Advocacy Email: Nonpartisan Candidate Training Opportunity! Celebrate #ImmigrantHeritageMonth with GALEO! Call the Gainesville City Council at 1-844-885-2793! YOUR support is needed to eliminate discriminatory at-large voting! #GALatinoVote #gapol
June 1, 2015
Advocacy Alert
The time has come for more community members to run for public office. In 2015, there are many local elections, like in the City of Gainesville. YOUR voice is needed and you should consider running for office. Please see the links below for the candidate training that will be held in a few weeks and hope you can join us!
Also, GALEO is excited to celebrate #ImmigrantHeritageMonth this June! Check out the fresh new site: www.welcome.us #IHM2015 and stay tuned on our http://www.facebook.com/GALEO.org for more details.
There is change happening in Gainesville. And we are helping out
working with the community there to make lasting change by promoting the elimination of the discriminatory at-large voting for city elections. Please support these efforts & make a call daily this week. See below.
Thank you for your support of our 12th Annual Power Breakfast! Please take a look at this video & share with others.
Recap video & Remarks by Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO.
Looking for a new career or job opportunities? We post opportunities on our website. Please check out our website and share with others. New opportunities are posted weekly! Link is here: http://2014old.galeo.org/category/professional-development/
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
Join us for Nonpartisan Candidate Training! The time is NOW for YOU to step up!
We do hope you will consider coming to the candidate training on Sunday, June 14th.
Many times, we see issues and challenges in our own communities and they are not being addressed.
Many other times, the manner in which the issues are being addressed is counter to what we believe to be fair nor just.
Well, the time has come for you to consider running for public office.
In 2015, there are many local elections all around the state. YOU need to step up and consider running for office. Get more information. Get trained. Be exposed to many other community members thinking the same way and taking those steps forward. Join us!
Registration is now open and cost is $20.00. Please follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/progeorgia-non-partisan-candidate-training-tickets-17072743034
Do you live in Gainesville or near there and want to help our efforts? Please see below.
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.
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!
Last year leading up to the 2014 election, we registered over 7,000 New Americans at naturalization ceremonies. So far, we have registered over 1,500 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 June 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. The first one will be on Thursday, June 4th at the Rush Center in Atlanta. 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, June 9th 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 ourGALEO 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.
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