By Kyle Ellison February 6, 2020 (Revised October 12, 2020) Disabled prison inmates in Frankfort, Kentucky circa 1911 In his final days in office Governor Bevin issued 650 pardons, several of which were highly controversial. We should think about the remaining 37.000 people who remain in Kentucky’s prisons and jails. Over the 220 years Kentucky has … Continue reading Politics and prisons, populations and pardons: repeating the past in more expensive ways
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2020 School Board Candidates Respond to FOR Issues Questionnaire
The Aim Higher subcommittee of Fellowship of Reconciliation, Louisville Chapter (FOR) is continuing to expand its advocacy work in the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). For that work to succeed, we believe that all residents of Jefferson County must educate themselves about critical public education issues and elect school board members who are responsive to … Continue reading 2020 School Board Candidates Respond to FOR Issues Questionnaire
A plea to Daniel Cameron
By Vincent Gonzalez and Jim Johnson The July 15th Courier Journal article “Protestors march to AG’s Yard,” penned by Bailey Loosemore, Hayes Gardner, and Ben Tobin, told the story of the 100 protesters who, “took their call for justice for Breonna Taylor to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s front yard in Louisville’s East end on … Continue reading A plea to Daniel Cameron
Systemic racism and the costs of incarceration
By Kyle Ellison July 3,2020 A version of this article appeared in the Courier-Journal The nine-minute video of George Floyd’s murder is proving to be the most influential video ever made. Racist policing is front and center now, causing white people to stop ignoring other elements of systemic racism. Black people have endured persistent inequalities … Continue reading Systemic racism and the costs of incarceration
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR Louisville Chapter) statement on Israel’s annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank
For over 50 years, Israel has been occupying Palestinian land and has been illegally transferring its own population there in violation of international law. Israel's decision to begin annexing the West Bank signals to the world that Israel has no intention of allowing a two-state solution in which Palestinians would have basic rights in a … Continue reading Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR Louisville Chapter) statement on Israel’s annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR Louisville Chapter) Statement on the killing of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd
The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR Louisville Chapter) wishes to extend our deepest sympathy to the families of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd and all those who have lost loved ones because the injustice of racism is so embedded in our country. We call for Metro Louisville to: End the use of excessive force on unarmed … Continue reading Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR Louisville Chapter) Statement on the killing of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd
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Vigil to End Detention Camps
On July 12, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, hundreds gathered at the Cathedral of the Assumption to call for an end to the inhumane conditions at our southern border. The event was organized by the Archdiocese of Louisville in response to a call from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to express concern for and solidarity … Continue reading Vigil to End Detention Camps
2019 School Board Candidates Respond to FOR Issues Questionnaire
The Aim Higher subcommittee of FOR is continuing to expand its advocacy work in the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). As part of that work, we have asked the eight school board candidates in the contested school district 4 race (to fill a vacated seat in southwest Jefferson County) to respond to 13 questions in … Continue reading 2019 School Board Candidates Respond to FOR Issues Questionnaire
400 Years of Inequality
By Gracie Lewis August 2019 marked the 400th Commemoration of Black Enslavement in America. In August 1619, more than 20 Africans landed at Point Comfort, the present-day Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. According to the early documents, they had been acquired from a Portuguese slave ship, put aboard the “White Lion,” an English ship, and … Continue reading 400 Years of Inequality
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