Author Archives: Carolyn Prescott

Documentary Film — Watch at Lichtblick or Watch at home!

“Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook“ Dear AVAers and Friends:   At the One World Berlin Human Rights Film Festival, in anticipation of the November elections, AVA is sponsoring    Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook (see below) Director: Michael Kasino, Writer: Timothy SmithUSA 2019, 79 … Continue reading

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AVA Berlin Protests the Murder of George Floyd

American Voices Abroad Berlin is a group of Americans living and working in Berlin, Germany, who follow political events in the United States and vote from abroad in their home states. We would like to add our voices to the … Continue reading

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PETITION: LET THE PEOPLE VOTE BY MAIL!

American Voices Abroad Berlin has created this MoveOn petition “Don’t Silence Voters: Let Everyone Vote from Home” and we are now asking everyone to sign it. The more support we can get, the better chance we have of MoveOn sending … Continue reading

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December STAMMTISCH

Title: December STAMMTISCHLocation: Cafe Daddy, Kolonnenstrasse 50, near the Julius Leberbrücke S-bahn stationDescription: Meet with us and let’s share thoughts on the impeachment process, the democratic candidates and more. Start Time: 8 pm Date: 2020-12-05End Time: 10 pm

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AVA Stammtisch

Title: AVA StammtischLocation: Cafe Daddy, Kolonnenstrasse 50, near the Julius Leberbrücke S-bahn stationDescription: So much to talk about! Come join us!Start Time: 8 pmDate: 2019-08-01End Time: 10 pm

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Jon Oberg on the protest at the Washington Mall on July 4th

Read here below, or go directly to Jon Oberg’s blog: http://view from three capitals.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-fourth-on-mall.html Washington — Against the advice of many, I went down to the national mall on the 4th of July to attend the president’s speech in front … Continue reading

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Lights for Liberty: Berlin Vigil to End Detention Camps

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About the upcoming July 4th Stammtisch

This year the first Thursday of July falls on the 4th. That means that our Stammtisch will also be our ‘celebration’ of Independence Day. We all know what there is to celebrate and what not. And on Thursday we can … Continue reading

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What we’re reading . . . a good article on unconscious bias in the election, by Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit: Unconscious Bias is Running for President

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A Place at the Table—Some Reflections on the Political Discussion in this Election Season

by Carolyn Prescott This essay is intended as a contribution to our ongoing discussion of issues. In this opening season of the 2020 elections, with the entry of Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker into the Democratic race, with … Continue reading

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