Advocacy Email: Call the Gainesville City Council at 1-844-885-2793! YOUR support is needed to eliminate discriminatory at-large voting! #GALatinoVote #gapol
May 6, 2015
Advocacy Alert
Last night, many Latino voters in Gainesville came out to the City Council meeting to continue to urge the elimination of the discriminatory at-large voting process. At-large voting has been found in many places to be a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. Please support our efforts and make a call today!
Our work of civic engagement continues. We are now mobilizing for local elections in Gainesville for this year. Please see below and let us know how you can help!
Please stay connected. Encourage others to join our email advocacy efforts by having them send a text with the word “GALEO” to the number 22828. This process would ask for their email and they can start getting these emails directly.
Stay more engaged and connected at www.facebook.com/GALEO.org. Updates are posted daily on what is happening regarding immigration & what you can do to stay informed and engaged.
Looking for a new career or job opportunities? Please check out our website and share with others. New opportunities are posted weekly! Link is here: http://2014old.galeo.org/category/professional-development/
Orale! Our work together builds towards greater respect for our community & better inclusion of Latinos in Georgia!
Thank you!
Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO
www.facebook.com/JerryGonzalezGALEO
Do you live in Gainesville or near there and want to help our efforts? Please see below.
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.
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!
News coverage of the Gainesville City Council meeting.
The full City Council meeting is available online at the link below:
http://www.gainesville.org/fm/media/detail/id/467/
The Gainesville Times article is posted below:
“At-large voting resurfaces as campaign issue in upcoming council elections: Latino community protests process it says is unfair to residents” By Joshua Silavent.
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/109541/
El Nuevo Georgia Spanish newspaper also had coverage below:
“Latinos alzan su voz en Gainesville”
http://www.elnuevogeorgia.com/2015/05/latinos-alzan-su-voz-en-gainesville/
Videos posted on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/elnuevogeorgia/videos/vb.169282116541956/596802743789889/?type=1&theater
https://www.facebook.com/elnuevogeorgia/videos/vb.169282116541956/597095527093944/?type=1&theater
Univision 34 Atlanta highlighted some of the Latino leaders working with us with this feature on May 5th!
Join our efforts? Text GALEO to 22828 and/or visit us online at www.2014old.galeo.org/gainesville.
Please also look at the historical coverage over the years:
http://mundohispanico.com/news/2013/may/22/discriminacion-electoral-en-gainesville/
Join us! 12th Annual GALEO Power Breakfast
You are invited!
REGISTRATION is still OPEN but ONLY online (see below). REGISTER TODAY!
Date: Friday, May 8, 2015
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Keynote Speaker:
AnMarie Martin
Georgia Peace Officer & Community Activist
GALEO is also proud to announce that Governor Nathan Deal will be making some remarks at our breakfast.
We will also be joined by various other elected officials and other VIP’s. You do not want to miss this historic event!
The 12th Annual GALEO Power Breakfast is one of the principle fundraising events for GALEO & the GALEO Latino Community Development Fund.
Location:
Hilton Atlanta Northeast in Norcross.
More information posted on www.GALEO.org.
Registration is still open but spots are going quickly! Register today!
Your help is needed at Naturalization Ceremonies on Fridays!
Help us register new voters!
Last year leading up to the 2014 election, we registered over 7,000 New Americans at naturalization ceremonies. So far, we have registered over 1,200 voters this year. Volunteers are needed on Fridays to help us with this initiative. Please volunteer if you can!
There will be more options in April and May 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 t confirm your participation. Please let us know which Friday ceremonies you may be able to volunteer with us and please provide your cell phone number too. We will follow up with you with more details once you confirm. Feel free to invite friends too!
If you have any questions, please send an email to Samuel Aguilar, GALEO Program Coordinator at samuel@2014old.galeo.org for more details.
Get involved in 2015 with the GALEO Leadership Council! Join us and let’s work on community efforts together!
Next meeting is on Tuesday, May 12th at the LAA, 6:30 PM – 8 PM!
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 our GALEO Leadership Council, please become a member and let us know that you would like to get involved and participate! http://tinyurl.com/GALEOMembership
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
Resources on President Obama’s immigration action. Please share.
Two new websites where you can find more resources are www.adminrelief.org and www.iAmerica.org.
The Immigration Policy Center also has this resource page on #ImmigrationAction. Please share with others:
http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/executive-action-immigration-resource-page
Federal government information in Spanish:
http://www.uscis.gov/es/accionmigratoria
Resource from United We DREAM on 5 tips to get ready:
http://unitedwedream.org/4-things-can-now-prepare-presidents-announcement-immigration/