The winter break was fun, but with school back in session its time to get back to work with KFTC. This year KFTC has big plans. The UK chapter has several events planned on campus and are working on bringing students to Frankfort to lobby the General Assembly on a variety of issues.
Tomorrow KFTC will be headed to Frankfort to advocate for the implementation of a progressive tax code in Kentucky. This issue is vitally important given the commonwealth’s financial woes. If Kentucky took minor steps like reinstating the estate tax Kentucky would be able to general millions of dollars in new revenue. Later in the semester KFTC is planning to lobby in favor of ending mountain top removal and restoring the right to vote to former felons.
We’ve already had a number of great events this year. KFTC teamed up with Kcirr, Amnesty International, UK College Democrats, and the UFCW Union show the documentary Morristown. The movie shows globalization and immigration affect a small town in Tennessee called Morristown. It was a great event and lots of people got to learn about immigration. KFTC often works with these organizations to promote the causes that we fight for, but it was the first time that UK KFTC had worked with Kcirr or the UFCW Union. By building these networks and relationships with ally organizations I hope that KFTC will be able to have an even larger impact across the state.
We have a number of events planned for this semester and I encourage anyone who is interested to come along. The whole purpose of KFTC is to make change for the better. Stay tuned for further updates.
