Advocacy Email: Call the Gainesville City Council at 1-844-885-2793! Join us at the City Council meeting on July 7th to urge an end to the discriminatory at-large voting! #GALatinoVote #gapol
July 6, 2015
Advocacy Alert
Change is happening in Gainesville to eliminate at-large voting. YOUR voice is needed and your presence can make a difference. See below how you can help.
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Our work together builds towards greater respect for our community & better inclusion of Latinos in Georgia!
Thank you!
Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO
http://www.facebook.com/JerryGonzalezGALEO
Your VOICE is needed in Gainesville! Join our efforts and make a difference.
YOUR CALLS Continue to MAKE A DIFFERENCE. PLEASE KEEP CALLING DAILY! Your support is needed! Please make a call to the City Council of Gainesville! They need to hear from us and from our community in Gainesville. Call 1-844-885-2793 and you will be connected with a City Council member from Gainesville. Tell them that the time has come to end at-large voting. Every day, the calls will go to a new City Council member.
JOIN US TOMORROW, JULY 7TH, AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN GAINESVILLE! GALEO and community members will once again stand united against the discriminatory at-large voting. Members of the Latino and African American communities will be participating and speaking out against the discriminatory at-large voting. Please come. For more information, please look at the event link (below) on facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/events/367454243442897/
GALEO, along with community members in Gainesville, are working to eliminate the discriminatory at-large voting process for the City of Gainesville. Lots of activities and actions are planned and we will need your help and support. There is an election this year in Gainesville and this will be a major issue for that election. YOUR engagement matters and will help. Check out this link for more information and options on how you can help! (http://2014old.galeo.org/gainesville )
Your help is needed at Naturalization Ceremonies on Fridays! Help us register new voters!
Many people will become U.S. citizens this year and will need to register to vote.
Last year leading up to the 2014 election, we registered over 7,000 New Americans at naturalization ceremonies. So far, we have registered over 1,900 voters this year. Volunteers are needed on Fridays to help us with this initiative. Please volunteer if you can!
There are many options in July for ceremonies on Fridays this year at USCIS in Tucker, GA and other places. Are YOU able to volunteer with us any on Fridays? Let us know by sending an email to samuel@2014old.galeo.org to confirm your participation. Please let us know the time frame of your availability on Fridays and please provide your cell phone number too. Typically, the sessions are scheduled for 8 AM, 11 AM and/or 1 PM. We will coordinate with you on which of these you can volunteer for. Also, we will follow up with you with more details once you confirm. Feel free to invite friends too!
There will be training necessary for all volunteers before going to the naturalization ceremonies. If you have any questions, please send an email to Samuel Aguilar, GALEO Program Coordinator at samuel@2014old.galeo.org for more details.
Support needed for DACA/DAPA lawsuit! Petition included and your promotion of it online is necessary! See below ASAP!
Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti launched an online petition in support of President Obama’s immigration executive actions currently being held up in court due to the Texas v. USA lawsuit. The petition will be delivered to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, July 9th (oral arguments will be held on July 10th). Mayor Garcetti’s team is circulating this petition far and wide with the hopes of showing the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals the overwhelming support across the country from a variety of stakeholders for executive action.
Even though hundreds of legal experts have confirmed that these executive actions are constitutional, the lawsuit continues to block implementation of the programs. Expanding DACA and implementing DAPA will have a net positive impact on cities, states, and the country as a whole. The executive actions would add an estimated $41 billion in new tax revenue to our nation’s economy of the next 10 years. If every eligible person applied for and was granted DACA and DAPA, over the next decade the U.S. GDP would increase by $230 billion, adding 290,000 jobs.
What you can do:
1) Sign and share the petition (http://www.lamayor.org/daca_works) by COB Today (Monday July 6th) to stand up for the American Dream and millions of immigrants looking to strengthen our nation;
2) Promote and distribute this petition to all of your members, contacts, and other constituencies through social media.
If promoting through social media, here are some sample tweets:
It is the task of every generation to fight for and renew the American Dream. Now is our time! #ImmigrationAction lamayor.org/daca_works
Don’t let courts hold up the American dream. Make your voice heard for #ImmigrationAction now! lamayor.org/daca_works #DACAworks
Protect the American dream for millions of Immigrants making our economy & nation stronger. #ImmigrationAction now! lamayor.org/daca_works
Es el deber de cada generación de renovar el sueño Americano. ¡Ahora es nuestro turno! #AcciónMigratorialamayor.org/accion_migratoria
No dejes que la corte detenga el sueño Americano. ¡Haz que tu voz se escuche a favor de la #AcciónMigratoria ahora!lamayor.org/accion_migratoria
Protege el sueño Americano para millones de inmigrantes que fortalecen nuestra economía y nación. #AcciónMigratorialamayor.org/accion_migratoria
Get involved in 2015 with the GALEO Leadership Council! Join us and let’s work on community efforts together!
Next meeting is on Tuesday, July 14th via phone conference, 6:30 PM – 8 PM! Email will be sent with details for those who are signed up as GALEO members.
Typically, Meetings are scheduled every month at the Latin American Association Board Room or other room available. Come meet the GALEO Leadership Council and hear about the 6 committees that you can be part of. We encourage you to bring a friend as we continue our work for the year.
Please send me an email if you are interested in getting more involved to jerry@2014old.galeo.org.
Stay tuned for other updates.
If YOU would like to join ourGALEO Leadership Council, please become a member and let us know that you would like to get involved and participate! http://tinyurl.com/GALEOMembership
Save the date for a conversation about our Justice System!
August 27th, 7 pm – 9 pm.
Continuing our Charla and Challah series, ACCESS (American Jewish Committee’s young professionals chapter), GALEO (Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials), and other community leaders will gather on Thursday, August 27 to discuss justice in contemporary times. This issue is topical for Latino, Jewish and other minority communities, in addition to all Atlantans. Please RSVP on the facebook event here (https://www.facebook.com/events/360683734142267/) !
GALEO is having another Networking Social!
Please join the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) for our Summer 2015 networking social!
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2015
Time: 6:30PM
Location: Escorpion, 800 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
Come learn more about GALEO and mingle with interesting professionals and students dedicated to promoting civic engagement and leadership development for Georgia’s Latino community. Please RSVP on the facebook event here (https://www.facebook.com/events/952792108106971/)!
Community Dinner with DULUTH City Officials
Date: Thursday, July 16th, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Fung Mei, 1605 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA, 30096
Meet with Duluth City officials and hear about their roles and positions within city government. What do they do and what decisions to they make?
Learn about Municipal Elections.
Do you want to run for City Council?
Dinner is complimentary but RSVP is required.
RSVP to RPartolan@AdvancingJustice-Atlanta.org or 404.585.8446.
Hosted by: Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta.
GALEO is seeking College Interns for Fall 2015!
Interested in working on immigration reform and voter engagement in Georgia?
GALEO seeks undergraduate or graduate students every semester (Spring, Summer & Fall) for several part-time internships in community relations and administrative support. All student interns will be required to work a minimum of 10-15 hours per week and work directly with the Executive Director and Program Manager on a variety of important duties.
For more details, please visit this link:
http://2014old.galeo.org/join-galeo/internships/
Please send a resume and writing sample to Samuel Aguilar, GALEO Program Coordinator at samuel@2014old.galeo.org.
Follow GALEO on Instagram! Are you on Instagram?
Please follow GALEO at the following link:
http://instagram.com/galeopics
This summer, we have great interns that are having a competition on who will get the most likes on their pics. So take a look because there will be lots of pics posted and you can pick the best ones!