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        <rss:title>Using Facebook to Lobby Thayer</rss:title>

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&lt;p&gt;The social networking site &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.facebook.com"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; has been a key way to mobilize members and allies of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth for a few years now - for events, legislative call-in actions, etc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But today may have been the first big (albeit fairly spontaneous) instance of lots of KFTC members and allies using Facebook to both organize and directly contact a legislator to demonstrate support for a bill.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Senator Damon Thayer has been preventing HB 70, our bill to restore voting right to former felons who have served their debt to society, from being voted on in his committee.&amp;nbsp; He also uses Facebook to organize his own supporters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Today, over &lt;strong&gt;80&lt;/strong&gt; KFTC members and allies contacted Thayer by leaving public messages on &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Damon-Thayer/57678579628"&gt;his facebook page&lt;/a&gt;, all asking hi to support and/or allow HB 70 to come to a vote in his committee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can see the full list of comments and leave your own (polite but firm) encouragement to Thayer to allow his committee to vote on HB 70 at &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Damon-Thayer/57678579628"&gt;Damon Thaye's Facebook Page HERE.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; Maybe we can top 100 comments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This has also proven to be a great way to get people to write down how they feel about an issue so they can use that same content in a &lt;a class="external-link" href="archive/2010/02/03/write-a-letter-to-the-editor"&gt;letter to the editor.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; At least two of the people who have posted to Thayer's Facebook wall have already submitted the same letter to their local newspaper.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We even got a little local blog attention from the folks over at &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://barefootandprogressive.blogspot.com/2010/03/damon-thayer-thwarting-voting-rights.html"&gt;Barefoot and Progressive.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kudos for the idea of posting the requests on Thayer's wall. I hope it is wildly successful. And just as an aside, it is so encouraging to see all of the comments. Nothing against calling the message line, but this action gives you a real visual of solidarity on this issue." - Hillary Bullock, after she left a note on Thayer's wall.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We'll see how Senator Damon Thayer responds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And either way, we'll keep calling, writing, holding events, going door-to-door, and building leaders until we win this one.&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-10T22:02:09-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-10T22:02:09-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Dave Newton</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Restoration of Voting Rights</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>General Assembly</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Scott County</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Voter Empowerment</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>Restore Voting Rights - Letter to the Editor</rss:title>

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&lt;p&gt;Our own Janet Tucker had a letter published in the Herald-Leader about Voting Rights today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.kentucky.com/2010/03/10/1175179/31010-letters-frankfort.html"&gt;Restore ex-felon rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When 186,000 Kentuckians have lost the right to vote, how can we call ourselves a democracy?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This
is how many of our fellow citizens have lost the right to vote due to a
felony conviction in their past. Who among us has not made a mistake
that they are not proud of? Why does Kentucky take away someone's right
to vote due to a mistake?&lt;/p&gt;
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House Bill 70, sponsored by Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, is a step toward
changing this injustice in our Constitution. It passed through the
House with a vote of 83-16, and is now in the Senate. This bill also
enjoys broad support in the Senate but is being held up by Sen. Damon
Thayer, refusing to call it for a vote in his committee. We must call
on our senators to uphold democracy and support HB 70.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Janet Tucker&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;There is still time for YOU to &lt;a class="external-link" href="archive/2010/02/03/write-a-letter-to-the-editor"&gt;write a letter to the editor&lt;/a&gt; about voting rights or some other issue and to have it get out in time to make an impact in the General Assembly in Frankfort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-10T21:16:27-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-10T21:16:27-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Dave Newton</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Restoration of Voting Rights</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Op-ed\LTE</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Voter Empowerment</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>Is House Bill 3 The Best It Can Be?</rss:title>

        <rss:link>http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/is-house-bill-3-the-best-it-can-be</rss:link>       

        <rss:description>In the 2010 General Assembly House Bills 3 and 408 each represent a comprehensive approach to addressing Kentucky’s long-term energy needs, but with distinctly different methods and outcomes. </rss:description>

