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Democracy Voices - Shelton McElroy, Jefferson County

Posted by: Honey Dozier on August 8, 2013

Shelton McElroy lives in Louisville with his 8-year-old daughter Jasmin. He teaches at Jefferson Community and Technical College and is involved in various community organization.

Democracy Voices - Bonifacio Aleman, Jefferson County

Posted by: Honey Dozier on August 8, 2013

Bonifacio Aleman or as many call him, Flaco, is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in a single parent household where he recalls that crime and domestic violence were common.

Pendleton County residents discuss proposed pipeline

Posted by: Joe Gallenstein on August 6, 2013

Roughly 30 people came out to a meeting at the Pendleton County Public Library last night to learn more about the proposed Bluegrass Pipeline that may be coming through their comm

Petition asks Gov. Beshear to help protect Kentuckians from the Bluegrass Pipeline

Posted by: KFTC on August 4, 2013

We are Kentuckians, and we are working hard to protect our land, water, air and health.

Water testing workshop continues to build the case for clean water

Posted by: Jessie Skaggs on August 2, 2013

July water workshopOver the past two months, members from around eastern Kentucky have gathered for workshops in Harlan and Floyd Counties, where they learned the basics of water testing, gained hands-on experience by testing water in nearby streams, and learned how our health is tied the health of our water.

Dream 9 Immigration Rights Action

Posted by: Carissa Lenfert on August 1, 2013

KFTC members and friends have been following the "Dream 9" immigration rights dirction action that started in late July in Arizona.

Broad coalition calls for lessening bridge toll costs

Posted by: KFTC on July 28, 2013

A full-time minimum wage worker whose job required crossing the Ohio River every day would have to work 69 hours to pay the tolls on new bridges being built in Louisville.

Our Voices Matter: Writing as Activism Creates a Space for Community Members to Speak With Their Pens

Posted by: Beth Howard on July 26, 2013

 William Morris said, “History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.” On Saturday morning, June 20, people across the community came together and created. Marianne WorthingtonCentral Kentucky Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning hosted a writing workshop to empower people to use the written word to effect social change.

The Clean Energy Collaborative passes exciting recommendations

Posted by: Kentuckians For The Commonwealth on July 25, 2013

The main goal of the Clean Energy Collaborative is to review and recommend energy efficiency and renewable energy options to the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC). KFTC is a member of this Collaborative along with EKPC, 16 local electric co-ops, and several of our allies. The Collaborative was established as a part of the process that halted the proposed Smith coal-fired power plant in Clark County three years ago.

On June 22, the Collaborative made some exciting progress by passing a set of recommendations to EKPC’s management. After coming to consensus, members of the Collaborative recommend that EKPC:

STAY Summer Institute, August 8-11

Posted by: Tanya Turner on July 23, 2013

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