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
Nov 14, 2016
We do hope you find these emails useful.
We did get a lot of positive feedback from last week’s email, so here it is on this link.
We do need to find ways to move forward together in these uncertain times.
Please see the suggestions below. Hope you can join us at the upcoming events.
Thank you for your support!
Jerry Gonzalez
Executive Director
GALEO
Resources for Post Election Concerns and Fears.
We will update these resources as we continue to know more.
Know Your Rights information from United We DREAM:
http://unitedwedream.org/thank-deportation-defense-card-handy-phone/
Other resourced from United we DREAM regarding DACA:
Council on American-Islamic Relations has this website to report incidents:
http://www.cair.com/civil-rights/report-an-incident/view/form.html
Teaching Tolerance is a great resource for children and schools:
Human Rights Campaign has a great resource for helping GLBT community members:
http://www.hrc.org/blog/we-are-with-you-resources-for-the-lgbtq-community-in-a-time-of-need
Information from our friend and immigration attorney, Charles Kuck on DACA:
http://musingsonimmigration.blogspot.com/
The Southern Poverty Law Center has launched a website to report hate incidents:
https://www.splcenter.org/reporthate#.WCXler6jm6E.twitter
Join us to celebrate Veterans TONIGHT, Nov 14th!
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Honoring Veterans
League of United Latin American Citizens National Committee of Veterans Affairs, Latin American Association, GALEO, The Coca-Cola Company Business Resource Groups (BRG): LA VIDA BRG and the Military Veterans BRG, & U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Cordially invite you to a Ceremony in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Honoring Veterans
Date/Time: November 14, 2016 / 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Coca-Cola Company
One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30313
(Photo ID required to enter)
RSVP at http://www.LULAC.org/AtlantaVeterans
Join us for our community meeting and Lobby Training Day on Saturday December 3rd!
Save the Date!
GALEO Leadership Council invites you to the Speaker Panel & Lobby Day Training as GALEO prepares for the New Year!
Join us for a Post Election Discussion and what we can expect in the Georgia Legislature and the U.S. Congress, followed by a Lobby Day Training session.
Date: Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 / Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: TBD (Gwinnett County likely)
RSVP here on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1173694506040018/
#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 for Spring 2017 & Summer 2017
Interested in working on immigration reform and voter engagement in Georgia?
GALEO seeks undergraduate or graduate students every semester (Spring & Summer) 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 Maria Palacios, GALEO Program Coordinator at maria@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 remaining schedule for 2016:
November 18 – ceremony in Newnan, GA
December 9 – Ceremonial Federal Courthouse in Atlanta
Let us know by sending an email to harvey@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.
Please send us an email and let us know when you can volunteer!
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://2014old.galeo.org/category/jobs/
Check out the 2016 Hispanic Heritage Month recap video!
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!