FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 5, 2026 Contact: media@galeo.org Norcross, GA – GALEO, which works to increase civic participation by informing and empowering the Latino community, today issued the following statement from CEO Jerry Gonzalez and Elisa Covarrubias, Deputy Director, on Georgia’s 2026 midterm elections: “According to the Georgia Secretary of State, more than 198,000 Latinos voted […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 2, 2026 Contact: media@galeo.org Norcross, GA – With Election Day tomorrow and millions of ballots already cast, GALEO & GALEO Impact Fund are standing with more than 150 elected officials, election administrators, and civic leaders from 25 states who have signed NALEO’s Our Democracy Is Not Negotiable principles for free and fair […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 18, 2026Contact Info: Jerry Gonzalez GALEO is deeply saddened and disillusioned to learn of the recent allegations of sexual abuse of women and minors by Cesar Chavez. This news weighs heavily on our hearts, as many in our community had looked up to him as a leader and role model. The accounts […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from the office of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Wednesday, February 4, 2026 Contact: Rashida.Press@mail.house.gov Tlaib Introduces Resolution to Defend the Fourteenth Amendment WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), alongside Popular Democracy, introduced the Defend the Fourteenth Amendment Resolution which reaffirms Congress’ recognition of the Fourteenth Amendment as a cornerstone of our multiracial democracy and renews our commitment to actively defend […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
