KFTC's 2026 Annual Membership Meeting
About this Event
The KFTC Annual Membership Meeting returns to Berea College on August 1 and 2, 2026. This year’s theme is “Confront What Is and Imagine What's Next”. As we stand firm against political and social upheaval, we pause to envision a future for Kentucky where democracy is not only restored, but is reimagined. We welcome all members, allies and new friends to join us for an empowering and healing weekend of workshops, art, culture and community.
- What are we taking with us?
- What are we leaving behind?
- What’s waiting for us when we get there?
Registration closes on July 17.
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Saturday agenda
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Registration
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Opening Ceremony
Host: K. Harris
Info: We will kick off the weekend with a dance performance, land acknowledgement, and other opening rituals.
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:40 PM
General Session - Culture, Healing, Arts: A Revolutionary Balm
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Hyperscale Data Centers & Public Education: Basebuilding to the Ballot Box
Host: Jordan Mazurek
Info: Learn from seasoned organizers about building issue campaigns that also build electoral power. This session will focus on the work around fighting data centers and promoting education justice to help learn what it takes to tackle today's challenges to create tomorrow's opportunities.
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Democracy: What’s Love Got to do With It
Host: LeTonia Jones
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Digital Safety & Ethics: Equipping Ourselves to Fight for Tomorrow.
Host: Cara Stewart
Info: Come hear from communicators and activists - how to honor and build community in a way that protects both ourselves and our neighbors online.
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:30 PM
KFTC Group Photo
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Dinner
🕑: 06:50 PM - 08:00 PM
General Session - Keynote Presentation - TBA
🕑: 08:00 PM
Free Time and Socializing
Sunday Agenda
🕑: 07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Breakfast
🕑: 08:15 AM - 09:00 AM
Morning Wellness Activity
Host: Regina Harris
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Opening Session
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
General Session - Queering the Moment
Host: Emma Curtis
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Book Club Launch - The Black Anti-Fascist Tradition
Host: Lynne Anderson
Info: Join members of the Racial Justice Training and Curriculum Team for a book launch and discussion that dives into the Black anti-fascist tradition, the lessons learned from this school of thought, and what we can implement in our communities to grow into the beloved community we aspire to be.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Express Yourself: Visioning for a Better Kentucky Through Arts & Culture
Host: Julia Youngblood
Info: We invite you to join organizing artists in creating and sharing our vision and values through artistic and cultural expression in order to define what we face - and what we are building. This workshop will spend time visioning, collaborating, and creating as a community.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
School Board Co-Governance: Putting Our Vision Into Practice
Host: Dr. Melissa Hagan-Nelson
Info: Many of us work hard to build power through our elections and then struggle with staying engaged in the governing process. Come discuss how to make sure that electoral strategies are doing more than harm reduction, but helping empower members to make the changes that we dream of a reality.
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM
Closing Session
Host: Terhyi Hurt
Info: We will close out the weekend with a dance performance by Terhyi Hurt
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 100.00
