Lots of our members have already voted in their state's presidential primary. This makes you ineligible to vote in the Global Primary. BUT - our May 3rd Global Primary is also an event for Democrats to come together. We have a great program ready for you from 7-8pm so come join us and support DACH, hang out with fellow Dems and get FIRED UP AND READY TO GO for Barack Obama!!
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Global Primary Deadline and Voting Information
The Democrats Abroad
Global Primary is less than a week away, and it's getting really exciting! We
hope that you will come out to vote in person at our voting center in Geneva on
May 3rd. You don't have to pre-register to cast your ballot in person – just
show up and vote – although it would help if you would RSVP via this link to help our planning
committee in preparing a great event! If
you are not already a member,
you can join on the day, or through our website at any time before voting: www.democratsabroad.org/join
1) APRIL 30
DEADLINE: Request Your Absentee Ballot for the DA Primary Election
Even if you are
unable to come out to our voting center, you can still participate in the DA Global
Primary Election and vote for our nominee for President and for who will
represent us as Delegates at the Democratic Party Convention in Charlotte in
September.
To request an
Absentee Ballot for the DA Primary, please send an email by April 30th
to: vote2012@democratsabroad.org
Please include the
following details in your request email:
1. Voter's Name (the
member of DA who wishes to vote)
2. Voter's City and
Country of Residence (ex. Zurich, Switzerland)
3. Voter's email
address
Do you live in a
household with more than one Democrat?
Please make sure that
each and every Democrat in your household (who will be at least 18 on November
6) has "Joined" Democrats Abroad. We need each name to appear
separately in the membership database. Join now: www.democratsabroad.org/join
Please request only
one ballot per email.
Deadline to REQUEST
the Absentee Ballot: April 30.
Deadline to RETURN
the Absentee Ballot: May 6.
The Absentee Ballot
will include instructions on how to vote and return the Ballot. Methods of
return will include fax and email.
Voting in the
Democrats Abroad Global Primary will not in any way affect the status of your
registration or voting in your state for the general election on November 6th.
If you have not already done so, you will still need to request your absentee
ballot for the general election. www.VoteFromAbroad.org
is a tool that will help you do this.
2) PRIMARY EVENT
If you live in the
Geneva region, we would especially like to encourage you to join us at our
event on May 3rd. This is shaping up into an exciting event, with
speeches and presentations, videos, and the media on hand to observe and
report. Please join us! Here are the details:
Thursday, May 3rd
from 6:00-9:00 PM
Hotel Bristol Geneva
10 Rue du Mont-Blanc,
1201 Geneva
RSVP (not required,
but appreciated) at: http://bit.ly/DACH_Primary
You can drop by at
any time to vote, or stay for the whole event! We've got a range of activities
planned on the night, including:
6:00 - Doors open. Cash bar and free snacks will be served all
evening. Get your Obama and Democrat merchandise
too!
7:00 - Speeches and presentation including overview of key races to
watch and what's happening in the campaign.
8:00 - Viewing of the film The
Road We've Travelled - telling the story of the Obama presidency so far by
Oscar winning director Davis Guggenheim
9:00 - Voting ends, ballot counting begins
3) VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
With all this
excitement, and a large turnout expected, we will need extra hands on deck at
our voting center. We already have a great group of volunteers working, but we
need more! Can you help? Please write to volunteer@democrats.ch
letting us know how you'd like to help! We especially need people to help us:
- Register and check in members to issue them with their ballots.
- Help members register to vote using VoteFromAbroad.org
- Set up decorations ahead of the event from 4PM-6PM. (Bring your kids
to help!)
- Take photos or videos.
- Blog and post on social media sites.
- In the coming week, put up flyers announcing the Global Primary event
at campuses and work places around Geneva.
Also, if anyone out
there has design skills and some time to help before the event – we could put
your skills to good use! Again, just write to: volunteer@democrats.ch.
4) CANDIDATES FOR
DELEGATE TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
The DA Global Primary
is the process by which we choose the delegates that will go to the Democratic
National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina to nominate our Presidential
candidate on behalf of Democrats Abroad.