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&lt;p&gt;Members of KFTC under the banner of The Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance (KySEA) have been enthusiastically supporting &lt;strong&gt;HB 408&lt;/strong&gt;, legislation introduced by Rep. Harry Moberly (&lt;a class="external-link" href="archive/2010/02/09/clean-energy-bill-filed-in-house-hb-408/"&gt;see blog post 2.9.10&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img class="image-right" src="links/408.jpg" alt="null" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On the last day that new bills could be introduced Rep. Rocky Adkins filed&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;House Bill 3&lt;/strong&gt; as a "clean energy bill." Although HB 3 includes new supports for energy efficiency and renewable energy by setting mandatory standards, at heart it is more of an extension of HB 1, "The Peabody Bill".&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB3.htm"&gt;House Bill 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; does this by creating a new category of energy called "low carbon" and extends previously created tax incentives under HB 1 to include low carbon energy. Though not labeled as such, low carbon energy could also include nuclear energy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These two bills represent two different visions for Kentucky's future.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In general, HB
3 focuses more on centralized power generation and increasing the efficiency of
the generation and distribution infrastructure, with little support for the end
user, especially low-income households.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HB
408, on the other hand, makes energy efficiency Kentucky’s top energy priority.&amp;nbsp; It assists the elderly and the
poor.&amp;nbsp; It seeks to make efficiency
and renewables available to all.&amp;nbsp;
HB 408 is similar to legislation already enacted in Ohio, Illinois,
Missouri and North Carolina. And while both bills strive to create new jobs, HB
3 will likely concentrate those jobs.&amp;nbsp;
HB 408 will make more jobs statewide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Both bills are currently in the House Natural Resources Committee, and while HB 408 has yet to be called up for discussion by Chairman Gooch, HB 3 is likely to be heard and passed on Thursday, March 11.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information on how the two bills compare, visit the KySEA website: &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.kysea.org/blog/is-house-bill-3-the-best-it-can-be"&gt;http://www.kysea.org/blog/is-house-bill-3-the-best-it-can-be.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Call
or write your Legislator and ask that Kentucky pass energy legislation that makes
energy efficiency, including low-income Kentuckians, a priority and makes
energy efficiency, renewable energy and the jobs they create available to all
Kentuckians.&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-09T22:02:11-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-10T12:04:58-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Martin Richards</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>HB 408</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Energy</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>HB 3</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>House budget shows little interest in moving Kentucky forward.</rss:title>

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&lt;p&gt;The House budget proposal is getting its hearing today, to be sent to the House floor for a vote later in the week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="sidebar"&gt;Kentucky’s unemployment rate averaged 10.5% in 2009, the highest it's been since 1983.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Economists say that budget cuts to public services make state economies worse by eroding safety nets and costing jobs.&amp;nbsp; More info available &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&amp;amp;id=1032"&gt;on CBPP's website.&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Written versions of the proposal *still* haven't been released, but here's what it does, as far as we know:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cuts higher education 2.5% over the next two years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cuts adult education. Non-traditional students have already taken hits with previous cuts to the community colleges, and cuts that limited GED testing sites and programs and access.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cuts two days from the school year for elementary kids, which also cuts pay for teachers and staff.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cuts the health plan for state workers.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cuts funding for contracts with private companies. (What does this mean? The example offered at one Frankfort hearing was the Poison Control Hotline.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Depends on $256 million in federal Medicaid funding that might or might not materialize.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Includes about $371 in revenue from HB 530, which passed the House last week. HB 530 would cap some tax breaks that the legislature passed last summer, suspend tax breaks for businesses that aren't making a profit, and have businesses pay the sales taxes they owe sooner rather than later. There were no revenue reforms. And this bill is unlikely to pass the Senate intact.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So there is $627 million in assumed funding.&amp;nbsp; That means that there's almost $900 million in cuts.&amp;nbsp; And yet, somehow this proposed budget includes a $10 million increase in funding for the Boni Bill (a bill that passed in 2007 to protect social service workers, but has never been fully funded), a host of projects to "reward" some legislators who voted for HB 530, and money to chip away at the waiting lists for Meals on Wheels.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Edit: Oh! So that's how they did it! They borrowed about $2.2 billion--quite a hefty debt. For more information, &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/03/09/10946/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;'s the Herald-Leader article, and &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/3090345/House+budget+trims+education++adds+$2+billion+for+projects"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;'s the Courier-Journal article.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But after chronic underfunding of health services, education, environmental protection, and public safety, the House doesn't have much to be proud of.&amp;nbsp; They had better choices that would have allowed stronger investments in Kentuckians, better opportunities, and a more balanced and fair tax structure.&amp;nbsp; More details are expected to be released this evening, and a written version is expected to finally be released later this week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, a report was released that says that out of every 100 Kentucky 9th-graders, only 44 will start college the fall after they graduate, and only six of those will finish in four years.&amp;nbsp; If this is all by choice, fine and good. But with tuition rates rising an average of 10% a year for the last decade, we suspect it isn't by choice.&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-09T17:26:11-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-09T23:14:17-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Jessica Hays</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Economic Justice</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>Bake Sale for the Budget: Rowan County Style!</rss:title>

