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11/10 LWV Dinner & Democracy: "Planning for Kentucky's Energy Future"

WHAT:

The Lexington League of Women Voters

Dinner & Democracy Series presents a panel discussion on

"Planning for Kentucky's Energy Future"

WHEN:

6:00 p.m. Dinner

6:30 p.m. Program

Tuesday November 10

WHERE:

Faith Lutheran Church

1000 Tates Creek Rd.

Lexington

Cost: $10 for the dinner (chili & dessert) ($5 cost/$5 donation)

Call Nikole Wolfe (859) 494-3203 to make reservations.  Reservations are required.

DETAILS:

Our topic for discussion will be Planning for Kentucky's Energy Future. This is designed to educate us to prepare us for our upcoming study we will be discussing about Kentucky's energy policy. Our panelists will be:

• Cheryl Bruner, Director of Customer Energy Efficiency for E.ON US (the Louisville-based company that owns Kentucky Utilities & LG&E.  In this roles she is responsible for the strategy, planning, implementation, operations and evaluation of all customer energy efficiency programs.  Her company serves as the gas and/or electric utility for nearly one million customers in KY and VA.

• Geoffrey Young is a MA native and received degrees from MIT, U Mass at Amherst and UK.  He worked for 13 years in the Energy Department of University of Kentucky state government, focusing on energy efficiency and utility company regulations.  He works with several volunteer groups including Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and the Sierra Club.

• Cheryl Taylor is Lexington's first Environmental Quality Commissioner.  Previously she served as Commissioners of the KY department for Environmental Protection.  She holds degrees in mechanical engineering and social work from the University of Kentucky.

Usually we hold our annual fundraising auction in December, but this year we will be holding it in conjunction with our November Dinner & Democracy meeting.  This silent auction is a major fundraiser for League.  Proceeds will go to the League's Education fund unless you specify other wise.  Come and do some early holiday shopping.

Dinner is at 6:00 p.m. with a program to follow. The cost is $10, half of which is considered a donation. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Reservations are needed. Call 859-494-3203.  When you make reservations, please advise as to whether you are donating an item for the silent auction.

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League does not endorse or oppose political candidates or parties.

SPONSORS:

League of Women Voters of Lexington

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cindy Heine

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11/9 BCTC Speaker: Dave Cooper on Mountaintop Removal

WHAT:

BCTC's Students for Peace & Earth Justice's

Fall Speaker series presents:

Dave Cooper on Mountaintop Removal

WHEN:

5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Monday

November 9th

WHERE:

Bluegrass Community & Technical College - Cooper Campus

Directly North of Commonwealth Stadium

Oswald Auditorium (OB 230)

470 Cooper Drive

Lexington

This campus is directly north of Commonwealth Stadium. Bus routes #3, 33, 34, and 35 come by the campus or close to it.  Parking enforcement at BCTC will be suspended before, after, and during this presentation.

Free & open to all.

Click here to view & print the speakers series poster.  Post it.

DETAILS:

A mechanical engineer by training, Dave Cooper became a full-time environmental activist after seeing the Kayford mountaintop removal site. He worked for a year as a coalfield organizer with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and is very active with the Sierra Club and Mountain Justice. His "Mountaintop Removal Road Show" has educated people throughout the country about this particularly destructive method of coal extraction.  Click here to learn about Dave and MTR.

SPONSORS:

Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s Students for Peace & Earth Justice Witness for Peace

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Glasscock

(859) 246-6319

10/29 BCTC Speaker Series: Author & Filmmaker Michael Kessler

WHAT:

BCTC's Students for Peace & Earth Justice's

Fall Speaker series presents:

Author & Filmmaker Michael Kessler

WHEN:

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Thursday

October 29rd

WHERE:

Bluegrass Community & Technical College - Cooper Campus

Directly North of Commonwealth Stadium

Oswald Auditorium (OB 230)

470 Cooper Drive

Lexington

This campus is directly north of Commonwealth Stadium. Bus routes #3, 33, 34, and 35 come by the campus or close to it.

Free & open to all.

Click here to view & print the speakers series poster.  Post it.

DETAILS:

Michael Kessler's film The History of the Future has been shown internationally. The Louisville native began his career as a classroom teacher.  In the 1970s teaching a course based on Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock convinced him to seek ways of getting the information spread on a global basis.  At the same time he helped to form a music group that showed him the impact that music has on people. He decided to leave the classroom and use music and other media to share information on how we can transform our experience of life on Earth.  Using the new reality paradigm of Einstein and the technology of Buckminster Fuller, humans now had the power to create a global nation of peace and prosperity.  Click here for more information about Mr. Kessler.

SPONSORS:

Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s Students for Peace & Earth Justice Witness for Peace

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Glasscock

(859) 246-6319

10/28 PBS Documentary Film: Appalachia

WHAT:

PBS Environmental History Series - Documentary History Series

Presents the documentary film:

Appalachia

Narrated by Sissy Spacek

WHEN:

7 - 10 p.m. Wednesday

October 28

WHERE:

University of Kentucky

Room 212

White Hall Classroom Building

Lexington

Click here for map to the Classroom Building.