We've had an
overwhelming number of candidates throw their hats into the ring for this honor
– with 99 candidates running from the EMEA region alone, and 6 in the
Switzerland!
We wanted to clarify
a few important points regarding the campaigns for delegate:
- Candidate
list to help you decide how to vote: you can read the original
application form for each of the 99 EMEA candidates by clicking
here. In addition, each candidate was given the
opportunity to answer some additional questions about themselves as well as
include a link to any websites for further information. We have consolidated
all of those answers into one pdf file.
You can view that file at www.democratsabroad.org/sites/default/files/EMEA_Delegate_Candidate_Surveys.pdf
(login required).
- Campaigning
at Primary Events: Any candidates or their supporters who choose to attend
a Primary Event and actively campaign and solicit votes there are free to do
so, provided that they are NOT also volunteering at that primary event, and
that they stay at least 10 meters distant from the ballot box.
- Democrats
Abroad Facebook Page: Any Candidate to become a Delegate within the EMEA
region (or supporter of such Candidate) who wishes to explain their candidacy
on our Facebook pages is free to do so. You will find a number of wall posts
from candidates already posted on our DA Switzerland page and
the DA international page.
- Democrats
Abroad Website: Registered members are also free to post information in
support of their candidacy on the Democrats Abroad website.
What else is coming
up in DA?
5) Reminder about
OTHER EVENTS coming up in Geneva, Zurich and Winterthur:
May 2nd:
Second Visit Behind the Scenes at Nuit des Bains at 6:30PM
An event organized by
DACH cultural committee to raise money for our Get Out The Vote work. Come out
for a unique peek at Geneva's contemporary art scene and support DACH at the same
time.
More info and RSVP: http://bit.ly/DAnuits
May 9th:
Town Hall Meeting in Zurich, 6:00PM – 8:00PM
More info and RSVP: http://bit.ly/ZHTownHall
May 13th:
DA Switzerland Annual General Meeting in Winterthur from 2:00PM – 5:00PM
RSVP: secretary@democrats.ch
This will be a busy
month. Now is the time to get active and help Democrats win in November!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Behind the Scenes of Nuit des Bains
Our first fundraising cultural event in Geneva on Wednesday 14 March was a resounding success! Over CHF 2,000 was raised for our GOTV fund for 2012. Sarah Burkhalter, art historian, took an enthusiastic group of DACH members and their friends on a private guided tour previewing the exhibitions at five contemporary art galleries in Geneva's Quartier des Bains, a day before the official Nuit des Bains event (BFAS Blondeau Fine Arts Services, Analix Forever, Mitterrand + Cramer, Xippas Art Contemporain and Blancpain Art Contemporain). Several artists (Robert Montgomery, Janaina Tschäpe and Urs Lüthi) were on hand to speak about their work and answer questions, as were several gallerists (Marc Blondeau, Philippe Davet, Barbara Polla, Renos Xippas and Marie-Claude Stobart). After the tour, half of the group stayed on for a fun and delicious dinner at Restaurant Ou Bien.
This event will be repeated on Wednesday 2 May and Wednesday 12 September. We hope to see you there!
This is a project organized for Democrats Abroad by the DACH Cultural Committee - Anne-Shelton Aaron, Sarah Burkhalter, Nicole De Feo, Karen Olson and Maya Samara. Please contact us if you would like to join the committee and/or if you have any suggestions, comments or requests at events_at_democrats.ch
Register today for the 2nd Visit Behind the Scenes of Nuit des Bains, A Special Tour for Democrats on Abroad! http://bit.ly/DAnuits
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
April 2012: News and Upcoming Events
Democrats Abroad Switzerland
April 2012: News and Upcoming Events
Contents:
1) Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary
2) DA Switzerland Annual General Meeting, May 13 in Winterthur
3) Americans in Switzerland Town Hall Meetings in Lausanne and Zurich
4) 2nd Visit Behind the Scenes at Nuit des Bains: A special guided tour for Democrats Abroad in Geneva May 2nd
5) DACH at Expat Expo Basel June 4th – Save the Date! Volunteers needed!
