FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Cristian Solano Cordova E: cristian@partnershipfornewamericans.org Tel: (720) 434-4632 A report release today sheds light on the potential impact of newly naturalized citizens on national, state, and local elections Facebook LIVE Recording Available Here ATLANTA, GA – More than 130,000 people have naturalized in Georgia since 2014, according to a new report by the National Partnership […]
By: Laura Jimenez, Fall 2020 Intern In the aftermath of a very heated general election cycle full of fraud allegations, recounts, and increased polarization, the United States is left with only the state of Georgia deciding its fate in two nail biting senate races. Incumbent Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are competing against […]
CONTACT: Adam Sweat 678-951-2172 asweat@progeorgia.org December 8, 2020 (ATLANTA, GA) – With 28 days remaining until the U.S. Senate runoffs, the Election Protection Coalition is fighting double duty––working hard to ensure that Georgia voters have all the information they need to fully participate in the January 5, 2021 election, and warding off partisan rhetoric that threatens the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media: Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO, jerry@galeo.org, 678.691.1086 Questions about the program: Jennifer Zenteno, 770.674.0551. jennifer@galeo.org Thursday, December 3, 2020 (Norcross, GA) -The GALEO Institute for Leadership has been recognized “as one of the best Latino leadership programs in the nation.” The National Alliance of Latino Leadership Programs has recognized GALEO for helping grow a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2020Contact: Lillian Rodriguez Lopez | 973-699-8767 | lillianrodriguezlopez@gmail.com Latino Organizations Announce Historic Georgia Latino Voter Mobilization Campaign Engaging and Empowering Latinos in U.S. Senate Runoff Election The Latino Community Fund of Georgia (LCF Georgia), GALEO, Hispanic Federation and Mi Familia Vota, announced a historic mobilization campaign in Georgia to engage Latino voters […]
Graduates Join 725 Alumni of the GALEO Institute for Leadership Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO jerry@galeo.org, 678.691.1086 Tuesday, November 17, 2020 (Norcross, GA) – GALEO graduated 22 new leaders from the GALEO Institute for Leadership (GIL), which held a graduation reception on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at The Nett Church in Lilburn, GA. […]
Friday, November 13th, 2020 (Atlanta, GA)- It has been a historic election with more than 145 million voters casting their ballots. Among them, millions of Hispanic/Latinos/Latinx(*) voters turned out to say, “Presente, Estamos Aquí.” Latinos, the largest minority group in the United States, have a growing influence on American politics. Approximately every 30 seconds, a […]
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 (Norcross, GA) – As the nation awaits the final results of the presidential election, a coalition of Georgia based civic engagement and voting rights organizations are urging election officials to continue counting ballots until every vote is counted. “In what has been an unprecedented year, from the global outbreak of COVID-19 […]
Natalia B. Dutra Record-breaking voter turnout is making headlines across the US. People everywhere are casting their ballots for the November election. According to MSNBC, as of October 24th, the number of people who have voted has already surpassed one-third of total voters in the 2016 election, and about twenty percent of those votes were […]
Jennifer Manzano From the television commercials, political text messages, and canvassers at your door or through your phone, word of the 2020 U.S. presidential election has been prevalent in all aspects of our daily lives. Though profuse, this is a result of individuals exercising their rights and encouraging others to do the same in aspiration […]