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&lt;p&gt;Rowan County members held a Bake Sale for the Budget on the campus of Morehead State University yesterday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was great!&amp;nbsp; We got about 80 people to sign on in support of
adequate budgets and fair taxes, had lots of good conversations about
the tax/budget/tuition relationship, and raised about $70 for the state
budget that we'll deliver to the Governor's office.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Rowan County members' baking abilities are legendary, and they sure didn't disappoint yesterday!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Five members baked up plates of brownies, buckeyes, blondies, cookies, and lemon bars.&amp;nbsp; Another group of six came out to talk with folks about the implications of letting our budget needs fester, and the real solutions in HB 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The President of MSU even stopped by to talk about the effects of the budget cuts on Morehead.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks to everyone who pitched in!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="../images-1/IMG_0537.JPG/image_preview" alt="MSU president" height="185" width="247" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-09T15:44:46-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-09T15:54:21-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Jessica Hays</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Economic Justice</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Rowan County</dc:subject>
        

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    <rss:item rdf:about="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-2">

        <rss:title>End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington Report #2</rss:title>

        <rss:link>http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-2</rss:link>       

        
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&lt;p&gt;The ring from a bell means so much during Week in Washington...it means
that another legislator has stood up to big coal and decided to
co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We just got another co-sponsor !&amp;nbsp; We are now up to 166!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/10042640"&gt;Week in Washington Bell Ringing&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/kftc"&gt;Kentuckians For The Commonwealth&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com"&gt;Vimeo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-09T15:05:58-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-09T15:05:58-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Tim Buckingham</dc:creator>

        
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        <rss:title>End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington Report #1</rss:title>

        <rss:link>http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1</rss:link>       

        
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&lt;p&gt;More than 20 KFTC members and staff have traveled to
Washington, D.C. to participate in the End Mountaintop Removal Week in
Washington sponsored by Appalachian Voices and the Alliance For
Appalachia.&amp;nbsp; In D.C. we are joined
with more than 200 other community activists and coalfield residents
representing 27 different states.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="image-left"&gt;&lt;a title="Tracy Jo Ingram rings the bell for signing another cosponsor to the Clean Water Protection Act by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4420225182/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4420225182_d986679e4e_m.jpg" alt="Tracy Jo Ingram rings the bell for signing another cosponsor to the Clean Water Protection Act" height="159" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We traveled to Washington to lobby for H.R. 1310, the Clean
Water Protection Act and S.696, the Appalachia Restoration Act. Starting today
through Thursday, March 11 we will be meeting with Representatives and Senators
to help education them about both pieces of legislation, and to also gain as
many more cosponsors as possible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just partially through day one we have already gained two new
cosponsors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Members will continue to meet and lobby with legislators and
different governmental agencies over the next few days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-09T10:36:10-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-09T16:01:11-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Tim Buckingham</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>MTR</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Ally Event</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Energy</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>DC</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>New Power</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Canary Project</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Eastern Kentucky</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Meeting</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>Today is a national call-in day to end mountaintop removal</rss:title>

