Please join us for a very timely discussion with DA Portugal member Nancy Novack, film editor, and Cynthia Lowen, director, who recently completed work on “Battleground,” a new film about abortion and politics in America. “Battleground” debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in June and is available for online viewing only until July 3. We will hold a Q&A and discussion online with Nancy and Cynthia on Sunday, July 10 at 6 pm.

The film follows three women who lead formidable anti-abortion organizations. We bear witness to their well-organized networks, politically potent activism, and their policy gains under Trump. With first-rate access to protests, conferences, and recruiting campaigns, this may prove to be an illuminating portrayal of anti-abortion advocates for those on the other side of the debate. As Roe has been overturned and numerous states pass unconstitutional abortion bans, the film also depicts those on the front lines of the fierce fight to maintain access to reproductive rights.

You can view the film before streaming access ends on July 3. You will need to use a US-based VPN to access the film and there is a cost of $20. Please RSVP here for instructions on how to access the film and for a link to log in to the July 10 event.

If you are not able to view the film, please RSVP to attend the July 10 discussion anyway. It is sure to be an enlightening and powerful discussion about abortion rights in America, and we will be sharing resources for action and outreach, as well as learning more from Nancy and Cynthia about the film itself.

Learn more about the film at www.battlegroundfilm.org. 

Angry about the fall of Roe v. Wade? Want to do something? We would love to organize a protest or other action here in Porto, and consider how we can contribute to the cause back in the US, but we need your help. Join us for an informal discussion and strategy session. Meet on the front patio of Mercado Bom Successo. Please RSVP so we know how many tables to save.

Bring your ideas, resources, and righteous anger. 

All who support women's reproductive freedom and abortion rights are welcome. 

JOIN YOUR FELLOW AMERICANS IN CASCAIS FOR AN INDEPENDENCE DAY PICNIC ON SUNDAY, JULY 3, 12-3 PM!

We’re having a casual picnic get-together in the park to celebrate Independence Day. All are welcome!

Bring your own food, drinks, chairs/blankets (plus extra if you want to share). Look for the red, white, and blue balloons!

Contact Stephanie Bennett with questions (info above).

Join our monthly GOTV team meeting to find out what we are doing to get out the vote in Portugal and how you can help! Whether you can help a little or a lot, in person or online, with friends or solo, we have opportunities for everyone to pitch in. 

Please RSVP for the Zoom link!

Join your fellow Americans in Lisbon for an Independence Day picnic on Sunday, July 3!

Pack your own food, drinks, chairs/blankets (plus extra if you want to share)

Wear patriotic colors! We'll enjoy a fun time connecting with our fellow Americans, and there will be voter registration/ballot request assistance available and also a prize drawing. 

We'll meet in Parque Eduardo VII (Lisbon), in the grassy area between Praia no Parque restaurant and Av. Sidónio Pais (see map below).

Please note: there are no picnic tables nor restrooms in the immediate vicinity, but there are restaurants/cafés and public restrooms a short walking distance away.

Join your fellow Americans in Porto for a Fourth of July potluck picnic. Bring a dish to share (your choice! that's the fun of a potluck!), and your own beverage. 

We'll grab some tables near the Pavilhão da Àgua (NE part of park) but there may not be enough for all, so bring chairs/blankets for sitting if you can.

Feel free to bring outdoor games, frisbees, etc. If you're a musician, we'd love to hear you play - feel free to bring instruments!

Kristi Holmes Espineira's Democratic Party roots cross generations. Growing up, both her parents were professional educators with a strong commitment to working in economically disadvantaged communities with the long term goal of improving American diversity. Throughout the 60s, her mom helped to transition recently integrated schools; her dad worked directly for the Colorado River Indian Reservation in Arizona. Kristi's parents did not regard their work as "political party activism," per se. Rather, their goal was simply and literally to "do what was right." The intrinsic importance of diversity and equality was regularly the focus of dinner table conversations. Kristi's mom remains both socially and politically active today. Among Kristi's favorite "mom" memories is attending together a Barack Obama rally in 2012 and marching together in the Women's March in 2017.

The documentary film "The Brink" had its Portugal premiere in Lisbon on October 24, as part of the doclisboa film festival. Over 40 Democrats Abroad members attended the premier to view the film, in which award-winning filmmaker Alison Klayman takes on former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, following him for over a year as he tries to promote his brand of extreme nationalism and unite the far-right anti-immigrant parties of Europe.