Free & open to the public.

Click here to view & print event poster.

DETAILS:

The PBS documentary "Appalachia" was 10 years in the making and presents a balanced, insightful and in-depth view of the region. Click here for more about the film.

It is now being shown on campus and the filmmakers will be visiting in November. We hope you can join us in celebrating this important achievement.

What: Discussion and reception with "Appalachia" Filmmakers Jamie Ross and Ross Spears.

When: Wednesday, November 11th, 3-5 pm.
Where: Patterson Office Tower--18th Floor

Co-SPONSORS:

UK Appalachian Center

Appalachian Studies Program, UK

The Lexington Film League

Abercrombie Visiting Artist Endowment

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Evelyn Knight
859-257-4852 

ALERT: Write to stop fast-track Mountaintop Removal permits

NOTE: This alert is adapted from alerts issued in October by the Cumberland Chapter of the Sierra Club and Kentuckians fro the Commonwealth. 

THE ISSUE:

Currently, companies can apply for streamlined permits for mountaintop removal coal mining from the Army Corps of Engineers. However, on July 15, 2009, the Corps announced its intention to prohibit these permits, known as Nationwide Permit 21, in the Appalachian region. Ending streamlined mountaintop removal coal mining permits is the first step toward ending this destructive practice all together--send a message of support today!

ACTION:

Help stop Mountaintop Removal Mining by sending your comments supporting the suspension of the NWP 21.

WHEN TO WRITE:

The official deadline for letters is Monday 10/26.  Please try to act by then.  Letters will be accepted until the Corps of Engineers makes as decision, so write even if you miss the 10/26 deadline. 

BRIEF BACKGROUND:

The Corp of Engineering is requesting comments on two proposals:

1) The agency’s first proposal is to put an end to the use of a "fast-track" system that coal companies have traditionally used to get permits to create valley fills in the Central Appalachian region. The agency would no longer allow companies to use a shortcut process called the “nationwide permit 21” or NWP 21 for valley fills. Instead, coal companies would be required to obtain individual permits. Unlike the NWP 21 process, these individual permits require a case-by-case environmental assessment, closer agency review, and an opportunity for public comment.

2) The second proposal is to stop using the NWP 21 process soon, even before the agency has evaluated public comments or reached a final decision on the first proposal. Instead, coal companies would be required to obtain individual permits even before the first proposal is finalized.

Click here to go to the KFTF's website for additional background and talking points.

WHEN TO WRITE:

The official deadline for letters is Monday 10/26.  Please try to act by then.  Letters will be accepted until the Corps of Engineers makes as decision, so write even if you miss the 10/26 deadline. 

HOW TO WRITE:
Click here to use the Sierra Clubs online letter generator - Clicking the "Take Action" button will send your letter to the Army Corps of Engineers and the Public Register.

Or, mail your comments to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Attn: CECW-CO (Attn: Ms. Desiree Hann)
441 G. Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20314

11/5 Celebration of Voices for Peace & Justice

 
 
WHAT:

Celebration of Voices for Peace & Justice

Fundraising Reception

WHEN:

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday

November 5th

WHERE:

Natasha's Bistro & Bar
112 Esplanade

Lexington

Click here for a map to the cafe

Suggested contribution $15.  Cannot afford $15?  Join us anyway.

DETAILS:

Join us for complimentary (courtesy of Natasha's)  wine, hor d'oeuvres and a cash bar as we celebrate the success of the CKCPJ's Voices 09.  This series of events included 18 events during the month of October, all designed to help us hear voices from central Kentucky and the wider world that more of us need to hear.  Proceeds go to support the on-going work of the Council for Peace & Justice.

SPONSORS:

Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice

Natasha's Bistro & Bar

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Mitchell

(859) 327-6277

10/24 PeaceMeal Gardens: Pumpkin Festival

WHAT:

Pumpkin Festival

WHEN:

2 - 5 p.m. Saturday

October 24th

WHERE:

PeaceMeal Gardens

Adjacent to BCTC's Leestown Campus

154 Opportunity Way

Lexington

(see directions below)

This event is free and the public is cordially welcome.

DETAILS:

This pumpkin festival is intended as a fun, end-of-season garden event.  Children and a Children and adults are welcome to paint a pumpkin from the patch, eat s’mores heated over a bonfire, learn about natural dyes, swap seed, and just enjoy getting being out in the country on an autumn day.  Gourds and pumpkins will be for sale.

The concept of the BCTC PeaceMeal Gardens is to encourage the community and BCTC students to develop healthy associations with local food production and become concretely involved in the process. The many participants in this large, multi-faceted garden include allotment gardeners, Food Not Bombs, the Lexington Free Store, Catholic Action Center, and the BCTC Market Garden.

Directions: turn left onto Opportunity Way from Leestown Rd—heading west—and turn right onto Parking Lot A.  Across the parking lot you will meet a little gravel road; stay on it for about 100 yards. When you see the clearing, the garden is on the right.

Voices for Peace and Justice (October, 2009)

This event is also part of 'Voices for Peace & Justice,' the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice's October 2009 event series.  For a complete schedule of "Voices" events click here. 

