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Members lobbying, taking action on Capitol Hill
Seventeen KFTC members are part of a group of about 150 participating this week in the annual Week in Washington to End Mountaintop Removal, coordinated by the Alliance for Appalachia.
Members are participating in meetings with the offices of members of Congress and agencies that enforce mining and clean water laws. Tomorrow (Wednesday), they will join a rally and Day of Action organized by Appalachia Rising at the capitol.
"I'm a senior citizen and while I should be working on my bucket list and enjoying my retirement," said Harlan County member Stanley Sturgill. "But instead I'm back in Washington, D.C. again because I am so displeased with the horrific health conditions as a result of all the mountaintop removal.
KFTC Arm-Chair Seminar: How to plan successful fundraisers
Want to learn how to plan and implement a good chapter fundraising event or houseparty? Download this power point presentation from a recent Chapter Development armchair seminar and learn at your own leisure!
Many voices needed to support Clean Water Act enforcement
Right now is a critical time for Kentuckians to stand up for clean water and for honest, effective enforcement of the laws that are supposed to protect our health and environment from corporate polluters.
Please join KFTC members and other Kentuckians in telling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stand strong for our health and water! Governor Beshear and the Kentucky Division of Water have systematically failed to enforce the Clean Water Act. The EPA must hold the line and do its job.
Women give powerful testimony at UN Tribunal
Several KFTC members participated in a powerful program last week to draw attention to the connections between what is happening to the land and people in Central Appalachia and related conditions throughout the world.
They shared testimony with other women from the region about the health, economic, community and environmental impacts of coal at the Central Appalachian Women's Tribunal on Climate Justice. The event took place May 10 in Charleston, West Virginia.
KFTC Chapter Armchair Seminar: How to have great one on one conversations
Tonight KFTC members participated in the second Chapter Development Armchair Seminar. This seminar focused on how to have one-on-one conversations with others to build people power and stronger chapters. If you missed the seminar but would like to still learn about one-on-ones, follow this link to download the
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