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We need your help to bring an end to mountaintop removal coal mining.  Join us today as part of a national day of action to end mountaintop removal coal mining. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; 

This week, nearly 200 citizens from Appalachia and across the US are gathering in our nation's capital as part of the 5th Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington – and hundreds more will show support by making a simple phone call. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Mountaintop removal coal mining is one of the most egregious environmental and social justice disasters in America today -- more than 500 mountains and 1.5 million acres of land have already been destroyed by this practice.  Residents and supporters from across the US are asking for an end to mountaintop removal and an investment in sustainable economic alternatives for Appalachia.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;
This issue is urgent and the coal industry is working overtime to block the passage of this bill.  That's why we need people like you to take a stand for the mountains.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

 &lt;p&gt;

Please take a moment to visit &lt;a href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/call-your-rep"&gt;www.ilovemountains.org/call-your-rep&lt;/a&gt; -- we have a special call-in tool there that will allow you to make a phone call to your Representative - if you've never called your Congressperson before - this is the easiest way to do it! We'll walk you through the steps and help you know exactly what to say. &lt;/p&gt;

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Thanks for taking action - because of people like you, we're as close as we ever have been to ending mountaintop removal.


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        <dc:date>2010-03-09T00:08:56-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-09T00:08:56-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Erik Hungerbuhler</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>MTR</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Canary Project</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Take Action</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>DC</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>Voting Rights - Next Moves</rss:title>

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&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;a title="DSC_0117 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4408056598/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4408056598_4de26b4a5e_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0117" height="161" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At this juncture, we’re quite sure we have a little more than 60% support in the Kentucky Senate that we need to pass HB 70 - our proposed constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to former felons who have served their debt to society.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We also have nine votes in the Senate State and Local government committee that the bill is presently in.&amp;nbsp; That’s two more votes than we need in the committee of 12 people.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But just because we have the votes we need, it doesn’t mean that we’re sure we’ll win. &lt;br /&gt;Incredibly, State and Local Government Committee Chairman Senator Damon Thayer (presumably backed up by Senate President David Williams) will still not allow the bill to come up for a vote.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The campaign is now focused overwhelmingly on just two targets - convincing Thayer and Williams to allow the vote to be heard.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the most-effective things that you can do is to &lt;a class="external-link" href="archive/2010/02/03/write-a-letter-to-the-editor/"&gt;write a letter to the editor&lt;/a&gt; today.&amp;nbsp; It's faster and easier than you think (maybe even just 15 minutes)&amp;nbsp; and can make a real impact.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For maximum effect, send your letters to the &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.kentucky.com/369"&gt;Herald-Leader&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=999980212021"&gt;Courier Journal&lt;/a&gt;, or the &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.news-graphic.com/forms/letters/"&gt;Georgetown News-Graphic&lt;/a&gt; (Thayer's hometown newspaper).&amp;nbsp; Click on the name of the paper to go to a simple online form to send your letter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Possible points or themes to use, but just pick one and keep it simple:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- Allow the Voting Rights bill to come to a vote in committee.&amp;nbsp; We have the votes to pass it and it's an obstruction of basic democracy for Thayer to block the vote.&amp;nbsp; Let the people decide!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- Kentucky is one of just two states that doesn't automatically restore voting rights to any former felons once they've served their time.&amp;nbsp; Once someone has served their debt, it's only fair.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- Tell a short&amp;nbsp; personal story about why this issue is important to you.&amp;nbsp; That's usually the most powerful thing to communicate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also take a moment to contact these two key legislators personally to ask them to allow HB 70 to be heard – or &lt;a class="external-link" href="archive/2010/02/10/call-in-to-support-voting-rights"&gt;contact your own senator&lt;/a&gt; to help put pressure on them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;img class="image-inline" src="../Members/dave/Senate16.jpg/image_preview" alt="DavidWilliams" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S016.htm"&gt;Senator David Williams&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/gis/Senate%20simple/S016s.pdf"&gt;Senate District 16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Monroe, Wayne, and Whitley counties&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Mailform/S016.htm"&gt;Email Form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mailing Address&lt;br /&gt;PO Box 666&lt;br /&gt;Burkesville KY 42717&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Frankfort Address&lt;br /&gt;702 Capitol Ave&lt;br /&gt;Annex Room 236&lt;br /&gt;Frankfort KY 40601&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phone Numbers&lt;br /&gt;Home: (270) 433-7777&lt;br /&gt;Frankfort: (502) 564-3120&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;img class="image-inline" src="../Members/dave/Senate17.jpg/image_preview" alt="DamonThayer" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S017.htm"&gt;Senator Damon Thayer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/gis/Senate%20simple/S017s.pdf"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Senate District 17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grant, southern Kenton (southern), Owen, and Scott Counties&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Mailform/S017.htm"&gt;Thayer's Email Form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Damon-Thayer/57678579628"&gt;Thayer's Facebook Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mailing Address&lt;br /&gt;102 Grayson Way&lt;br /&gt;Georgetown KY 40324&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Frankfort Address&lt;br /&gt;702 Capitol Ave&lt;br /&gt;Annex Room 209&lt;br /&gt;Frankfort KY 40601&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phone Numbers&lt;br /&gt;Home: (859) 621-6956&lt;br /&gt;Frankfort: (502) 564-8100 Ext. 644 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-07T13:47:39-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-07T14:22:23-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Dave Newton</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Take Action</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Scott County</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Op-ed\LTE</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>featured</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Restoration of Voting Rights</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Voter Empowerment</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>Voting Rights Lobby Day Brings Out Crowds and Moves us Forward!</rss:title>

