Cumberland Chapter of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

08/25/2026

All,

Tonight's Candidate and Campaign Manager Training at 6:30pm ET kicks off with a panel where we'll hear from Serena Owen, Jeanie Smith, and Jason Worms! We'll then get into campaign planning and fundraising trainings.

Sign up and spread the word. http://KFTC.org/run

Direct zoom link - https://kftc-org.zoom.us/my/dave.new
This is part 4 of 4 - rounding up our Tuesday trainings in August. But if you missed earlier trainings, this still works as a strong stand-alone training and we'll share out previous slides.

See you tonight!

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08/17/2026

Tomorrow!

08/16/2026

'Cumberland chapter meeting just now. Here's some of our folks. We decided to throw down to support London Pride 9/5 nailed down 2 tabling events, got a new Steering Committee Representative - Natalia Munoz - and celebrated the Auntie Network, David Miller, Bailey Patterson, and Ashley Homrich who all got awards at our Annual Business Meeting! Some of our folks are carpooling to Singing for Democracy, we set up a chapter calendar and listserv, we went over our candidate endorsements, and much more.

08/16/2026

Our next Cumberland KFTC chapter meeting is today - Sunday - at 4pm on zoom.

Details -

Join us for our monthly chapter meeting on the third Sunday of each month at 4:00pm ET. Our chapter meetings are a space for local members to come together and learn how to take action, strategize together, and build relationships. This month, we're meeting virtually on zoom only - https://kftc-org....

08/12/2026

Our next Cumberland KFTC chapter meeting is this Sunday at 4pm on zoom.

Chapter leaders will lead agenda items about London Pride and the Remembrance Project and we can also talk about data centers, our voter guide, and candidates we're endorsing in the upcoming election.

If you have agenda items you'd like to add, please let me know.

You can sign up at

Join us for our monthly chapter meeting on the third Sunday of each month at 4:00pm ET. Our chapter meetings are a space for local members to come together and learn how to take action, strategize together, and build relationships. This month, we're meeting virtually on zoom only - https://kftc-org....

08/03/2026

All,

Tomorrow starts our 2026 Candidate and Campaign Manager Training at 6:30pm ET.

Event link - http://KFTC.org/run

You can run for public office - or help someone else win.

2026 dates are set as Tuesdays in August 6:30pm to 8:30pm - an arc of 4 trainings that will complete the total 8-hour training.

Learn the basics of running for office including honing your message, building your team, designing your campaign plan, asking for donations, and running a field campaign. If you've ever thought about running for office, this is a great space to explore that more deeply. This approach focuses on leveraging skills you might have developed in grassroots issue-based organizing work and applies them to run for office. You'll lean into issues, build a leaderful campaign, and incorporate racial justice into your efforts.

Elements include centering in a different way of running rooted in relationships, leadership development, issues, conviction, and leading with a race/class analysis. We'll talk about campaign plans, centering our stories, building out a powerful team, finances, and much more.

This training will be most useful for people considering a run in 2027 or beyond, but could also be helpful for people currently working on campaigns.

We'll have special guests share their experience running for office and more.

Confirmed 2026 speakers include Charles Booker, Attica Scott, Shameka Parrish-Wright, Dan Wu, Chase Carson, Jason Worms, and Becky Skaggs.

2025 speakers included Charles Booker, Dr. Brittney Hernandez-Stevenson, Commissioner Katima Smith-Willis, Chase Carson, Commissioner Dana Beasley-Brown, Representative Joshua Watkins, Councilwoman Emma Curtis and Mayor Robert Blythe.

This is a virtual training that will be held online on zoom.

You can run for public office - or help someone else win. 2026 dates are set as Tuesdays in August 6:30pm to 8:30pm - an arc of 4 trainings that will complete the total 8-hour training. Learn the basics of running for office including honing your message, building your team, designing your campaign....

07/28/2026

Can y'all join us tomorrow on zoom?

Lunch and Learns - Voting Rights Coalition -

Micro learning and training sessions during lunch to promote collective leaning that will strengthen our collective leadership. Grab a yummy lunch and join us on zoom. Last Wednesday of the month at 12:30pm ET. Led by Chanelle Helm of Black Lives Matter Louisville - [email protected] Zoom - https:/...

06/19/2026

Join us tomorrow for our 3rd annual Juneteenth celebration! We will be at Town Center Park in London, KY from noon to 8pm soaking in jubilee! We will have FOOD, POETRY, MUSIC, and ACTIVITIES for all ages 💕

Special thanks to all of the artists and performers who are helping to make this event possible:

Soul Violinist- Koree Jackson
Musician/ Songwriter- Kaykay Dah Kkidd
Harriet Reenactment by Susan Adams
Spoken word - Letonia Jones, Deidre White, and Kimberly Clayborne, and Samar Johnson
Music provided by DJ Vinnie Freeze
Emcee'd by the amazing Caitland Wright and Kaley Olinger

&& Big thank you's to our sponsors Visit London KY, Laurel County African American Heritage Center Inc., and Voices Of Hope-Lexington, Inc.

Please feel free to contact Dr. Karen Wright with any questions you may have and RSVP here :https://www.mobilize.us/kftc/event/959048/

06/17/2026

Join us next week with The City of London & Visit London KY for Food Truck Friday! Saturday we will be in Town Center Park we will have food, poetry, and music. Sunday from 2-6pm we will be at the Laurel County African American Heritage Center Inc. for an open discussion and a moment to honor fathers.

Register at :

The Laurel County Juneteenth Celebration will be held June 19 - 21. Friday, June 19, 2026, will be held at the Farmer's Market (across from London Community Center), 5 - 9 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 2026, Town Center (across from London Elementary School), Noon - 8 p.m. Sunday, June 21, 2026, TBD,