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

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Carolyn Prescott

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

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Carolyn Prescott

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

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Carolyn Prescott

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!

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Carolyn Prescott

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!

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Carolyn Prescott

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

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Carolyn Prescott

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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A Note from the Chair —

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Carolyn Prescott

     Americans who live abroad may wonder why they should join an American political group if they don’t live in the United States. Shouldn’t we be concerned with the politics of the country where we live? Can’t we express our … Continue reading →

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AVA joins thousands at the Reichstag on February 3rd to affirm democracy and reject the AfD

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Carolyn Prescott
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February 3rd Day of Action—We are the Firewall!

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Carolyn Prescott

CALL TO PARTICIPATE WITH AVA BERLIN WHEN:  Saturday, February 3, 13:00 WHERE:  Around the Reichstag WHAT WE STAND FOR: For solidarity and respect; against hate and aggression For justice and tolerance; against division For a society that leaves no one … Continue reading →

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Rally for Reproductive Justice—Photographs

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Carolyn Prescott

Responding to a recently leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the constitutional right to abortion, the Berlin section of Democrats Abroad organized a protest rally on May 14th at 2 p.m. at the U.S. Embassy. The leak … Continue reading →

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