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&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;a title="Voting Rights Rally.JPG by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407282649/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4407282649_ef897cc194_m.jpg" alt="Voting Rights Rally.JPG" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, KFTC members and allies filled the halls of Frankfort for our major lobby day to support HB 70, our proposed constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to former felons who have served their debt to society.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Three hundred of us were there, breaking most of us into small lobby teams to talk to senators about House Bill 70.&amp;nbsp; We met with more than twenty senators total (of only 38), including many key meetings with leaders and committee chairs.&amp;nbsp; We built more and more support among legislators, slightly moving many of them in the right direction.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At this point, we have the votes we need to pass the bill both in the Senate committee and the 60% we need to pass the full Senate.&amp;nbsp; The primary obstacle to a victory is allowing the bill to be voted on in the Senate State and Local Government Committee, chaired by Senator Damon Thayer.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;a title="DSC_0155 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407323523/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4407323523_a2cffc3c7e_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0155" height="161" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We met with Thayer with 13 people including 9 from his district, 2 religious leaders, 2 law students, and others with powerful personal stories.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They made strong arguments rooted in values like fairness, democracy, faith, and crime prevention - and rooted in real life experiences.&amp;nbsp; When Thayer dismissed HB 70 by claiming we have a process to restore rights already, Charlie House stepped in to let him know that he's tried to get his rights back four times and has never succeeded.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mostly, Thayer didn't make a reasoned argument at all, instead simply saying "no" without&amp;nbsp; rationale.&amp;nbsp; He explained to members that this is a Republic, not a Democracy, and he is elected to make decisions for the people using his own best judgment. &amp;nbsp; Furthermore, he told us that as committee chair, he has the ability to decide which bills are allowed to be voted on and he has never allowed anything to come to a vote that he didn't agree with.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our campaign is now strongly focused on just that point - putting pressure on Senator Damon Thayer to allow the bill to come to a vote - and also to put pressure on Senate President David Williams.&amp;nbsp; We had a meeting in Thayer's hometown in Georgetown last night after the lobby day to focus on what we can do there.&amp;nbsp; More on this in another blog post soon.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our Voting Rights lobby day culminated in a powerful rally and included a lot of people who brought their personal stories about why we should restore voting rights:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tayna Fogle – Former felon, Lexington&lt;br /&gt;Charlie House – Former felon, Henderson&lt;br /&gt;Jerry Moody – Brother of a former felon, Lexington&lt;br /&gt;Rep Jesse Crenshaw – Kentucky Representative, Lexington&lt;br /&gt;Gail Ray – Mother of a former felon, Georgetown&lt;br /&gt;Maria Houghton – Former felon from Lexington – singing America the Beautiful&lt;br /&gt;Carl Shoupe – Father of a former felon, Harlan County&lt;br /&gt;Janssen Willhoit - Former felon, Lexington&lt;/p&gt;
Here are some great pictures of the day:&amp;nbsp;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="Voting Rights Rally.JPG by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407282907/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4407282907_d9fa5fee84_m.jpg" alt="Voting Rights Rally.JPG" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="Voting Rights Rally.JPG by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407282807/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4407282807_497fffc5c5_m.jpg" alt="Voting Rights Rally.JPG" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="DSC_0091 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407267439/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4407267439_d8d2dbabe8_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0091" height="161" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="DSC_0100 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407274459/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4407274459_9f6730b05a_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0100" height="161" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="DSC_0091 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407860266/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/4407860266_b987b22525_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0091" height="160" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="gIMG_3357 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4406681561/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4406681561_32bf32a985_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3357" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="Voting Rights Rally.JPG by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407289989/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/4407289989_2e3673d255_m.jpg" alt="Voting Rights Rally.JPG" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="gIMG_3340 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4406679607/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4406679607_88b315026d_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3340" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="Voting Rights Rally.JPG by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407282727/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4407282727_4a43b1d747_m.jpg" alt="Voting Rights Rally.JPG" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="gIMG_3302 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407438314/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4407438314_5ce862d507_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3302" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="DSC_0209 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407370410/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4407370410_9dbb0caec8_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0209" height="160" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="DSC_0176 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4407356194/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4407356194_ed8c4e4bc7_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0176" height="160" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We'll have some video from the event soon in the next few days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some local media pieces on the event:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/kentuckystatehouse_story_063191527.html"&gt;Ashland Daily Independent Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.wtvq.com/news/2522-former-felons-rally-for-right-to-vote"&gt;WTVQ Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=12087157"&gt;Wave 3 Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Look for another blog post soon about some next-steps.&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-05T14:43:34-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-09T11:41:41-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Dave Newton</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Ally Event</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Restoration of Voting Rights</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>General Assembly</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Voter Empowerment</dc:subject>
        

