Posts by Mario Gonzalez
N’tosake-25 years old and still training powerful women leaders!
More than 80 women leaders and organizers across the Gamaliel Network kicked off the 25th Anniversary Year of N’tosake—Gamaliel’s signature leadership development program for women—at our annual N’tosake training held this year at Colombiere Retreat and Conference Center in Clarkston, Michigan, September 20-22. As Rev. DeNeice Welch challenged us in her opening remarks: Today, Ntosake,…
Read MoreBanned for Life—Two Parents Led a Fight to Fix a Broken System
Below is a story published earlier in the month by Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF) Senior Writer and Community Relations Staff Member, Paul Nyhan, about Gamaliel’s Kansas City affiliate MORE2 and their successful campaign to remove Missouri’s ban on food stamps for those with felony drug convictions. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Johnny Waller was turned down…
Read MoreGamaliel’s organizing model drives change
Below is a story—A Movement of Families Challenges Power and Myths: Gamaliel’s Organizing Model Drives Change—published yesterday by Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF) Senior Writer and Community Relations Staff Member, Paul Nyhan, about the organizing work of Gamaliel. It includes a snapshot of an action on the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, led by MORE2…
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