Advocacy and Engagement Email
Join our efforts to promote greater engagement of the Latino community and to continue leadership development. Si se puede! Su VOTO Es Su Voz!
#GALatinoVote #iamGALEO
June 21, 2016
Please take a look at the article on AJC.com regarding the growth of the Latino vote in Georgia. YOU are making a difference. Please encourage all you know to register to vote. See information below for resources.
Thank you all who came out to the #SomosOrlando vigil last week at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. The whole vigil was done in both English and Spanish to show solidarity for those killed in Orlando.
Please continue to engage and make sure you sign up to volunteer with us soon!
Thank you!
#GALatinoVote is SURGING in our state!
“Latino voter registration surges amid Trump’s rise”, By David Wickert – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 20, 2016.
Ubaldo Gutierrez has been a United States citizen since 2004. But he never bothered to register to vote until this month.
Why now, after 12 years? The Reidsville resident doesn’t hesitate in giving his answer.
“We’ve got to get Trump out of there,” he said. “It’s kind of scary for the entire country.”
Gutierrez is part of a recent surge in Latino voter registration in Georgia, one that many attribute to Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee. Some 16,254 Latinos joined the state’s roll of active voters from October to April, an increase of nearly 20 percent, according to records maintained by the Secretary of State’s Office.
Read more online here and then share (#GALatinoVote):
Join GALEO as a member to support our efforts OR sign up to become an engaged volunteer with us this year! You will be entered into an opportunity to win a pair of Southwest Airlines tickets!
GALEO is proud to be supported by Southwest Airlines once again. For all new and renewing GALEO members (http://tinyurl.com/GALEOMembership) during the months of May, June and July, they will be entered to win a pair of Southwest Airlines domestic tickets. For every level higher of membership and for any additional donation to the Latino Voter Defense Fund, your chances of winning increase (details will be sent to members).
For those who would like to VOLUNTEER (over 18 years of age) with GALEO in many of our activities this year, they are encouraged to sign up as well and they will also get one entry to the giveaway of the Southwest Airlines tickets.
To sign up to volunteer, please visit this link: http://2014old.galeo.org/volunteer-with-galeo/
GALEO is seeking a person for a FULL TIME position to lead our Civic Engagement work!
The 2016 Elections represent an historic opportunity for the Latino community to have a significant statewide impact in highly competitive races. With over 220,000 Latino voters registered to vote in Georgia, the mobilization of new voters and turn out of existing voters is essential to ensure respect for the growing Latino electorate in Georgia.
GALEO is working together in a coordinated manner with our allies to ensure increased voter engagement of the Rising American Electorate during this, and future, election cycles.
Position requires the ability to work long and irregular hours, including evenings and weekends.
Great growth opportunity with GALEO for recent college graduates.
Position is an ENTRY-LEVEL position.
Click here for details: http://2014old.galeo.org/galeojobs2016/
Camp Wellstone is coming to Atlanta, Georgia!
Training days/times:
Friday, July 8th: 3pm – 9pm
Saturday, July 9th: 9am – 6pm
Sunday, July 10th: 9am – 3:30pm
Camp Wellstone is open to anyone interested in gaining practical skills in progressive political action. We train candidates, campaign workers, and organizers how to win progressive change. Camp Wellstone has been held throughout the country over the past 13 years and there are over 80,000 Camp Wellstone alumni in all 50 states! Cost is $300.
For more details and to sign up, please visit this link:
http://www.wellstone.org/events/camp-wellstone-georgia-2016
GALEO Leadership Council
The GALEO Leadership Council is made up of GALEO members and alumni of our GALEO Institute for Leadership. Katherine Vega has been an outstanding Chair in 2016 and has assembled a great team! Join us by becoming a member today! The GLC Team is gearing up for a great year and already had a very successful public speaking event, a great Lobby Training day at the Georgia Capitol and also celebrated Cesar Chavez Day at the Capitol last week. Lots to do this year, so get involved by becoming a member.
Join the GLC today by becoming a GALEO Member!
The #GALatinoVote grows in strength and numbers! Help us engage our community and encourage them to vote.
The Georgia Latino Vote has grown a LOT! In 2003, when we started as an organization, there were only 10,000 Latinos registered to vote. The latest estimate of the Latino electorate puts that strength at over 330,000 voters.
June 20th article in the AJC indicated that the Latino vote is surging this year, compared to other groups. It has grown about 20%, while other groups have only grown about 7%. Read more here.
Many Latino voters found out too late that they were not registered or that they had not updated their voter registration information after they had moved. Please check if you are registered to vote here and to find your polling location here: http://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov.
If you are NOT registered to vote OR if you have moved, you should register to vote online and/or update your information at www.GALEO.org
If you have questions or experienced problems in voting, you may also call us at 1-888-54GALEO for assistance in English or Spanish.
#IamGALEO
Join us with posting your #iamGALEO pics on social media
GALEO is more than just five letters. GALEO is you. Please post your picture online with the hashtag #IamGALEO on any social media. This will help us demonstrate to legislators that GALEO is supported by people like you! Go ahead and post!
See other videos and posts on social media here!
GALEO Seeking College Interns for Fall 2016 & Spring 2017
Interested in working on immigration reform and voter engagement in Georgia?
GALEO seeks undergraduate or graduate students every semester (Fall & Spring) 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.
Please send a resume and writing sample to Samuel Aguilar, GALEO Program Coordinator at samuel@2014old.galeo.org.
For more details about this internship opportunity, please follow this link.
Volunteers are needed to register voters at Naturalization ceremonies!
Many people will become U.S. citizens this year and will need to register to vote. Volunteers are needed to help us with this initiative. Please volunteer if you can!
Here is the schedule for 2016:
July 8 – ceremony in Gainesville, GA
August 12 – Ceremonial Federal Courthouse in Atlanta
September 9 – ceremony in Rome, GA
September 23 – Ceremonial Federal Courthouse in Atlanta
October 14 – Ceremonial Federal Courthouse in Atlanta
November 18 – ceremony in Newnan, GA
December 9 – Ceremonial Federal Courthouse in Atlanta
Let us know by sending an email to samuel@2014old.galeo.org to confirm your interest and feel free to invite friends too!
There will be training necessary for all volunteers before going to the naturalization ceremonies.
Check out our Job Opportunities section on our website!
Are you looking for a new career or job opportunity? Know someone who is looking for a job? Also, some volunteer positions will be posted here from time to time. Please check this link weekly!
http://www.2014old.galeo.org/category/professional-development/
Save the DATE! The American Jewish Committee’s ACCESS group and GALEO will host an event together on August 2nd!
There will be lots of networking and cross cultural learning. Please save the date of August 2nd in the evening for our ongoing series, Charla & Challah: The 2016 Elections from Latino and Jewish Perspectives! More details will be posted soon.
http://2014old.galeo.org/galeo-american-jewish-committee-access-charla-challah/
Join GALEO & become an active member of our network!
Your membership to GALEO supports our work and also allows for you to become part of the GALEO Leadership Council!
GALEO membership is open to anyone who supports our efforts and mission. Please consider becoming a member to help support our efforts in civic engagement and leadership development of the Latino community in Georgia. Through your membership, YOU make a difference and add your voice to ours! Together, we are STRONGER!
Become part of our GALEO Familia by becoming a MEMBER of GALEO. Once you are a member, you may join our GALEO Leadership Council to engage in the many activities we have going on to promote civic engagement and leadership development of the Latino community.
GALEO Membership: http://tinyurl.com/GALEOMembership
Join the GALEO Familia today!