GALEO Institute for Leadership Graduated the Largest Class in the Program’s History
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Jerry Gonzalez
Executive Director of GALEO
jerry@2014old.galeo.org
(Atlanta, Georgia) – November 14, 2016 -GALEO graduated 26 new leaders from the GALEO Institute for Leadership, which held a graduation reception on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the Kilpatrick Townsend in midtown Atlanta.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2016
CONTACT:
Amanda Bosquez, abosquez@naleo.org
(202) 546-2536, (361) 548-6989 (cell)
Paula Valle Castanon, pvalle@naleo.org
(213) 747-7606 ext. 4414, (323) 253-6431 (cell)
115th Congress to Feature 38 Latino Members
Latinos serving in the U.S. Senate will increase to four, with the election of
Catherine Cortez Masto as nation’s first Latina U.S. Senator
Gains were also made in the U.S. House of Representatives, with Latino
members increasing from 29 to 34 following Election 2016
For Immediate Release: November 9, 2016
Contact: Nicky Vogt at 202-331-2389 or vogt@newpartners.com
The Rundown on Latino Voter Election Eve Polling and Latino Exit Polls
Washington, DC – On a press call and webinar held today, Matt Barreto, UCLA Professor of Political Science and Chicano Studies, and Co-Founder of Latino Decisions, presented the results of the Latino Decisions Election Eve poll. The key finding: Latinos backed Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by a 78-19% margin.
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MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 7, 2016
Contact: Edrea Davis/Jazzmyne PR
Email: edmedia@dogonvillage.com
Phone: 818.613.9521
PRESS CONFERENCE
Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Rev. C. T. Vivian, Ambassador Young and Other Civil Rights Leaders Join Forces to Send an Urgent Message to Young Voters: VOTE Nov. 8
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Press Release: GALEO Begins Recruiting Participants for the GALEO Institute for Leadership Class of 2017
For Immediate Release
October 28th, 2016
For Program Information, Contact: Maria del Rosario Palacios, Program Coordinator, maria@2014old.galeo.org, 404.745.2546
Esfuerzos de La Asociación de Funcionarios Latinos Electos de Georgia para que los ciudadanos hispanos residente del estado aprovechen el período de votación temprana. Problemas o preguntas? Llamenos a 1-888-54GALEO (1-888-544-2536).
GALEO & The Hispanic Institute Partner to Ensure a Strong Latino Voter Turn Out in Georgia
Partnership continues to build to promote greater civic engagement
For Immediate Release
October 24, 2016
Press Release: Georgia Voters Challenged to Vote Early Starting TODAY and #PostThePeach in 2016
Coalition of Counties & Civic Engagement Organizations Kick Off Social Media Campaign Urging Georgians to Vote Early
Press Release
Press Statement: GALEO & Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta applaud Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s effort to close the language barrier
Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, October 6, 2016
The Power of the Georgia Latino Vote
By: Andres Parra, GALEO Intern
September 2, 2016
Latinos are the largest minority in the U.S. The entire nation is looking at us to decide the national election, especially in what may become new swing states like Georgia. Everyone knows the power of the Latino vote but that power only counts when you cast your ballot. Despite this, immigration reform has still not progressed, Latino and other minority schools receive less funding than their white counterparts1, affordable health care still has a long way to go to create more affordable healthcare, and many other causes Latinos care about are lagging. You may ask, where is there opportunity for us to defeat this? In the 2012 presidential election only 48 percent of Hispanic eligible voters turned out to vote. When we start performing at the polls politicians will no longer be able to ignore the issues that most matter to our community.
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