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4th of July Protest with Democrats Abroad

Democrats Abroad Berlin (DA) Berlin organized a July 4th protest in front of the U.S. Embassy at Pariser Platz. An American Voices Abroad Berlin (AVA) contingent joined them there and then about 200 of us walked down Unter den Linden to Bebelplatz to … Continue reading

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Democrats Abroad Demo July 4, 2025 Pariser Platz

The plan is to meet at Pariser Platz at 5 pm on Friday, July 4th, then to march from Pariser Platz to Bebelplatz (site of the bookburning memorial). https://www.democratsabroad.org/324260/july_4th_protest

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“No Kings” Demo—Video and Speeches: Ann Wertheimer, Isabel Fargo Cole, Richard Peterson, June 14, 2025

(Scroll down to read speeches and see videos from the demonstration.) “N0 Kings” speech given by Isabel Fargo Cole I want to say a few words about one of the underlying factors in our current catastrophe: the political repercussions of … Continue reading

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No Kings Demonstration June 14, 2025

Introduction & Speech by Ann Wertheimer (Scroll down to read two additional speeches given at the NO Kings demonstration.) My name is Ann Wertheimer and I am chair of American Voices Abroad Berlin, AVA for short. We have been together … Continue reading

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No Kings Demonstration–CHANGE OF LOCATION

Because of overcrowding, the Polizei have just changed our location to Ebert Strasse at Behren Strasse on the Tiergarten side of the street. This is behind the U.S. Embassy and across Ebert. It’s actually a good location, but very late to be … Continue reading

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No Kings Demo

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Speech given by Ann Wertheimer at the Hands Off! Demonstration, April 5th, 2025

Video of Ann Wertheimer’s speech. My name is Ann Wertheimer and I am chair of American Voices Abroad Berlin. Our group has been together since we organized against the Iraq War in 2003. My parents were refugees from Nazi Germany. … Continue reading

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HANDS OFF! Demonstration on Saturday, April 5, 2025

This Saturday, decentralized Hands Off! demonstrations are taking place all over the United States as well as a few other places around the world, including  here in Berlin: TIME: Saturday, April 5, 2:00 PM PLACE: corner of Behrenstr. / Ebertstr. (behind U.S. … Continue reading

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Hamburg rally to defend democracy—Read the speech given by AVA-Berlin chair on September 22nd

The following speech was given by AVA-Berlin Chair Ann Wertheimer on September 22, 2024 in Hamburg at a rally to defend democracy.  My name is Ann Wertheimer. I was born in New Jersey and lived there until I moved to … Continue reading

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1) Questions about voting 2) How to vote from abroad!

Michelle Obama’s Wisdom—Applied to Questions about voting As we from AVA-Berlin began assembling information about how to vote from abroad, we were also attuned to the powerful speech given by Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention. In her speech … Continue reading

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