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¡También Démosle Prioridad a Vacunas para Combatir el COVID-19 a Cárceles, Prisiones y Centros de Detención en este País!

By Editer User | diciembre 22, 2020

Now it the time to take action to secure vaccinations for the incarcerated in this country! On December 11, the Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine.  Since then, FDA has issued a another emergency use authorization for a second COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and…

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Caminos al Poder: Victoria Jimenes-Morales

By Alexandra Greenwald | diciembre 22, 2020

Gamaliel Board of Directors member  and President of Gamaliel of California Victoria Jimenez-Morales doesn’t consider herself to be a community organizer, but she has been acutely aware of power since her childhood in California’s rural Central Valley.   Jimenez-Morales’ first job was working in the fields alongside her parents in a town with several active…

MORE² busca "abrir un nuevo camino" para IVE en Kansas City, KS

By Alexandra Greenwald | diciembre 17, 2020

If the leaders Gamaliel affiliate Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity (MORE²) have their way, Kansas City, Kansas, will become a model for voter engagement all over the country.    Demographically, it’s a unique place. Kansas City is situated in Wyandotte County, which has no racial or ethnic majority. Although its population is approximately…

Saludos Navideños de Gamaliel

By Editer User | diciembre 15, 2020

When we wrote to you at the end of last year, we looked forward to 2020 with hope. Although this year was not what anyone expected, we found plenty of reasons to stay hopeful. Our trainings tell the story best. When travel and large gatherings became unsafe, we reimagined our training procedures to make sure…

Caminos al Poder: el Reverendo Marlon Tilgham de BRIDGE Maryland

By Alexandra Greenwald | diciembre 15, 2020

Rev. Marlon Tilghman had already cut his teeth as an organizer before he received any formal training.    In 2009, Tilghman organized several community groups from the area around the congregation he pastored in the Baltimore area. His efforts caught the attention of BRIDGE (now Gamaliel statewide affiliate BRIDGE Maryland, Inc.) founder Rev. David Casey,…

Caminos al Poder: Sara Meyer de Quad Cities Interfaith

By Alexandra Greenwald | diciembre 8, 2020

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…

Capacitación de Gamaliel se Adapta a Pandemia, Prepara Líderes a Construir Poder Bajo Cualquier Circunstancia

By Alexandra Greenwald | diciembre 4, 2020

From Sr. Cheryl Liske, National Training Director and  Senior Trainer: On March 12th, when the World Health Organization declared a pandemic and our lives changed overnight, Gamaliel was threedays away from our week-long National Leadership Training in Nashville. The training obviously wasn’t going to happen, but waiting for the pandemic to end wasn’t going to work…

Charla de Mesa: Raza, Valores de Familia y lo que Decimos en Privado

By Editer User | diciembre 3, 2020

Join us Sunday for “Table Talk: Race, Family Values, and What We Say in Private”. Join Racial Justice Ministries at Scarritt Bennett Center, in partnership with Gamaliel Network, for “Table Talk: Race, Family Values, and What We Say in Private.” The kitchen table is the most powerful piece of furniture in our homes. At the…

El Trabajo IVE en Wisconsin Cambia la Narrativa en Torno a Elecciones, el Rol de Presidiarios en Nuestra Democracia

By Alexandra Greenwald | diciembre 3, 2020

Integrated Voter Engagement is designed to change narratives. In the leadup to the 2020 election, Gamaliel affiliates nationwide used IVE to do just that by growing their bases, moving issue campaigns, and connecting the democratic process to local issues.  But in Wisconsin, Gamaliel statewide affiliate WISDOM worked with first-time voters and incarcerated people to make…

Esfuerzos Entorno a IVE Respiran Nueva Vida a PIIN, Aumentan Perfil de Organización Entre Congregaciones

By Alexandra Greenwald | noviembre 19, 2020

Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) is a strategy to connect organizers to the communities in which they work; it serves to build a relationship with the community and catalyze future organizing efforts. For Gamaliel affiliate Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network (PIIN), IVE in the 2020 election season was not just a strategy for building power in the…