Joshua Van der Ploeg, candidate for the office of Democrats Abroad's International Treasurer, answer questions compiled by the Nominations and Elections Committee.

Presented by the Democrats Abroad Nominations and Elections Committee.

Hosted by The Blue Vote Café, with Rachel Eugster and David Schellenberg.

More information on Democrats Abroad's upcoming elections can be found at ⁠⁠https://www.democratsabroad.org/dpca_elections_2023⁠⁠

DPCA voting reps: Be sure to vote on June 11, 2023.

Anne Brady and Heather Stone, candidates for the office of Democrats Abroad's International Legal Counsel, answer questions compiled by the Nominations and Elections Committee. NOTE: this episode will be updated when answers have been received from Summer Tillman, who was given an extended deadline to respond due to circumstances beyond her control

Presented by the Democrats Abroad Nominations and Elections Committee.

Hosted by The Blue Vote Café, with Rachel Eugster and David Schellenberg.

More information on Democrats Abroad's upcoming elections can be found at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.democratsabroad.org/dpca_elections_2023⁠⁠⁠

DPCA voting reps: Be sure to vote on June 11, 2023.

Karen Frankenstein, Renee Clarke, and Susan Mackenzie, candidates for the office of Democrats Abroad's International Secretary, answer questions compiled by the Nominations and Elections Committee.

Presented by the Democrats Abroad Nominations and Elections Committee.

Hosted by The Blue Vote Café, with Rachel Eugster and David Schellenberg.

More information on Democrats Abroad's upcoming elections can be found at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.democratsabroad.org/dpca_elections_2023⁠⁠⁠

DPCA voting reps: Be sure to vote on June 11, 2023.

Art Schankler, Jennifer von Estorff, and Steve Nardi, candidates for the office of Democrats Abroad's International Vice Chair, answer questions compiled by the Nominations and Elections Committee.

Presented by the Democrats Abroad Nominations and Elections Committee.

Hosted by The Blue Vote Café, with Rachel Eugster and David Schellenberg, in one of the BVC's first video episodes.

More information on Democrats Abroad's upcoming elections can be found at ⁠https://www.democratsabroad.org/dpca_elections_2023⁠

DPCA voting reps: Be sure to vote on June 11, 2023.

What you need to know when you find out that the President of the United States is coming to your town!

Wisconsin voters Liz Blackbourn and Annie Graul explain the importance of this current election.

They outline why they are supporting liberal Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz.

March 22, 2023 will mark 100 years since the Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced.

And it still has not been passed.

Tricia Augustine-Hamilton picks up the story where John Baumlin left off (listen to "The quest to restore New Jersey's overseas voters' rights, with John Baumlin" to hear Part One). Tricia shares with David and Rachel the inside story on how a team from around the world worked for three years to see legislation through to passage. She pulls back the curtain on Candice Kerestan's first action as DA's International Chair. And she touches upon the topic of trailing spouses, lauds the people and grassroots power of DA, and discusses the fact that lobbying and voter protection ≠ gravy.

After nearly a year of negotiations, Democrats Abroad has been formally admitted into the Young Democrats of America (YDA) structure.

Brent Jamsa, a member of DA's Youth Caucus Steering Committee, and Quentin Wathum-Ocama, President of YDA, join David and Rachel to talk about this new alliance, a first in both organizations' histories. Brent and Quentin talk about how DA and YDA can work together to support, involve, and advocate for young Democrats. They discuss how the 91-year-old YDA deals with the challenge of members aging out (at age 36), how "Emily in Paris" relates to young Americans who find themselves living outside the U.S., and how the international perspective of DA's Youth Caucus members can be applied to help fellow citizens in the U.S. Quentin (the longest-serving officer in YDA's history) invites Democrats to attend YDA's National Convention in June , and Brent invites all DA members under 36 to join DA's Global Youth Caucus. Both give a shout-out to DA's International Chair Candice Kerestan for helping to make this new alliance happen.

Three weeks into the job, Jarryd shares with David and Rachel what he hopes to accomplish as DA's new Executive Director. Amongst the cat talk and the banter about who is whose boss, Jarryd's role is distilled into "tending, water, and weeding--but not mowing--DA's grass roots." The conversations also explores voting as an expression of values, DA's Africa Task Force, relational organizing, Wisconsin's Supreme Court election in April, and upcoming state races in November.