ATLANTA, GA – GALEO celebrated twenty-eight Latinx leaders as they graduated from the GALEO Institute of Leadership on November 13th, 2021. Graduates of the cohort met once a month to discuss leadership and civic engagement, created research projects with action plans around issues that affect the Latinx-Hispanic communities in Georgia, learned from facilitators, and canvassed in […]
Norcross, GA – The GALEO Latino Community Development Fund (GALEO LCDF), the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP (Georgia NAACP), Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda (People’s Agenda), and the Urban League of Greater Atlanta (ULGA) are proud to announce that we have issued proposed unity redistricting maps and data for Georgia’s Congressional, State Senate, […]
ATLANTA, GA – Today, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation published the first round of grants from its new Democracy program sphere. The portfolio of 12 awards totaling almost $10 million includes a varied range of organizations with a strong presence in Georgia and the Southeast aiming to secure that all eligible Americans exercise their right […]
ATLANTA, GA – Earlier this week, Haitian migrants arrived at Del Rio, Texas, seeking refuge in the United States. However, the migrants were greeted by an abuse of power from the Border Patrol that became inhumane and despicable. Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of GALEO, stated that “Haitian migrants should be welcome and protected in the United […]
DECATUR and AVONDALE ESTATES, GA, 09/03/21: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLACITA LATINA: CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN DECATUR AND AVONDALE ESTATES A group of Hispanic/Latinx Decatur and Avondale Estates residents/professionals/friends came together to propose a colorful, cultural, and historical series of events to be held between the two cities during Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15, […]
