GALEO celebra la graduación de la cohorte más numerosa de su programa de liderazgo
ATLANTA, GA — Last week, GALEO celebrated the largest Georgia State University cohort that has ever graduated from the GALEO Institute for Leadership program. The class had 42 students, adding to the total of 821 graduates from the GIL program. The GSU cohort received workshops from experienced facilitators like Juliana Henao, Diana Vela, Leri Argueta, Dr. […]
La congresista Nikema Williams y sus colegas presentan la Ley de Tiempo Libre para Votar
Press Release WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) helped introduce the Time Off to Vote Act, legislation that would require employers to give their workers paid time off to vote in federal elections. In Georgia, employers are only required to give a maximum of two hours of time off to vote, but none if polls are open […]
GALEO convoca el 2022 Concurso Anual de Ensayos César Chávez
NORCROSS, GEORGIA – The GALEO Leadership Council has announced details for the 15th Annual Cesar Chavez Essay Contest. The intention of the contest is to increase awareness of the continual plight of farmworkers and their contributions to America while honoring civil rights legend Cesar Chavez. Chavez’s leadership was critical to organizing farm workers and founding what is […]
GEORGIA TREND NOMBRA A JERRY GONZÁLEZ COMO UNO DE LOS «100 GEORGIANOS MÁS INFLUYENTES» EN 2022
ATLANTA, GA – Recently, Georgia Trend Magazine named Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of GALEO and GALEO Impact Fund, as one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians in 2022 for the tenth time due to his continued contributions to the well-being of the Latinx-Hispanic community and other marginalized individuals. Art Gambill, chair of the board for GALEO, stated […]
DECLARACIÓN DE GALEO SOBRE EL ASESORAMIENTO PARLAMENTARIO EN MATERIA DE PROTECCIÓN DE LOS INMIGRANTES EN BUILD BACK BETTER
ATLANTA, GA – On Thursday, December 16th, 2021, the Senate parliamentarian made public the advisory opinion to exclude immigrant protection from the Build Back Better Act. Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of GALEO and GALEO Impact Fund, issued the following statement today: “The ruling of the Senate Parliamentarian is advisory and not binding. Under existing Senate rules, the […]
EL INSTITUTO GALEO PARA EL LIDERAZGO LANZA SU PROGRAMA 2022
ATLANTA, GA – Today, the GALEO Institute for Leadership begins applications for their 2022 program. With over 700 alumni, the GIL program strives to prepare knowledgeable, skilled, empowered, and action-oriented leaders. Participants from diverse backgrounds and perspectives collaborate together to understand themselves and their role as community leaders while improving their existing leadership skills. These skills […]
GALEO RINDE HOMENAJE A LOS LÍDERES LATINOS DURANTE LA GRADUACIÓN DE GIL
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 […]
LAS ORGANIZACIONES REVELAN LOS PLANES Y MAPAS DE REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE DISTRITOS PROPUESTOS POR LA UNIDAD DE GEORGIA
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, […]
LA FUNDACIÓN FAMILIAR ARTHUR M. BLANK CONCEDE A GALEO UNA BECA PARA LA DEMOCRACIA
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 […]
GALEO SE SOLIDARIZA CON LOS MIGRANTES HAITIANOS
ATLANTA, GA – A principios de esta semana, los migrantes haitianos llegaron a Del Río, Texas, en busca de refugio en Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, los migrantes fueron recibidos por un abuso de poder de la Patrulla Fronteriza que llegó a ser inhumano y despreciable. Jerry González, director general de GALEO, declaró que «los migrantes […]
