This Wednesday, get your thinking cap on for pub quiz and trivia night! Five rounds, a wide range of topics, and you! Invite your friends, or we can help you find a team ►RSVP for Modern American Quiz Night
Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865. Celebrate Freedom Day and learn more this weekend:
►Friday at 5:30pm Juneteenth celebration/happy hour
►Sunday at 3pm: Juneteenth discussion: “How can the U.S. start to live up to its ideals?
Next Thursday, the Democrats Abroad Berlin book club will be discussing Educated by Tara Westover. Tune in on June 25th for the virtual discussion: ►Join the book club
Save the date for July 4th: Since we can’t have our traditional 4th of July celebration, join us, either online or in a nearby park to request your ballot. What better way to celebrate the U.S. than by making sure you can practice your civic duty by voting to kick out Donald Trump!
Let us know if you would like in-person help or online: berlin@democratsabroad.de
The Leipzig-Halle precinct has great events in the coming weeks: make sure to scroll down to “Upcoming Events” for details!
We’re looking forward to seeing you on the internet. Take care of yourself!
Updates
✅Dialing for Democracy
This Sunday, over 100 callers in 12 countries (including 24 here in Berlin) made an astounding 7109 calls reminding Americans abroad to register to vote and request their ballots. Thanks to all the callers on Sunday and for Thursday’s “Berlin Is Calling” phone banking party.
You can still donate to our Dialing for Democracy campaign to support voter outreach!
Berlin Office Hours for Voter Help
Since we can’t hold in-person events, we’re holding online office hours to help U.S. citizens register to vote and request absentee ballots. The next sessions is on June 29th. Sharing the office hours your American friends and colleagues, so we can reach more potential voters!
Would you like to be part of future voter help office hours? Send Berlin GOTV coordinator Amy Herr a message: gotv@demsinberlin.de
Upcoming Events
American Pub Quiz Night
Wed. June 17, 2020, 7-9pm
Online – Zoom call (RSVP for the link)
RSVP (required) | Invite & share on Facebook
Leipzig-Halle Book Club: On Immunity by Eula Biss
Please note date change:
Sat, June 20, 2020, 5-6:30pm
RSVP for link | Invite & share on Facebook
New & Experienced Phone Banker Training
Wed. June 24, 2020, 3pm
Online – WebEx (RSVP for the link)
RSVP (required) | Invite & share on Facebook
Voter Registration Training
Thu. June 25, 2020, 5:30pm
Online – Zoom call (RSVP for the link)
RSVP (required)
June Book Club: Educated by Tara Westover
Thu. June 25, 2020, 7:30-9pm
Online – Zoom call (RSVP for the link)
RSVP (required) | Invite & share on Facebook
Leipzig-Halle: On the Strategic Value of U.S. Reparations with Antar Keith
Thu. June 25, 2020, 7-9pm
Online – WebEx (RSVP for the link)
RSVP for link | Invite & share on Facebook
Voting From Abroad Help – Office Hours
Mon. June 29, 2020, 7–8pm
Online – Zoom call (RSVP for the link)
RSVP (required) | Invite & share on Facebook
Independence Day Voter Registration
Save the Date! July 4, 2020
Online & in a park near you
Election Day will be here before we know it, so now is the time to make sure that you have requested your absentee ballot for the November elections! Since we can’t have our traditional 4th of July celebration, join us, either online or in a nearby park to request your ballot. What better way to celebrate the U.S. than by making sure you can practice your civic duty by voting to kick out Donald Trump!
Let us know (berlin@democratsabroad.de) if you would like in-person help or online. With the support of our voter registration volunteers, we will offer two options to receive voter assistance: either in-person or online. For the in-person assistance, we will have meeting points in parks throughout Berlin to answer questions and to distribute materials on how to vote from abroad. The online assistance will be on Zoom and individuals with questions can join when they can to ask their questions.
We will decide by Saturday, June 27th if this event will include an in-person option. If we hold any in-person voter assistance, all health regulations and guidelines must be followed. This includes wearing a mask at all times, keeping a distance of 1.5 meters, and there will be no sharing of devices. If voters would like help walking through the ballot request process, they will need to use their own smartphone or tablet to do so. We will not be sharing laptops or other devices.