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Speech given by Isabel Fargo Cole at the “No Kings” Demonstration

I want to say a few words about one of the underlying factors in our current catastrophe: the political repercussions of tech monopolies. Amid ever-new and escalating crises – LA, Iran – it is easy to lose sight of underlying … Continue reading

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No Kings Demonstration June 14, 2025

Introduction & Speech by Ann Wertheimer My name is Ann Wertheimer and I am chair of American Voices Abroad Berlin, AVA for short. We have been together since 2003 when we organized against the Iraq War. Like many of you … 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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VOTE FROM ABROAD! HOW TO GET IT DONE!

Did you know that American citizens who live abroad—whether traveling, working, or studying; whether temporarily or indefinitely living abroad—are eligible to vote as overseas voters? This is true if you are just now turning 18 and living abroad, or if … Continue reading

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The City as Subject: Public Art and Urban Discourse in Berlin – a book by Carolyn Loeb

We are happy to spread the word about a recently published book by one of our own members, Carolyn S. Loeb, Associate Professor Emerita in Art and Architectural History in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities at Michigan … Continue reading

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