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    <rss:item rdf:about="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/03/voting-rights-lobby-day-in-frankfort-tomorrow">

        <rss:title>Voting Rights Lobby Day in Frankfort Tomorrow!</rss:title>

        <rss:link>http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/03/voting-rights-lobby-day-in-frankfort-tomorrow</rss:link>       

        
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&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;a title="IMG_0414 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/2307635889/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2116/2307635889_a9109ef722_m.jpg" alt="IMG_0414" height="135" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our big Voting Rights Rally and Lobby Day is Tomorrow (Thursday) in Frankfort!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're working to help restore voting rights to 186,000 former felons in Kentucky once they've served their debt to society.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Several hundred of us will be in Frankfort from 9am to 2:30pm with a powerful rally in the rotunda from 1pm to 2pm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="../calendar/event/voting-rights-rally-and-lobby-day/view"&gt;For more details on the day, visit here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To learn more about the issue and find other ways to take action from home, including calling or writing legislators, &lt;a class="external-link" href="../our-work/general-assembly/rovr/rovr"&gt;click Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="../../our-work/general-assembly/rovr/rovr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-03T01:22:12-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-03T01:22:12-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Dave Newton</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Ally Event</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Restoration of Voting Rights</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>General Assembly</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Voter Empowerment</dc:subject>
        

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    <rss:item rdf:about="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/01/us-census-survey-in-the-mail-soon">

        <rss:title>US Census Survey in the Mail Soon</rss:title>

        <rss:link>http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/01/us-census-survey-in-the-mail-soon</rss:link>       

