We are in Northern Germany and will be going to Berlin to participate in Hands Off demo of Democrats Abroad in front of the US Embassy. We will start at 2pm Central European Time, which is 7 am, CST.
We are going to say,
Hands off our Consulates that are being shut down.
We are in Northern Germany and will be going to Berlin to participate in Hands Off demo of Democrats Abroad in front of the US Embassy. We will start at 2pm Central European Time, which is 7 am, CST.
We are going to say,
Hands off our Consulates that are being shut down.
Hands off our voting rights abroad.
Hands off of Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Panama, the EU and all of Central America.
Shut DOGE Down and Elon Too.
There will be Hands Off rallies in countries around the world. There are the ones posted on the Democrats Abroad website. Please share this with friends in other countries.
Stephen, almost every rally I have been to in Germany has had Palestinian supporters at the rally. In fact the rally on International Women's Day had a large group with Palestinian flags and one person with an Israeli flag. It was uneventful as far as I could tell. However, I can say that Americans who have applied for German citizenship are reluctant to go to the rally, because they are worried that
1) getting arrested, which is always a risk although unlikely, may get them rejected for citizenship.
2) Right now the new Merz government in Germany is talking about taking German citizenship away from dual citizens who have another citizenship. I have had both German and US all my life, but still, I realize I have some risk if our group is perceived as being "Antisemitic" which in Germany is currently defined by politicians as any statement against the Israeli government, or Israel. Even Jewish Germans who are dual nationals are at risk of losing German citizenship. This is a whole other story, but Germany has no free speech around this. So, in Germany it might be different than in Spain. In the US, it is going in that direction too.
We are in Northern Germany and will be going to Berlin to participate in Hands Off demo of Democrats Abroad in front of the US Embassy. We will start at 2pm Central European Time, which is 7 am, CST.
We are going to say,
Hands off our Consulates that are being shut down.
Hands off our voting rights abroad.
Hands off of Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Panama, the EU and all of Central America.
Shut DOGE Down and Elon Too.
There will be Hands Off rallies in countries around the world. There are the ones posted on the Democrats Abroad website. Please share this with friends in other countries.
Berlin, Germany https://www.democratsabroad.org/347793/hands_off_rally_in_berlin
Portugal https://www.democratsabroad.org/krup/hands_off_mass_mobilization
Cape Town, South Africa https://www.democratsabroad.org/lizoleary/hands_off_cape_town
Johannesburg, South Africa https://www.democratsabroad.org/lizoleary/hands_off_johannesburg
Toulouse, France https://www.democratsabroad.org/scottstroud/hands_off_protest_rally_on_april_5th
Lyon, France https://www.democratsabroad.org/212355/hands_off_our_democracy_rally_in_lyon
Nice, France
https://www.democratsabroad.org/ronny/hands_off_protest_in_nice_on_april_5th_dayvgemwhgl9au3gnwbj2w
Guadalajara, Mexico https://www.democratsabroad.org/brigit/hands_off_rally_in_guadalajara
Ajijic, Mexico https://www.democratsabroad.org/312781/hands_off
Toronto, Canada https://www.democratsabroad.org/juliabuchanan/hands_off_protest-toronto
Bravo Linda!!
Don't forget Palestine!
Stephen, almost every rally I have been to in Germany has had Palestinian supporters at the rally. In fact the rally on International Women's Day had a large group with Palestinian flags and one person with an Israeli flag. It was uneventful as far as I could tell. However, I can say that Americans who have applied for German citizenship are reluctant to go to the rally, because they are worried that
1) getting arrested, which is always a risk although unlikely, may get them rejected for citizenship.
2) Right now the new Merz government in Germany is talking about taking German citizenship away from dual citizens who have another citizenship. I have had both German and US all my life, but still, I realize I have some risk if our group is perceived as being "Antisemitic" which in Germany is currently defined by politicians as any statement against the Israeli government, or Israel. Even Jewish Germans who are dual nationals are at risk of losing German citizenship. This is a whole other story, but Germany has no free speech around this. So, in Germany it might be different than in Spain. In the US, it is going in that direction too.