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Emergent strategy at the SOKY Democracy Team meeting

Alexa Hatcher on July 3, 2019 in , Southern Kentucky, Leadership Development

On Tuesday, July 2, the Southern KY chapter Democracy Team gathered for a meeting. During the meeting, emergent strategy was discussed.

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Community members interested in making a difference meet in Buffalo Trace area

KFTC Staff on July 2, 2019 in

On June 29, more than 20 KFTC members, and folks interested in finding out more about KFTC, met up in Maysville for an informal get-together.

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Introducing Yesenia!

Yesenia Soriano-Altamirano on July 2, 2019 in , Madison County

Hi my name is Yesenia Soriano- Altamirano and I will be working with Kentuckians For The Commonwealth this summer to better understand the work that is happening here in our home state Kentucky.  I

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Reflections From Food: Our Common Connection

Rosanne Klarer on July 1, 2019 in Economic Justice, Rolling Bluegrass, Climate Justice, , Fundraiser, , Leadership Development

Food is love, and is a key part of creating any community. This was especially clear at the Rolling Bluegrass first ever grassroots food fair!

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Water connects us all – World Peace and Prayer Day 2019

Twenty-three years ago, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, the 19th generation Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle, began traveling the world conducting World Peace and Prayer Day.

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Reflections from an Organizer Apprentice: Party on the river in Hart County

Alexa Hatcher on June 20, 2019 in

Members in Hart County attended a Party on the River last weekend at Thelma Stovall Park in Munfordville.

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ORSANCO Makes Standards Voluntary

On June 6, the current standards set by the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) for monitoring water quality in the Ohio River became voluntary.

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Northern Kentucky celebrates 10th Annual Pride!

Joe Gallenstein on June 13, 2019 in , Northern Kentucky, featured, , Health Care, , Leadership Development, , LGBTQ equality, , Voter Empowerment, , workshop

This year Northern Kentucky as a community celebrated the 10th Annual Pride!

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NKY Celebrates Pride!

Joe Gallenstein on June 4, 2019 in , Northern Kentucky, Leadership Development, , LGBTQ equality, , workshop

Northern Kentucky members helped kick off Pride celebrations in May at the unveiling of the 'Y'all Means All' beer from Bircus Burewery, which benefits

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Scott County residents stand against landfill

Joe Gallenstein on June 4, 2019 in , Rolling Bluegrass, Air Quality

Last night hundreds of residents came out to Scott County High School, filling up one side of the gym. Residents came to speak about proposed changes to the Scott County Waste Management Plan. The residents in Scott County have been fighting an expansion of the landfill, and the Scott County Fiscal Court is now considering changes to the plan to reduce future waste stored there.

Resident after resident mentioned the impact the existing landfill has had on day-to-day lives – air quality concerns, breathing concerns, dangerous traffic conditions, and repeated offenses by the landfill regarding environmental violations. As the county continues to grow, and waste from other communities is shipped in, the current situation cannot remain the same.

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