Category: Press Release

GALEO LAUNCHES THE 2024 GEORGIA LATINO VOTE REPORT

(Norcross, GA) – GALEO and the GALEO Impact Fund released the 2024 Georgia Latino Vote Report, continuing to document a more accurate account of the Latino voter engagement in Georgia during the 2024 presidential election cycle. On January 7th, 2025, we hosted an online press conference for our partners and the media to present the […]

OVER 100 ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SIGNED A LETTER ASKING THE UGA PRESIDENT TO CONDEMN HATE SPEECH TOWARD LATINO STUDENTS

March 18, 2024GALEOAlba VillarrealDirector of Communications avillarreal@galeo.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OVER 100 ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SIGNED A LETTER ASKING THE UGA PRESIDENT TO CONDEMN HATE SPEECH TOWARD LATINO STUDENTS (Norcross, GA) – Today, GALEO & GALEO Impact Fund released an open letter to UGA President Morehead, urging him to show support for the Latino community […]

GA COURT BLOCKS RACIALLY GERRYMANDERED COBB COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MAP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GA COURT BLOCKS RACIALLY GERRYMANDERED COBB COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MAP MEDIA CONTACT:SPLC: Kiaira Nixon, kiaira.nixon@splcenter.org, (904) 673-9975SCSJ:Melissa Boughton, melissa@scsj.org, (830)481-6901Lawyers’ Committee: Lacy Crawford, lcrawford@lawyerscommittee.org (COBB COUNTY, GA) – In a win for Black and Latinx voters, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia blocked the Cobb County School Board from using its racially gerrymandered […]

UnidosUS Unveils New Hispanic Electorate Data Hub, and with Mi Familia Vota and GALEO releases Polling on Georgia’s Hispanic Voter Priorities

WASHINGTON, DC— Last year, UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, and Mi Familia Vota, a national civic engagement organization, announced a multi-year, multi-state partnership connecting electoral programs, policy advocacy, research, and community engagement to lift Latino voices.     As a part of this effort, UnidosUS and Mi Familia Vota today released the results of […]

GALEO CELEBRATES TWENTY-EIGHT LATINX LEADERS DURING THE GALEO INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP GRADUATION

November 10, 2023 GALEO Alba Villarreal Director of Communications  avillarreal@galeo.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GALEO CELEBRATES TWENTY-EIGHT LATINX LEADERS DURING THE GALEO INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP GRADUATION (NORCROSS, GA) – GALEO is proud to announce that we have recently celebrated the graduation of twenty-eight Latinx change-makers from our GALEO Institute for Leadership (GIL) on November 4th, 2023. The graduates of this year’s cohort engaged […]

PUENTE PARA LA GENTE SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED

November 1st, 2023 GALEO Alba Villarreal Director of Communications 678.691.1086 media@galeo.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PUENTE PARA LA GENTE SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED ECONOMY, JOBS, COST OF LIVING, PROTECTING IMMIGRANTS, AND HEALTH CARE AMONG THE TOP CONCERNS FOR GEORGIA LATINOS. (Norcross, GA) – Today, GALEO and BSP Research released the results of the Puente para la Gente Survey, […]

Elisa Covarrubias Joins GALEO as Deputy Director

NORCROSS — GALEO and GALEO IMPACT FUND announce Elisa Covarrubias, as our new Deputy Director. In her new role, Elisa will be a vital staff manager and a new additional public face for our organizations. She will work collaboratively with staff, board, and stakeholders to build and sustain the organization and the voting rights movement’s […]

The undersigned Georgia voting and immigrant rights organizations write to you to express our deep concern about and disapproval of the inaccurate and anti-immigrant statements made by City of Morrow Councilwoman, Dorothy Dean, towards her colleague, Councilwoman Van Tran, at a city council meeting on July 18

July 25, 2023 Mayor John Lampl and Morrow City CouncilMorrow City Hall1500 Morrow RoadMorrow, GA 30260 Dear Mayor Lampl and City Council Members, The undersigned Georgia voting and immigrant rights organizations write to you to express our deep concern about and disapproval of the inaccurate and anti-immigrant statements made by City of Morrow Councilwoman Dorothy […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GALEO, GALEO Impact Fund, 25 Organizations & Several Individuals Condemn Comments made by Georgia Representative Mesha Mainor on Fox Business

(Norcross, GA) – Yesterday on Fox Business show Varney & Co., Georgia State Representative Mesha Mainor said, “billions are going to support illegal immigrants while nothing is going to the Black community.”  This is a statement from several organizations and individuals in Georgia: “Georgia has a rich history of collaboration and cooperation between all the racial […]

Federal Court Rules Neither Georgia Nor Gwinnett County Accountable for Failure to Translate Ballot Applications into Spanish as Required by Federal Law

Georgia Congressional Representative Introduces Bill Clarifying Responsibilities STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2022 CONTACT:Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, James Woo, jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org GALEO – Alba Villarreal, avillarreal@galeo.org Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda – Edrea Davis edmedia@dogonville.com (770-961-6200) New Georgia Project – Paul Glaze, paul@newgeorgiaproject.org (404) 431-5962 Simran Jadavji, simran.jadavji@ngp.org  Common Cause –  Sarah Ovaska, sovaska@commoncause.org  […]