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Strike a blow against Citizens United
Become a citizen co-sponsor of the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 to end secret election spending. Add your name to this petition and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will bring your signature to the floor of the Senate when it comes up for … Continue reading
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Screening of “When the Mountains Tremble” April 22, 2012
We screened “When the Mountains Tremble,” Pamela Yates’ 1984 documentary depicting the involvement of the US military in Guatemala in the 1980s. The Guatemalan conflict, which began in 1960, six years after an American-organized coup toppled an elected president, lasted … Continue reading
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Protesting Guantánamo at the Brandenburg Gate
The chair of AVA-Berlin, Ann Wertheimer, spoke on January 11, 2012, the 10th anniversary of the opening of the detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. American Voices Abroad Berlin joined Amnesty International Berlin-Brandenburg to mark this 10th anniversary and to … Continue reading
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2011 Annual Business Meeting and Brunch Dec.11
On Sunday, Dec.11, 2011 we met for our annual business meeting at La Parilla. The Annual Report from the Chair 2011 is posted. More photos here. Please follow us on twitter.
Granito at the One World Film Festival on Sun. Nov. 27- 8 pm
For the 3rd year, AVA-Berlin sponsored a film at the ONE WORLD BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL: GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR (USA 2010), directed by Pamela Yates at ARSENAL Kino followed by a Q and A moderated by Anjana Shrivastava … Continue reading
Special Discussion with Tom Hayden in CA on Tues. Nov.15
An experiment using the internet for a discussion with Tom Hayden — to exchange information and insights on what is happening in the USA. Bring American friends, and
In support of Occupy Wall Street at the Brandenburger Gate
October 15, 2011. More photos here.
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Tagged American Voices Abroad-Berlin, AVA-Berlin, berlin, Brandenburger Gate, demonstration, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street
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New York Occupy Wall Street Protests
AVA’s Jane Hartmann sends this photo from NYC on October 11, 2011
Independence Day Picnic
Democrats Abroad Berlin together with AVA-Berlin and Bridge Builders Berlin are having their Independence Day Picnic at Tempelhof Airfield Park on Sunday
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Jede Stimme 2011
Christian Mieß and Lisa Pettibone spoke to us at our Stammtisch on June 2, 2011 about their project: “Ausländerwahlrecht in Berlin einführen – für eine stärkere Demokratie” and the symbolic elections for Berliners without German citizenship that are to run … Continue reading
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