        
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&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;img class="image-inline" src="../Members/dave/2010censushand.png/image_preview" alt="CensusHand2010" height="245" width="211" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This month, the US Census survey will arrive in your mailbox.&amp;nbsp; The information we collect through the census is critical to appropriating money for schools, roads, libraries, fire departments, and other important public services.&amp;nbsp; Please take a few minutes to fill out the simple 10-question form and send it in!&amp;nbsp; Remind your friends and neighbors to do the same.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="external-link" href="archive/2009/07/02/kentucky-census-analysis/"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to view an analysis of Kentucky's census that we published along with Southern Echo last year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A Message From U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves&lt;em&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Are you up for the "Take 10" challenge?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On behalf of the U.S. Census Bureau, we are asking our partners to join us in making history by helping to boost the mail back participation rates across the Nation and in your community during the 2010 Census.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During each Decennial Census, the Census Bureau undertakes the count of every person residing in the United States , as mandated by Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. To encourage everyone to take 10 minutes to answer the 10 simple questions on the 2010 Census form, we are launching the "Take 10" campaign. Through "Take 10," you can visit &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/"&gt;http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/&lt;/a&gt; to get updates on the proportion of households that have mailed back the 2010 Census forms. You also will be able to view differences between your community's participation rates and those of neighboring communities or other areas across the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The "Take 10" Challenge - Tools to Inspire the Mail Back Participation Rates for the 2010 Census&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the 2000 Census, 72 percent of occupied households mailed back their forms. In 2010, we are challenging communities to do even better. The Census Bureau's "Take 10" campaign gives you a wide range of tools to inspire your community to meet our challenge. These include:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* An interactive, map-based, "Take 10" Web site that allows local areas to track and compare their 2010 Census mail back participation rates, which will be updated on a daily basis at &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/"&gt;http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map&lt;/a&gt;, and to look up their 2000 Census participation rates.&lt;br /&gt;* An &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://2010.census.gov/partners/toolkits/toolkits-take10.php"&gt;electronic toolkit&lt;/a&gt; is available which includes talking points, sample speeches, new releases, newsletter copy, event suggestions, flyers, stickers, and doorknob hanger templates, and more.&lt;br /&gt;* Suggestions on how to use friendly competition with other communities to inspire participation in the census.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can play an important leadership role in encouraging your community to mail back their forms. Most 2010 Census questionnaires are delivered from March 15-17, 2010. From the time the forms are delivered until the closing of the mail campaign at the end of April, you have the opportunity to remind your area residents of the importance of mailing back their census forms. We believe that you can encourage participation through speeches, special events, and challenges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The stakes are high; an accurate count of the local population helps to ensure that your community receives its fair share of federal funding. This funding includes resources for services, such as health care, education, and roads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your constituents must complete and mail back their census forms between March 15, 2010 and April 15, 2010. The good news is that the 2010 Census questionnaire is one of the shortest in history-just 10 questions that only take about 10 minutes to complete. We hope we can count on you to encourage participation in the 2010 Census. Visit &lt;a class="external-link" href="http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/"&gt;http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/&lt;/a&gt; now to see your area's 2000 Census mail participation rate and check the site daily for updates beginning March 22.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 2010 Census: It's in our Hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Robert M. Groves &lt;br /&gt;Director &lt;br /&gt;U.S. Census Bureau&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-01T19:37:41-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-01T19:37:41-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Dave Newton</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Voter Empowerment</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>Louisville Singing for Democracy Report-back</rss:title>

        <rss:link>http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/01/louisville-singing-for-democracy-report-back</rss:link>       

