaking. There are millions of Americans living abroad - who still care about what’s going on back home. With presidential elections coming up a year from now, a handful of the few thousand Democrats living in Germany are volunteering their free time to be an active part of politics in their home country.

Listen to the interview.

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Once again, it's that time of year when we share our gratitude.

We want you to be a part of it.

Please join us for thanksgiving celebrations in Berlin, Göttingen, Heidelberg, Munich, and Wiesbaden/Mainz.

Please RSVP so we know how many people are coming to dinner.

If you're looking for a good book or documentary recommendation, look no further. The DAG Fall Winter list is here! The books and video list below will make the perfect companions on the chilly nights ahead.

Linking to Amazon does not represent an endorsement by Democrats Abroad or Democrats Abroad Germany. It’s just convenient. Please buy books from any bookseller you prefer. The majority of the books listed below are available in a variety of formats;  e-books, Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook and/or Audio CD. Enjoy reading and happy holidays.

The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. What a great book, it was well worth the wait. Watch an interview with the author.

Trump on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President by Justin A. Frank

No president in the history of the United States has inspired more alarm and confusion than Donald Trump. As questions and concerns about his decisions, behavior, and qualifications for office have multiplied, they point to one primary question: Does he pose a genuine threat to our country? The American Psychiatric Association's Goldwater Rule constrains psychiatrists from offering diagnoses on public figures who are not patients and who have not endorsed such statements. But in Trump on the Couch Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Justin A Frank invokes the moral responsibility that compels him to speak out and present a full portrait of a man who presents us with a clear and present danger. Listen to an interview with the author.

Since Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2017, our nation and the world have been in chaos. Trump and his Republican henchmen are serving up disorder and corruption daily. We have become acclimated to the madness.  Yes, we can see that things are wrong, but we need some perspective on how upside-down things are. Americans are like a frog in a pot of water, and Trump is slowly turning up the heat every day. We need to get out of the hot water, restore our democracy, and change the trajectory of our nation. 

Everyone remembers how great President Obama is, but please take a movement to visualize and remember the vast difference between how Obama and the nation were from 2008 – 19 January 2017. Everything that Trump says is the opposite of reality. When he says, “Make America Great Again,” he means America is great, and I want to make it terrible.

Barack Obama was a fantastic president and is a wonderful person. Please take a few moments to watch these videos and remember that the current chaos is not normal. Yes, we can make things better.  Please vote in 2020. Enjoy the videos!

Happy Democrats Abroad Day!

Mark your calendars and help us celebrate: The first annual Democrats Abroad Day will take place around the world this Saturday, September 7th!

Democrats Abroad Day is an annual celebration to show off your Democrats Abroad pride, wherever you are.

If your local chapter is hosting an event, we hope you’ll join. But to celebrate with as many of you as possible, and to tell the world that we represent the 9 million Americans overseas who are engaged and VOTE, we’re asking you to join our virtual party, too.

It is really important for everyone to read the Mueller Report.  Although the report is redacted, there is more than enough information to understand what happened.

After the 22-month probe, Mueller broke down his findings into two parts. Volume I of the report concludes that Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election occurred "in a sweeping and systematic fashion" and "violated U.S. criminal law". Volume II of the report addresses the obstruction of justice. 

Key points of the Mueller Report:

• Mueller did not exonerate the President of the United States of obstruction of justice,
• Obstruction of justice is a serious crime that strikes at the core of our justice system,
• And the Constitution points to Congress to take action to hold the President accountable.

Listed below are just a few options for reading the Mueller Report. There are many sources where you can obtain a copy of the report. Please use the options you are comfortable with. The most important thing is that you read the report.