Open Places Initiative –
Louisville Collaboration is Looking for a Project Manager
Five Louisville
nonprofits were collectively awarded $100,000 from the Open Society Foundations
to jointly design a plan to build Louisville’s civic capacity by developing
community leaders to engage city residents through voting, developing solutions
to community problems, and holding elected officials accountable. The
planning grant is part of the foundation’s new Open Places Initiative, which aims to increase the capacity of
local nonprofits and communities to bring about lasting systemic change
relating to equity, justice, and democratic practice.
The Louisville Open
Places Initiative Collaboration team, henceforth referred to as the
Collaboration, consists of the ACLU of Kentucky, the Fairness
Campaign, the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, Kentuckians
For The Commonwealth, and Network Center for Community Change.
The
Collaboration seeks a Project Manager to offer administrative support with and
help guide a four to five month planning process. The Project Manager position provides for
overall planning and co-ordination of resources, tasks, and necessary steps to
complete the plan and proposal within the specified timeframe. The Project
Manager will report to the Collaboration on a regular basis, with day-to-day
supervision handled by the ACLU of Kentucky, to ensure that milestones are met
and work is progressing as planned.
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ACLU of Kentucky represents residents in challenging state’s legislative
districts.
On May 10, 2013 the ACLU of Kentucky and the ACLU’s Voting Rights
Project filed suit against the Ky. State Board of Elections, its board members,
and the Secretary of State on behalf of five Kentucky voters challenging
Kentucky’s legislative districts. The suit seeks to prevent the Board of
Elections and the Secretary of State from using the Commonwealth’s unconstitutional
legislative districts in any future elections.
In commenting about the lawsuit, ACLU of Kentucky’s Executive
Director Michael Aldridge stated, “Despite our admonition to House and Senate leadership last year to enact
constitutionally permissible legislative districts during the Regular Session, the
General Assembly failed to do so necessitating the filing of this lawsuit.” He
added, “The General Assembly’s initial failure to adopt lawful maps in 2012,
and their failure to enact any maps during the 2013 Regular Session, denies voting
equality to large portions of the state, particularly those voters in Northern
Kentucky.”
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"The only title in our
democracy superior to that of President is the title of citizen." ~ Louis Brandeis
The ACLU of Kentucky and Indus Law Firm are proud to announce the launch of The New Americans Initiative-a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort designed to help eligible immigrants become
American citizens. The New Americans Initiative will focus on bringing eligible
immigrants into the civic fold, engaging them and benefiting from their
involvement and participation in our democracy. We will provide education,
assistance and support throughout the naturalization process, and welcome the
support of our community partners in this important effort.
Join us for a Reception
Thursday, May 30th
5:00pm-7:00pm
Crane House (1244 S. 3rd Street Louisville)
Free & Open to the public. Light refreshments will
be served. Presentation at 6PM.
For more information contact Kate Miller,
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