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Turn your anger into action: Support KFTC during our fall campaign

Posted by: Tanya Torp on November 28, 2016 at 11:54am

I was out of town on election day. After voting by absentee ballot, I went on a much needed vacation with my family. I didn’t have internet access on the trip, and when I turned on my cell phone the day after the election, it started pinging with message after message from friends back home.

Folks were asking, “What can I do?” – trying to turn their feelings of powerlessness into hope.

The first thing I thought of was KFTC. I wanted to share KFTC’s vision statement with everyone who was asking that question. And I wanted to give my friends a way to do something, to channel everything they were feeling into action.

I first got involved with KFTC because I wanted to turn my anger into action. My activism had largely been “clicktavism” – a lot of clicking on social media, being outraged but not actually doing anything. KFTC offered me the chance to do something.

Before long I was sitting down with my elected representatives, sharing my story and my concerns. KFTC taught me that I have a voice, and that as a citizen lobbyist I have just as much right to stand in front of my elected officials as those corporate lobbyists do. I’m still angry, but now I’m also empowered to use my voice for change.

My husband and I recently became foster parents of a baby boy. Being a parent has just deepened my resolve. I want a brighter future for him. I want to leave a legacy of a Kentucky that our foster son can be proud of and thrive in.

We owe it to our children. We owe it to the coal communities and coal miners to fight for a just transition and a new economy. We owe it to cities like Louisville that have incredible pollution to fight for clean air and healthy neighborhoods. We owe it to those struggling with low wages to fight for a higher minimum wage. We owe it to returning citizens to fight for their right to vote. We owe it to all of us to fight for racial justice and fairness.

Will you join me today and invest in this vision?

  • Renew your membership today. Your gift of any size will renew your membership for another year.
  • Become a Sustaining Giver. Set up an automatic, recurring gift and help us meet our match. In honor of KFTC’s 35th birthday, a generous member has offered to match all new Sustaining Giver pledges in 2016, up to $35,000. And we’ll send you a perk!
  • Recruit a friend or family member to join KFTC. As our numbers grow, so does our power.

If, like so many other folks, you’re wondering “What can I do?” – take heart. Thousands of people across our state share a vision of a better Kentucky. We want you working alongside us to realize this vision.

Join us. Take action for justice.