PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY TO SAVE THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR VOTES!

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is in a dire situation. According to the Postmaster General, between June and September of this year the USPS will run out of money and will be forced to cease operations. This, only months ahead of the November General Election.

Needless to say, without a functioning postal service, our votes from abroad will be effectively suppressed.  

The USPS has had operating issues for over a decade. However, the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic have gravely exacerbated the issue of decreased volumes that has plagued the agency over the past years. 

In this critical election year where we need every vote to be counted, we cannot standby and allow the next Coronavirus stimulus bill to exclude full funding and protection for the USPS and the vote-by-mail ballots sent by overseas voters. 

DAY OF ACTION TUESDAY                                                                                                                                  Nancy Pelosi called on members of Congress to “participate in a Day of Action on Tuesday by appearing at a Post Office in their districts for a press event” in order to “save the Postal Service,” saying, “In a time of a pandemic, the Postal Service is Election Central.”

Rhode Island now also allows email return of absentee ballots.
Missouri will also allow all overseas voters to return ballots electronically (email, fax, or online upload).  
 Iowa will allow all overseas voters to return ballots by email or fax for the Nov 3rd election.

The Kaiserslautern Chapter invites you to attend:
The Long Arc: The Fight for Equal Rights and Racial Justice in America Thursday, 09. July 2020, 5:00pm, CET
Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III joins Dr. Andreas Etges, Senior Lecturer at Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, for a discussion on the long fight for civil rights, the role of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in highlighting that fight and the current protest movement in the U.S. and beyond.

Discussion / via YouTube Live Stream 
Thursday, 09. July 2020, 5:00pm, CET

Organizers: U.S. Embassy Berlin, Amerikahaus - Bavarian Center for Transatlantic Relations, Amerika-Institut at LMU

Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, the first African American in this position. As Secretary, he oversees 19 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers, and several education units and centers. Previously, Dr. Bunch was the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The museum has welcomed more than 6 million visitors since it opened in September 2016 and compiled a collection of 40,000 objects. Dr. Bunch served as the president of the Chicago Historical Society (2001–2005). He has written on topics ranging from the black military experience, the American presidency and all-black towns in the American West to diversity in museum management and the impact of funding and politics on American museums. His most recent book is A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump.

Dialing for Democracy is a calling marathon
and global Democrats Abroad fundraiser.

Phonebankers will make as many calls as they can to DA members to ask them to request their absentee ballots. Calls will be made from 9:00am to 9:00pm CEST on Flag Day, June 14. Generous sponsors like yourself will push our callers to reach our calling goals and provide the critical funds to keep our voter outreach going strong through November 3! 

DONORS: If you are sponsoring a specific caller, BEFORE you select an amount, write the caller's name in the box at left!

Donate $50 and you’re sponsoring 200 calls! 
$10—40 calls   $25—100 calls   $100—400 calls 
$250—1000 calls   $500—2000 calls   $1000—4000 calls

Democrats Abroad will be making 100,000s of calls this year, and your contribution will help make this outreach possible.

Thank you! We appreciate your support!

Don’t forget to check in on how the calls are going on Facebook Live from 7:30pm to 9:30pm on June 14 on the DA Germany Facebook page.  

For a full overview of the call-a-thon, click here.

Donations will be going to the Democratic Party Committee Abroad (Democrats Abroad) and not to any candidate for federal office.

WEBINAR: TEACHING THE U.S. ELECTIONS 2020 ORGANIZED BY THE ATLANTIC ACADEMY KAISERSLAUTERN  

in collaboration with Pädagogische Landesinstitut Rheinland-Pfalz (PL), US Embassy Berlin

Registration: Click here/ http://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1754786879415290383

Please register to join the conversation and take part in the Q&A with the faculty. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the webinar.

Wednesday, May 27, 16:00-17:30 Online platform provided by the  US Embassy Berlin

Description:

The U.S. Embassy Berlin and the U.S. Consulates General in Germany, our principal project partners Leuphana University Lüneburg and LIFE e.V., together with a number of local and state partners will conduct the U.S. Embassy School Election Project 2020 in the fall. This seminar will introduce potential participants and future teachers to the format, cutting-edge pedagogical approaches and educational technologies and include input from an American expert on the U.S. elections.

Due to concerns about the coronavirus and in order to enable a wider audience to participate in this discussion, we invite you to join us via webinar.

The U.S. Embassy School Election Project is an intercultural blended-learning program promoting democratic engagement and civil discourse in the context of the U.S. presidential campaign. Our goal is to provide participants with evidence-based information and analytical tools to predict and evaluate the election outcome of an adopted state. Teachers and students research and understand competing viewpoints and political arguments. This project promotes respect, civility and open-mindedness as the basis for intercultural engagement.

The U.S. Embassy School Election Project was awarded the renowned Hans-Eberhard-Piepo Prize for Ideas in Communicative Language Teaching in 2013.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

SWITCH OFF FOR AN HOUR AT 8:30 P.M.

For more information about ABMC’s Memorial Day 2020 virtual ceremonies, please monitor ABMC.gov and our social media platforms.

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Last year we joined the Luxembourg Democrats Abroad to celebrate Memorial Day in Luxembourg along with the Wiesbaden-Mainz Chapter. It was a very moving ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery. 

Luxembourg American Cemetery
50 Val du Scheid
Luxembourg 2517

Saturday, 12 September 2020 at 1 pm  CANCELED

AFTER LABOR DAY WELCOME BACK PICNIC canceled         Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in Rheinland-Pfalz, the Annual After Labor Day Welcome Back Picnic has been canceled. The Ministry of Health in Mainz reported an increase of 61 new cases to 7824 as of Sunday, August 9 at 9.55 a.m.

KAISERSLAUTERN DEMOCRATS ABROAD

GLOBAL PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

Café Hotel Goldinger, Von-Richthofen-Strasse 18, 66849 Landstuhl,  Tel. + 49 6371 92 49 0

Tuesday, December 3rd, at 1:00 p.m. RSVP for specific meeting point

Wine Tasting and Lunch October 5th

Weingut Schlössel in Kirrweiler near Neustadt

https://weingut-schloessel.eu/start/en/

The fee is €25 per person and includes wine tasting and lunch at the vineyard.

Be part of the celebration! Join us Saturday, September 7th from 1;00-4:00 p.m. for our annual After Labor Day Picnic. and the second Democrats Abroad Day! There will be lots to discuss as we get ready for the 2020 Campaign!

Bring a few new members and your favorite dish for the Potluck. 

Exact address will be sent when you RSVP.

Join members of the Kaiserslautern Chapter at the Atlantic Academy’s Celebration of 100 Years Women’s Voting Rights in Germany and the USA/100 Jahre Frauenwahlrecht in Deutschland und den USA (in German)
Speaker: Dr. Anja Schüler (Heidelberg Center for American Studies)
Please RSVP to the Atlantic Academy (Tel. 0631/366100).

Women in the U.S. have the right to vote but we still need to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment! After the 100 Years Voting Rights program, we can discuss the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) and what we can do to help pass it. Just one more vote is needed!

Organized by the Atlantic Academy in collaboration with the Business and Professional Women - Germany Club Kaiserslautern e.V. and the Kreisverwaltung Kaiserslautern Gleichstellungsstelle