Kentucky Women's Network

Advocacy & accountability

Issues and causes the Network supports

The Network’s 14 Guiding Principles enumerate the values espoused by Network members. Groups advocating for these issues include:

Broad-based advocacy groups:

Education:

Elections

Safety Net

Immigration

  • Kentucky Refugee Ministries
  • The Community Response Coalition of Kentucky Inc. (CRCKY). Check out their quadrilingual safety planning page that serves as a “know your rights” for immigrants.
  • Neighbors Immigration Clinic
  • Kentucky Equal Justice Center – Maxwell Street Legal Clinic
  • 3R Fund for Immigrants
  • An important way we can help is by being advocates for immigrants, refugees, and the organizations that serve them. Dominique shared information about three bills of concern to this community that we could call our representatives about:
  • Against Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(C) – seeks to stop organizations from suing the government. The only thing that has seemed to effectively challenge the Trump administration’s policies is court challenges; this rule would stop organizations from suing the government. More info here.
  • Against US Senate Bill S. 497 – seeks to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations that “engage in a consistent pattern of providing financial assistance, benefits, services, or other forms of material support to individuals” they know to be unlawfully present in the United States.
  • Against using the Alien Enemies Acts of 1798.

Criminal Justice/Safety

Arts

Environment

Know who represents you and get to know them

US Senate and House of Representatives

  • Sen. Mitch McConnell 202 224 2541 or click here
    • Ft Wright office: 859 578 0188
    • London office: 606 864 2026
    • Bowling Green office: 270 781 1673
    • Paducah office: 270 442 4554
    • Lexington office: 859 224 8286
    • Louisville office: 502 582 6304
    • DC office: 202 224 2499
  • Sen. Rand Paul 202 224 4343 or click here
  • Rep. Andy Barr 202-225-4706 or click here
  • Call the Congressional switchboard – 202 224 3121
  • Download the 5 Calls app to make your calling more efficiently. You’ll find a list of current issues and suggested scripts to make it easy.

Kentucky Legislators

Local government leaders

  • School board members
  • City Council, County Judge

Track bills; follow the Legislature; contact your Legislator

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