Hi all: Thank you for being a member and for all you’ve done to help!

As you may have seen through our social media posts/videos and email newsletter, we are in the middle of a big drive for our folks to update their info ahead of the 2020 election, that way we can better coordinate efforts.

Please go to the link below and update your information and answer the questions by 9/30/20. It only takes a few minutes and will help us prepare for the 2020 election and beyond. Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlxaAYXBARQVHKiJl01gU8UE1i1R02nxX36m94Nrnlmn0QmQ/viewform

NOTE: Your information will only be used by our group and will not be sold/given to third-parties. If you don’t want us to contact you, you have the option to select that and we will not. Transparency is important to us. Let us know if you have any questions!

NOTE 2: if you’ve already completed the survey, thank you! Feel free to pass it on to other like-minded friends in our group.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 AT 8 PM EDT – 9 PM EDT

Join us this Sunday at 8pm for our first installment of our “Vote the Change 2020” series. Our guests will be Todd Neace, candidate for 72nd District Kentucky House Representative, and Cherlynn Stevenson, incumbent candidate for 88th District Kentucky House Representative. This election cycle is critical for our state and nation, and we look forward to hearing from these candidates and discussing progressive issues.

This will be a virtual event streamed in the discussion posts of the Facebook event and shared to our private group. We hope you will attend and invite your friends.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020 AT 7 PM EDT – 9 PM EDT

Join Denise Gray, along with panel participants including Kentucky State Representative Attica Scott, and community leaders and activists LeTonia Jones, retired Lt. Colonel Terry Owens, Dr. Lacretia Dye, Jefferson County District Judge Tanisha Hickerson, Councilwoman Kecia Copeland, LaToya Drake, and other guests for a conversation about the issues facing black women in Kentucky.

The reality is that when black women go missing or are murdered they are unlikely to receive the media attention other women receive. We are often seen as though our hurts are not real. We will discuss many topics: from our hair; to being the only person in the room; to feeling unprotected; and so many more.

Join us for this enlightening conversation entitled, Black Women Matter. The conversation will be live broadcast on our BlueGrass Activist Alliance public page, here in this event and in our private Facebook group.

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020 AT 7 PM EDT – 8:30 PM EDT

Many of us are watching the situations unfolding around the country and in our own state with concern and questions about what can be done and how we should be responding. Please join us for this virtual conversation hosted by Denise Gray to talk about what is happening, what is the context and how we can come together to find solutions.

Participants –
Host, Denise Gray
Representative George Brown – Kentucky State Representative, District 77
Councilmember James Brown – LFCU Councilmember, District 1
Mike Broihier – Candidate for U.S. Senate
Devine Carama – Hip Hop Artist, Community Activist and Speaker
Arnold Farr – University of Kentucky, Professor of Philosophy
Representative Kelly Flood – Kentucky State Representative, District 75
Colmon Elridge – Former Chief of Staff for Governor Steven Beshear
Jon Larson – Attorney, Former Fayette Co. Judge/Executive
Amy McGrath – Candidate for U.S. Senate
Omar Salinas-Chacón – Community Activist
Lawrence Weathers – Chief of Police, Lexington Police Department
Sarah Williams – Community Activist
Lamar Wilson – Community Activist

On May 11 we will host candidate for the United States 6th district representative Josh Hicks. Hicks is running to unseat Andy Barr. This will be broadcast live both on our public BGAA page and in the private BGAA group. This election cycle is going to be very different and it’s less than two months away! So, let’s do our best to learn all about the primary candidates! You are welcome to submit questions here ahead of time. Please join us!