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2024 Social Work Lobby Day - 3/5/24

2024 KENTUCKY SOCIAL WORK LOBBY DAY!
Greetings!

Wow, look what else is happening during the Kentucky Social Work Lobby Day 3.5.24!  We are thrilled to announce the below information, shared with us by the amazing Elizabeth Trebelhorn, MSW, happening before our Rally in the Rotunda.  So many great things to look forward to doing when you come to Frankfort on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 to celebrate!

Please utilize QR code below to register and also access the SWLD tool-kits.  If you are unable to access the QR code, please email brosen.naswky@socialworkers.or and we will email you the larger tool-kit.  Please find the new mini tool-kit in Advocacy tools. If you are coming as a school group, please reach out to me with the number of students and faculty that will be attending.
Parking is tough, so we encourage you to car pool, get their early, and/or use off-street parking if the deck and visitor lot is full.  PLEASE BRING YOUR ID WITH YOU TO GAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE ANNEX AND CAPITOL.  We will be registering voters during the 10:30 Day of Empathy Rally in the Rotunda, and will continue to register voters throughout our lobby day.  The Day of Empathy rally is also one you can attend and will find very rewarding.


Bring snacks (but not into the Capitol), wear comfortable walking shoes, and dress warm if the weather requires it if you plan to do the March, listed below.  We will do our best to keep up with the committee meeting schedule, and will post it on the NASW-KY Facebook page as soon as we get it on Monday the 4th.

We promise to keep you updated via this email and on the NASW-KY Facebook page and all of the wonderful social work associations will be posting on their social media too, so check them out in the mini-tool-kits.  We can't wait to see you in person, or have you join us on Facebook for the Rally- details to come!  We have an amazing agenda and promise this is going to be a fantastic time together.

Best,
Brenda Rosen, MSW, CSW
Executive Director, NASW-KY

brosen.naswky@socialworkers.org



LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FRANKFORT ON KY SOCIAL WORK LOBBY DAY:

60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FREEDOM MARCH ON FRANKFORT

TO RETRACE THE STEPS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR 


Focus on Race Relations (FORR) is pleased to announce the reenactment of the 1964 Freedom March on Frankfort which was attended by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Peter Paul and Mary, and 10,000 Kentuckians.  The Freedom March led to the passage of the Kentucky Civil Rights Act of 1966.   Kentucky was the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line to pass its own state-level Civil Rights Act.


On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, we will gather at the Capital City Museum in Downtown Frankfort.  The March will begin at 10:45, crossing the War Mothers’ Memorial Bridge and proceeding up Capital Avenue to the steps of the Capitol where we will hear from an inspiring panel of speakers.


Honored guests will include people who attended the original 1964 march and the Kentucky State Concert Choir.  From the podium, we will hear from  Governor Andy Beshear, Senator Gerald Neal, Rev. Kevin Cosby, and activist Mattie Jones – and others to be announced – who will speak to the strength of previous generations who marched for equality and civil rights.


Sixty years ago, Kentuckians demonstrated and demanded freedom, by marching on Frankfort, leading to the Kentucky Civil Rights Act,   which Dr. King called “...a milestone for a southern state… [It] will serve as a great beacon light of hope for all men of goodwill… and… inspire other states to follow suit.”   


Details for Tuesday March 5, 2024:

  • 9:00 - 10:45  am gather at the Capital City Museum for refreshments, sign-making, and an appearance by actor Darryl Van Leer, who plays the part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and who will lead the march. 
  • 10:45 - 12:00 March up Capital Avenue to the Capitol
  • 12:00 Program on the steps of the Capitol
  • 1:00 transportation, shuttles, return to buses and cars

Support for the 60th Anniversary of the 1964 Freedom March on Frankfort is provided by: Focus on Race Relations (FORR), Governor Andy Beshear, Team Kentucky, City of Frankfort, Visit Frankfort, Capital City Museum, MLK Commission, Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, Expree Credit Union, Kentucky State University, Joanna Hay Productions.


Folder of Media Assets and Historic Images for the 60th Anniversary March


For updates and more information: 


Visit FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE for 60th Anniversary of the Freedom March on Frankfort: https://www.facebook.com/events/906882537649930


MAP, PARKING INFO, and HANDICAP ACCESS information coming soon


VFW Post 4075 104 E 2nd St, Frankfort, KY 40601 will provide water and bathrooms for all.


Capital City Museum 325 Ann St Frankfort KY 40601


--
Elizabeth Trebelhorn, MSW (She/Her)
Data Analyst, SPF-PFS SAMHSA

SAVE THE DATE!  We will begin planning the 2024 Social Work Lobby Day with our collaborative partners and interested social workers and students this summer!  For more information, please contact Brenda at brosen.naswky@socialworkers.org.  

Kentucky Proud. Social workers and students collaborating, networking, and empowering our
profession across Kentucky. Our voices. Our vision. Be the change? We are the change!

We hope you enjoy this additional mini-Tool-Kit that will be updated each year in time to
celebrate KY Social Work Lobby Day. As social workers and social work students, it is critical
to become familiar with our legislative process in the classroom and in our communities and how
it impacts Kentucky citizens. Please take some time to review each link so you can become
informed and active in Kentucky policy and advocacy. 

**Please check out the 2024 Social Work Lobby Day Tool-kits in ADVOCACY TOOLS!


We have also included links and information about social work associations in Kentucky, as well
as links to BSW, ASWB. and CSWE. Please check out the KSWAN YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@kentuckysocialworkadvocacy3808






NASW-KY, KSCSW, KASSW, ABSW (Bowling Green and Central Kentucky Chapters) and KASWE, are excited to be working collaboratively on our Social Work Lobby Day 2023 on Tuesday, February 22, 2023.  Due to the pandemic, we have hosted all day virtual programs with CEU's for professional and student social workers across Kentucky during 2021 and 2022.  We do hope to be in person on 2.22.23 as well as offering virtual opportunities!

We are actively engaging every college and university across Kentucky as well as professionals and agencies who would like to be involved in our planning and celebrating Social Work Lobby Day during Social Work Month. We are working on a webinar that will highlight the importance of advocacy in our profession and in our political world and will be shared with our social work students and professionals who are unable to attend our 2024 Social Work Lobby Day!

Download NASW-KY's Advocacy Toolkit for Social Workers and Social Work Students

For more information, or to be involved, please contact us at: brosen.naswky@socialworkers.org