SPONSORS:

PeaceMeal Gardens

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

jessica.peacemeal@gmail.com

OR

Rebecca Glasscock

(859) 246-6319

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DISCLAIMER: We limit postings on Justicelist to legislative alerts and announcements of events. Postings to Justicelist reflect a broad spectrum of views, all intended to advance justice, peace, and a sustainable environment. The CKCPJ does not necessarily endorse any particular event or the views of the originators of any given posting.

10/22 Fundraiser: Singers Anne Feeney and David Rovics

WHAT:

Happy Hour at Natasha's with

Singers Anne Feeney and David Rovics

Come out for single payer healthcare & social justice!

WHEN:

5 - 7 p.m. Thursday

October 22

WHERE:

Natasha's Cafe
112 Esplanade

Lexington

$5 - 30 sliding scale donation; RSVP (859)259-2754

Click here to view & print the event flyer.  Spread the word: post it.  (The poster will come later)

DETAILS:

Anne Feeney Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Anne Feeney is the granddaughter of an intrepid mineworkers' organizer, who also used music to carry the message of solidarity to working people. After two decades of community activism and regional performances at rallies, Anne took her message on the road. Since 1991 Anne has traveled to the frontlines in 42 states, as well as Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Ireland and Sweden.

Her anthem "Have You Been to Jail for Justice?"has been performed by activists everywhere, including Peter, Paul and Mary. Dubbed the "minister of culture" to the movements for economic and social justice and human rights, Anne is "the best labor singer in North America" according to Utah Phillips. In 2005, Anne received the Joe Hill Award from the Labor Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Past recipients include Cesar Chavez, Pete Seeger, Faith Petric and Hazel Dickens. Her critically acclaimed recordings are widely available.

David Rovics Amy Goodman calls him "the musical version of Democracy Now!"

Proceeds will support the work of Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth.  Suggested contribution is $5 to $30 depending on your ability to pay.

SPONSORS:

Central KY Chapter of Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care

Kentuckians For the Commonwealth (KFTC)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Tucker

(859) 389-8575

10/22 Powering UK's Future - the Coal Plant & Beyond

WHAT:

Powering UK's Future - the Coal Plant & Beyond

WHEN:

7:00 p.m. Thursday

October 22

WHERE:

University of Kentucky

Room 206 Student Center

(on Euclid Avenue)

Lexington

Click here to see map to the Student Center.

Free & Open to all.

DETAILS:

This event focuses on UK's coal fired plant: What does it actually do? How does it currently operate? What are UK's plans for its future? How does it tie in with UK's recent efforts to become a more sustainable campus? A wealth of expertise will be represented in this panel discussion with:

• Bob Wiseman UK's Vice President for Facilities

• Dr. David Mannino UK College of Public Health

• Ms. Nancy Reinhart KFTC's Coal Plant Reseacher

• Martin Mudd UK graduate student and KFTC member

Voices for Peace and Justice (October, 2009)

This event is also part of 'Voices for Peace & Justice,' the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice's October 2009 event series.  For a complete schedule of "Voices" events click here. 

SPONSORS:

Central KY Council for Peace & Justice

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

Mountain Justice

The Sierra Club, Cumberland Chapter

UK Greenthumb

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Howard Myers

(859) 268-9225

10/13 LLWV Dinner & Democracy: "Energy Efficiency"

WHAT:

The Lexington League of Women Voters

Dinner & Democracy Series

"Energy Efficiency"

John Twitchell, VP for Generation & Transmission

East Kentucky Power Cooperative

&

Jonathon Miller, Secretary

KY Cabinet for Administration & Finance

WHEN:

6:00 p.m. Dinner

6:30 p.m. Program

Tuesday October 13

WHERE:

Faith Lutheran Church

1000 Tates Creek Rd.

Lexington

Cost: $10 for the dinner ($5 cost/$5 donation)

Call Nikole Wolfe (859) 494-3203 to make reservations.  Reservations are required.

DETAILS:

The program features John Twitchell, who is vice president of generation and transmission for East Kentucky Power Cooperative which is a member of the UK Center for Applied Research consortium seeking cost-effective technologies to reduce and manage carbon dioxide emissions from coal fired plants; and Jonathan Miller, the state Finance and Administration Cabinet secretary. Miller works with the Clean Energy Corps, a coalition of public and private sector partners promoting energy-efficient homes, growth of ‘green collar” jobs and financing for green construction and renovation.

Dinner is at 6:00 p.m. with a program to follow. The cost is $10, half of which is considered a donation. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Reservations are needed. Call 859-494-3203.

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League does not endorse or oppose political candidates or parties.

SPONSORS:

League of Women Voters of Lexington

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cindy Heine

The Justicelist blog and listserv are free services of the Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice.

DISCLAIMER: We limit postings on Justicelist to legislative alerts and announcements of events. Postings to Justicelist reflect a broad spectrum of views, all intended to advance justice, peace, and a sustainable environment. The CKCPJ does not necessarily endorse any particular event or the views of the originators of any given posting.