Advocacy: Lots going on! Volunteers needed on Sunday for another Latino festival!
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
September 21, 2016
Thank you to all of our volunteers from last week! On Friday, we registered over 350 people at their naturalization ceremony at Turner Field. On Saturday, we helped 120 LPR’s process their paperwork for becoming U.S. citizens. On Sunday, we registered more eligible Latinos to vote at the Fiestas Patrias Univision event at Plaza Fiesta. ALL of this was accomplished with YOUR help and many volunteers! THANK YOU!
We still need your help on Sunday. VOLUNTEERS are also needed! We need you to sign up for as many of these volunteer opportunities as you can. Please see below for details and let us know how YOU can help!
Please see below for information on how to check online if you are registered to vote and to see what address you have listed. The #GALatinoVote grows stronger every day and you must engage in all elections this year!
Please spread the word in social media and share this email as well!
Thank you!
Join us & celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! EARLY REGISTRATION CLOSES ON FRIDAY! RSVP TODAY!
Keynote speaker: Alejandra Ceja, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
The 2016 Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon is one of the principle fundraising events for GALEO & the GALEO Latino Community Development Fund.
Date: Friday, September 30, 2016.
Time: 11:30 AM-1:30 PM.
Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta Perimeter at Villa Christina, 4000 Summit Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia, 30319
Special remarks provided by: Brenda Lopez, Representative-elect, Georgia House of Representatives, 1st Latina in the Georgia Legislature.
Master of Ceremonies: TBD, Telemundo Atlanta
To RSVP, please follow this link: https://galeo.ejoinme.org/2016HHLunch
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ON SUNDAY AT ANOTHER LATINO FESTIVAL!
This Sunday is the Mexican Festival in Gwinnett Place Mall hosted by La Raza radio! This event will be big in which we expect to see about 7,000 people , so we need all the help that we can get.
The address is 100 Pleasant Hill Rd, Duluth, GA 30096 adn the event will be located by the Beauty Master Department store parking lot.
PLEASE SIGN UP AT THIS LINK:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4dadaf2fa2f58-fiesta
Voting 101 Information Session by New American Pathways this weekend.
New American Pathways will be hosting a Voting 101 workshop on Saturday, September 24, from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm at the Clarkston Community Center.
There is no cost for the event. Attendees will be able to register to vote and will learn important information such as: how to look up their polling place and candidates, types of elections, election dates and times, information on early and absentee voting, and rights of voters.
All are welcome, but we ask for RSVPs to Stephanie Ali – s.ali@newamericanpathways.org
Volunteers needed to protect the #GALatinoVote for Election Day and EARLY VOTING!
The 2016 Election is the FIRST presidential election without key protections of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which means many Latinx/a/o voters across the country could face discrimination before Election Day. You can help prevent and stop discrimination at the polls. Sign up to volunteer with LatinoJustice & GALEO at #CadaVotoCuenta today:
http://latinojustice.org/civil_rights/cada/
Citizenship Day on Sunday with AAAJ -Atlanta!
Please share this with people who may qualify to become U.S. citizens. Please call today at 404.890.5655 to request an appointment.
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.
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, check to make sure you are registered to vote in your current address, and to find your polling location here: https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do
If you are NOT registered to vote OR if you have moved, you should register to vote online 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 Part-time canvassers
Interested in working on voter engagement in Georgia with the #GALatinoVote team across the state? Please take a look at this opportunity and let us know of your interest.
http://2014old.galeo.org/hiring-part-time-canvassers-civic-engagement/
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 (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.
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:
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 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/
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!