Please join us for this informative discussion on a topic that affects all Americans living abroad.

Carmelan Polce from the DA Taxation Task Force will be speaking on “DA Expat Tax Advocacy: What Are We Fighting For in 2021.”

Americans living abroad need action from Congress to eliminate double taxation, remove barriers to banking, saving and investing, and simplify tax filing from abroad. Democrats Abroad has been talking to Congress for many years about a switch to Residency Based Taxation (RBT). Americans abroad won’t be taxed fairly and on a par with the rest of the world until we have RBT. We have not as yet persuaded Congress to enact RBT but we continue to work towards that outcome.

In the meantime, we cannot let this critical year for ground-breaking, progressive legislation finish without achieving some practical, consequential tax relief for Americans abroad. Come hear about the work the Tax Task Force is doing to persuade Congress to include tax relief for Americans abroad in 2021 legislation. You can also read about the work on this posting on the democratsabroad.org/taxation page of the DA website entitled "WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR IN 2021."  

Please RSVP for the Zoom link.

Join us at the new Hanne Café in Tomar’s historic district for conversation with your fellow Americans (and we encourage you to have lunch to support this emerging business!).  After lunch, DA Portugal super-volunteer Caryl Hallberg has arranged a short guided walking tour, around one hour, of historic Tomar. The tour will be guided by Sylvia and Peter, the founders of “Knights Templar Tours” of Tomar. Sylvia, a medieval historian, will give you insight into the history of Tomar and the fascinating Knights Templar.

Cost: Buy your own lunch or refreshments. Tour is free.

Please RSVP by November 15. Space is limited to 15 people.

Meet at the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara on Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara in Lisbon. Hosted by DA Counsel Terry Recht and the Lisbon organizing team! Enjoy a drink and chat with your fellow Dems about the state of the world, US politics, life in Portugal, and more. You’ll find us in front of the quiosque close to the fence – look for the Americans wearing blue! Bring your own beverage or you can order takeaway drinks to enjoy.

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.