6) www.VoteFromAbroad.org got a facelift
7) Save WRS
Save World Radio Switzerland
We would like to draw your attention to the status of WRS - the English-language radio station familiar to so many of us across Switzerland. Many of us get our news from the BBC, Fresh Air from NPR, and insights about Swiss life from this English-language station, which will be pivotal in bringing us news of the upcoming Presidential race.
Last week, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation announced that it is in the process of deciding the future of World Radio Switzerland. Two scenarios are being considered, including privatizing the station or closing it outright, though the latter seems to be the more likely possibility.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
DA Switzerland Annual General Meeting 2012
Democrats Abroad Switzerland
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
2 PM to 5 PM
Winterthur, Switzerland
Democrats Abroad Annual General Meeting
Democrats Abroad Switzerland is holding our Annual General Meeting May 13th, 2012 from 2 to 5 PM and we hope you’ll join us!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Democratic Presidential Primary Voting in Switzerland
The excitement of the Democratic presidential nominating process will be coming to Switzerland on May 3rd. This is the time when American Democrats can show their support by voting to once again have Barack Obama as the Democratic Nominee for President in 2012.
The Democratic Party is unique among American political parties in considering Democrats Abroad as ''the 51st state'' and offering our members living outside of the U.S. the chance to cast their vote for
Barack Obama. In Switzerland, Democrats Abroad members will vote in the primary on May 3rd from 6:00-9:00 PM, at The Bristol Hotel, 10 rue du Mont-Blanc, 1201 Geneva.
At this same event, Democrats Abroad will also be electing our delegates to go to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September. The delegates will represent us
in nominating Barack Obama. We have several Democrats Abroad Switzerland members who are candidates running to be delegates. Their names along with the full list of candidates will be announced
soon.
As background, President Obama is not the official nominee of the party until the state delegates, including Democrats Abroad, have voted at the Convention in Charlotte.
If you can't attend the official primary event on May 3rd in Geneva, then you can vote in the presidential primary with an absentee ballot by mail, fax or email. Contact secretary@democrats.ch to request your absentee ballot by April 30th.
Americans, who are not yet registered as a Democrat Abroad, can do so at the May 3rd Democrats Abroad Primary event in Geneva and vote that same day. It's quick and easy at: www.democratsabroad.org/
We very much hope that you will participate in the Democrats Abroad Primary, and we would especially love to see you come in person to cast your ballot. For overseas voters, this is the only chance we
will have this year to actually walk into a voting place and cast an in-person ballot. Read more: https://
Sincerely,
Maya Samara
Chair, Democrats Abroad Switzerland
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
MAY 3rd from 6 to 9pm
The Bristol Hotel
10 Rue du Mont-Blanc
GENEVA
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Important Announcement: Democratic Presidential Primary Voting in May
The excitement of the Democratic presidential nominating process will be coming to Switzerland during the first week of May. This is the time when you can show your support by voting to once again have Barack Obama as the Democratic Nominee for President in 2012!
As Democrats Abroad is known in the Democratic Party as ''the 51st state'' you have the chance to cast your vote for Barack Obama in Switzerland:
on May 3rd from 6:00-9:00 PM
at
The Bristol Hotel
10 rue du Mont-Blanc
1201 Geneva
Monday, April 2, 2012
Town Hall Meeting Lausanne
Americans in Switzerland Working Group invites all Americans in Switzerland to attend
The Lausanne Town Hall Meeting
Come meet the U.S. Ambassador Donald Beyer, the Embassy staff and U.S. Consular staff
Please register via this link.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
from 6 to 8pm
UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE (WWW.UNIL.CH) INTERNEF BUILDING - ROOM 126
PARKING LOT: DORIGNY METRO: M1 - UNIL-DORIGNY STATION
THE LOCATION IS RIGHT OFF THE AUTOROUTE TO LAUSANNE SUD
PARKING LOT: DORIGNY METRO: M1 - UNIL-DORIGNY STATION
THE LOCATION IS RIGHT OFF THE AUTOROUTE TO LAUSANNE SUD
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