        
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&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;a title="gIMG_3267 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4399184803/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4399184803_17c674fd24_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3267" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;KFTC members and allies came together in Louisville this past weekend to at Greater Friendship Baptist Church for Singing for Democracy, an event to raise awareness of our campaign to restore voting rights to former felons who have served their debt to society.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;Down by the Wayside, a the gospel choir organized through Wayside Christian Mission, performed with help from other local singers and other acts (Anthony Hamilton, Sean Thomas, Brandi, Ray Hodges, Maria Houghton, and Bonnie Blair).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Speakers highlighted stories of redemption and forgiveness through their journeys to recovery as well as civic engagement. Individuals like Venita Goodner, a former felon who now works for the Department of Corrections and volunteers for prison ministry and Sean Real Thomas another former felon and local spoken word artist will be included in the program.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;a title="gIMG_3265 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4399951802/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4399951802_af72587023_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3265" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Amidst the powerful performances and speakers, participants also took time to take action to support House Bill 70, our proposed legislation to restore voting rights to former felons who have served their time.&amp;nbsp; They filled out postcards to senators and pledged to call the legislative message line and come out to lobby in Frankfort on our major lobby day this Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sponsoring groups included Making Connections Network, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, People Advocating Recovery, The Beacon House, Ladies of Promise, American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, Our Father’s House, Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and Kentucky Jobs with Justice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;KFTC members and allies are already talking about our next Singing for Democracy event in Louisville and members are talking about other communities we might hold events in - like in Georgetown.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="gIMG_3243 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4399180581/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4399180581_c27907a2f4_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3243" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="gIMG_3260 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4399182549/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4399182549_f0cf3efe61_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3260" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="gIMG_3249 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4399948918/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4399948918_d08b0978bc_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3249" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="gIMG_3229 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4399947088/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4399947088_6df7067154_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3229" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-03-01T19:10:29-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-03-01T19:14:56-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Dave Newton</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Ally Event</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Jefferson County</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Voter Empowerment</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Restoration of Voting Rights</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>Voting Rights at UK Law School</rss:title>

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&lt;p&gt;Last week, we had a strong voting rights presentation at the UK Law School with over 80 students coming out to participate. Tayna Fogle and Tyler Birdwhistle spoke to the crowd who asked great questions and were very supportive.&amp;nbsp; We were also sure to let everyone there know how to use the legislative message hotline and to otherwise support HB 70.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tyler, John Ghaelian and others at this meeting are now circulating a petition to UK Law students in favor of restoring voting rights to former felons who have served their debt to society.&amp;nbsp; They're planning on delivering the petitions to key Kentucky senators in the coming weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="glIMG_3203 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4396261381/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4396261381_5571920305_m.jpg" alt="glIMG_3203" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="glIMG_3206 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4396262285/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4396262285_1916aee372_m.jpg" alt="glIMG_3206" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="glIMG_3213 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4397030866/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4397030866_fcbd93ce87_m.jpg" alt="glIMG_3213" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="glIMG_3209 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4397030116/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4397030116_ba4a80da8f_m.jpg" alt="glIMG_3209" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-02-28T21:23:00-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-02-28T21:23:00-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Dave Newton</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Restoration of Voting Rights</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Voter Empowerment</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Central Kentucky</dc:subject>
        

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        <rss:title>Northern KY KFTC Continues to Grow</rss:title>

        <rss:link>http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/02/28/northern-ky-kftc-continues-to-grow</rss:link>       

        
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&lt;p class="image-right"&gt;&lt;a title="gIMG_3151 by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kftcphotos/4397022196/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4397022196_560a1ff36b_m.jpg" alt="gIMG_3151" height="180" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Northern KY KFTC group had it's second meeting last week, and got a good start on planning local actions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The group broke into functional issue workteams focusing on tax justice, voting rights, and mining issues, planning local events including a letter-writing day and a Budget Bake Sale on NKU's campus.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since the meeting, the group held its first fundraiser at Joe Gallenstein's home - a Euchre for Justice tournament.&amp;nbsp; That same day, they held their first Chapter Development Workteam meeting to plan out next month's big meeting and to better spread out leadership roles in the organization.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <dc:date>2010-02-28T21:12:34-05:00</dc:date>

        <dc:modified>2010-02-28T21:12:34-05:00</dc:modified>

        <dc:creator>Dave Newton</dc:creator>

        
            <dc:subject>Economic Justice</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Canary Project</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>General Assembly</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Restoration of Voting Rights</dc:subject>
        
        
            <dc:subject>Northern Kentucky</dc:subject>
        

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