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Power Breakfast Recap
2022 Power Breakfast brought together the Latinx community! Our 2022 Power Breakfast was a success! Together, we showed Georgia the POWER of the Latinx community.

Voting Rights Organizations Challenge Cobb County School Board Map Denying Equal Representation to Voters of Color
ATLANTA – TODAY The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyer’s Committee) and Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP (SRZ),

Alejandro Chavez, Grandson of Cesar Chavez, joins GALEO as Deputy Director
NORCROSS — Today, GALEO announces the new Deputy Director, Alejandro Chavez, grandson of legendary activist Cesar Chavez. Alejandro joins the efforts of GALEO to continue to build civic engagement and

“Latino Power” by Deborah Gonzalez, 2022 Power Breakfast Keynote Speech
Good morning. Buenos dias. Thank you, Jerry, and thank you GALEO for inviting me here today to share a few words as your keynote speaker.

Latinas in Tech
By Jennifer Silva Since 2017 Latinas in Tech have hosted their annual conference Latinas in Tech Summit, the largest gathering of Latina professionals in technology. Latinas

GALEO Celebrates The Largest Cohort to Ever Graduate Their Leadership Program
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

USCIS Announces Online Filing for DACA Renewals
By Tania Ramirez On April 12, 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that those under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

Biden Administration Unveils New Procedures in Handling Asylum Cases
By: Tania Ramirez Asylum seekers make up a large portion of the migrants continuously arriving at the border. Typically, asylum seekers who are not detained are

Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Colleagues, Introduce the Time Off to Vote Act
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

Issues Within the Latino Community
By Tania Ramirez Issues within the Latino community have continued to change as the number of registered voters increases drastically. Georgia is home to over 1