Archive for February 2022
Postcard from the Past: 25th Anniversary
Gamaliel celebrated its 25th anniversary with an International Leadership Assembly in December 2010. Leaders, organizers and Gamaliel supporters from across the United States, England and South Africa gathered in Chicago for a red-carpet affair, during which Ana Garcia-Ashley was installed as Gamaliel’s second Executive Director. Garcia-Ashley joined Gamaliel as an organizer for MICAH (Milwaukee) in 1992 and began her tenure as…
Read MoreMeet Our Leaders: Sara Meyer, Quad Cities Interfaith
Although Sara Meyer was an active member of Gamaliel affiliate Quad Cities Interfaith (QCI), until recently, she was adamant that she did not want to attend Gamaliel’s National Leadership Training. Meyer, a member-at-large of the QCI Board of Directors, attended an Ntosake training and a handful of shorter trainings, but struggled with Gamaliel’s agitational…
Read MoreGamaliel Alumna: Vanessa Guerra, Former Michigan State Representative and Saginaw County Clerk
“I have often reflected on my Gamaliel training while in office and the impact that it had on my ability to be a problem solver. Helping constituents is the bulk of what I do as a public servant and often times the problems they face are not simple and require me to push back on…
Read MoreDominant vs. Transformational Narrative: Mary Lim-Lampe, Genesis
“Genesis has been working to include youth (anyone under the age of 22 years old) into work for many years. The dominant narrative tends to commodify young bodies and faces, while devaluing youth voices and perspectives. These three women are our Summer Internship cohort from 2021. We are committed to including youth voices because most…
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