Events
Upcoming Events
DASweden Halland Chapter Voter Registration
Saturday September 18, 2010 11:00 – 13:00
Daisy’s Sallad and Sushibar
Åttingsstigen 10, Halmstad
035-10 22 65
(type address in www.hitta.se for directions)
Come meet other Americans and learn how to register to vote in the midterm elections.
Bring your appetite and stay for reasonably priced “Mikey Q’s” American Breakfast Cafe.
If you would like to register, bring your US driver’s license (if you still have one), social security number and complete address of where you last lived in the US.
Questions? nancyeichenlaub@hotmail.com
Steven Hill Lecture with Voter Registration, Book Signing and Dinner
Author Steven Hill will be in Stockholm during his European book tour and will talk to us about his new book Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age. Notably, he will address the EU Parliament in Brussels before arriving in Stockholm.
Mr.Hill’s lecture will take place in Stockholm on Thursday, September 23, 2010, in the Fabian Sal at ABF Huset, Sveavägen 41, followed by a fundraising dinner down the hall at Två Grabbar.
Program:
6:00-7:00 – Voter Registration at a table outside of Europe’s Fabian Salen.
7:00-8:00- Steven Hill Lecture, Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age, together with a Q & A session and book signing. The lecture is being presented together with ABF Stockholm, free of charge, and open to all, so please bring your friends.
8:00 – Fundraising dinner with Steven Hill as the guest of honor. The dinner is open to Democrats Abroad Sweden members and their guests only and must be pre-paid. Members may bring non-American guests, but, in accordance with US law, members must pay for their non-American guests. To make your dinner reservation, please submit a payment of SEK 300:-/person to DASweden’s bankgiro 5794-8788 by September 16th and make sure to write your name and indicate how many are in your party.
Buffet Menu:
Roast beef salad with coriander
Raw-spiced salmon marinated in lime
Shrimp and glass noodle salad
Vegetarian spring rolls
Fried rice, with egg and cashew nuts
Sweet and spicy kimchi
Green salad
Home-baked bread
Non-alcoholic drinks
About Steven Hill:
Steven Hill is a political writer and the founding director of the Political Reform Program at the New America Foundation. That program, which ceased operations on May 31, 2010, sought to develop the best opportunities for reform, educate opinion leaders and the public about electoral alternatives, and encourage the formation of a broad-based coalition. Mr. Hill is the author, most recently, of Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is the Hope Best for an Insecure Age (www.EuropesPromise.org), published in January 2010. His previous books include 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy (2006), Fixing Elections: The Failure of America’s Winner Take All Politics (2003), and Whose Vote Counts (with Bob Richie, 2001). Mr. Hill’s articles and commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, Guardian, and other leading publications. Mr. Hill has appeared on national and local radio and television programs, and has lectured widely in the United States and Europe. He has been a leading force for political reform in the United States for many years.
For more information on Steven Hill and his most recent book, please visit:
www.newamerica.net/people/steven_hill
www.europespromise.org/
http://www.steven-hill.com/
If you are interested in purchasing a signed copy of Steven Hill’s book, the books will be sold at the event and cost SEK 150:- cash.
>>Stockholm
Voter Registration
- September 4, 2010 at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
Phone-banking
- September 4 and 5, 2010 at English School North, Stockholm, 3-6 pm
Voter Registration
- September 11, 2010 Stockholm at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
Voter Registration and Mingle
- September 15, 2010, at Scandic Anglais Bar 101, Stockholm, 6-9 pm
Voter Registration
- September 18, 2010 Stockholm at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
Voter Registration
- September 25, 2010 Stockholm at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
Voter Registration
- October 2, 2010 Stockholm at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
Voter Registration
- October 9, 2010 Stockholm at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
Federal Write in Absentee Ballot Evening
- October 14, 2010 at English School North, Stockholm, 6-9 pm
Voter Registration
- October 16, 2010 Stockholm at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
Voter Registration
- October 23, 2010 Stockholm at Tully’s, 11 am -1 pm
>>November 2, 2010 Mid-term Elections
Past Events
2010
- Stockholm Voter Registration, August 28, 2010 at Tully’s
- Stockholm Voter Registration, July 31, 2010 at Tully’s
- 4th of July picnic, Gammelgårdsvägen 52, Stockholm
- Stockholm Voter Registration, June 19, 2010 at Tully’s
- Stockholm Voter Registration and Mingle, June 16, 2010, at Scandic Anglais Bar
- Halland Voter Registration, June 5, 2010 at Daisy’s Sallad and Sushibar
- Annual Meeting, May 27, 2010, ABF Huset, Stockholm
- 1st ever Democrats Abroad Sweden Pub Night in Umeå (and for members in Luleå, Piteå, Ursviken),30 April 2010
- Gothenburg meeting, 30 March 2010
- Stockholm voter registration events at Tully’s
- Voter Registration & Bylaws Amendment Discussion at Tully’s, 24 April 2010
- Country-wide meeting and Jefferson Davis Dinner, Kalmar, February 2010
- Chapter start up meeting, 20 February 2010, Umeå
- Chapter meeting, Malmo, 17 February 2010
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Stockholm, 20-21 January 2010, Stadmissonen Bostället, Stockholm
- December 10, Noble Peace Prize Ceremony Watch, Stockholm
- December 2-5, Volunteer work with Red Cross, Stockholm
- November 3, Kick off event in Gothenburg
- October 28th, Democrats Abroad Skåne: Southern cuisine dishes up good food and good times!
- October 21st, Uppsala Baracktoberfest at the Unofficial Headquarters for Uppsala Democrats Abroad
- October 17th, October 18th, Voter registration Phone-banking in Stockholm
- October 4, Democrats Abroad 45th Anniversary Fundraiser in Stockholm. View the photos on Facebook.
- September 29, After Work Get-together in Gothenburg
- July 4th, Traditional 4th of July Event in Halmstad with the Halland Chapter – View Photos
- April 18th, “Voting from Abroad” at Tully’s Coffee House
- April 16, Annual General Meeting
- March 27, 2010: Healthcare Mingle and Movie
- March 7, Discussion of Stimulus Plan at Tully’s Coffee House
- January 31 – Writing to Wounded Soldiers Day
- January 26 – The First High-Tech President Seminar
- January 20 – Presidential Inauguration Dinner & Dance in Stockholm – View Photos
2009
2008
- December 9 – Fantasihuset art gallery
- November – Thanksgiving/celebration event
- November 4 – Election Watch Party – View Photos
- October 19 – Absentee Ballot/Voter Registration in Uppsala
- October 17 – Emergency Balloting Evening
- October 16 – Presidential Debate
- October 8 – Art Auction at Fantasihuset
- September 30 – Extra Voter Registration Event
- September 6, 7 & 8 – Telephone Bankathon
- July 4 – Independence Day Picnic
- February 5 & 9 – Global Primary
