LWVKY members SHOW UP
for Democracy

LWVKY’s Julie Kugler-Ackley checked in with Mary Kate Genis from the LWV Cincinnati Chapter at the Cyndi Lauper concert on July 29. Cyndi Lauper’s tour features an Action Center connecting concert goers with civic organizations such as the League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign.

The crowd braved the rain to turn out for the Good Trouble Lives On rally in honor of the late John Lewis on July 17. LWVKY co-sponsored the rally, along with LWV of Lexington, Gathering for Democracy, NAACP of Lexington, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Neighbors Immigration, Peaceful Bluegrass Resistance, the AFT, 50501, and the Bluegrass Activist Alliance.

LWVKY Members turned out for the Hands Off! National Mobilization Day on April 5, 2025!

Susan Weston stands in the rain wearing a protest sign and holding a blue tote bag near a fountain, surrounded by people with umbrellas for the "Hands Off!" event.

Susan Weston braved the rain in Danville, KY.

Man in a wheel chair holds sign Tariffs=Taxes on U.S.. Woman behind chair holds sign: Hands Off Our Libraries

Richard and Cindy Heine of Lexington LWV joined the crowd at Courthouse Plaza.

The back of people in a crowd. Umbrellas say NO KING, Hands Off
Woman in a black hat and a man with his arm around her stand in front of Courthouse.

LWV of Lexington President Liza Holland and her husband Rob came out to the Lexington Hands Off! event where there was a break in the rain!

A woman wearing a crown similar to the Statue of Liberty speaks with a man holding a camera. People marching in the street and buildings in the background.

Patty Kannapel of LWV Louisville represented Lady Liberty at the Hands Off! demonstration in New York City.

LWVKY Vice President Becky Jones joined hundreds of people at the rescheduled Hands Off! rally in Florence, KY, on April 12, where she stood up for Voting Rights. Oppose the SAVE Act, Y’all!

Woman in a red hat holds a sign that shows an outline of Hands and the word off. Background says Voting Rights, Social Security, Free Speech, Healthcare, LGBTQ Rights, Gaza, National Parks, Libraries, Schools, Endangered specials act, Greenland

Marilyn Machara of LWV Lexington enjoyed sunshine while joining Hands Off! in Christiansburg, VA.

The State Capitol building shows in the background. Gold words on Purple background. The Democracy Principle. White lettering reads We, the people have a right to participate in decisions that affect us.

On Friday, March 28, over 100 people gathered with the LWV of Kentucky at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, to demand that our State Legislature recognize the Democracy Principle! Read our Press Release HERE. Read the Kentucky Lantern coverage HERE.

A woman stands at a podium. A blue curtain in the background. An American flag. A chart with x marks in different boxes.

LWVKY President Jenn Jackson explains the detailed work the League has done to document maneuvers that shut the public out of the law making process. The Democracy Principle means that “There should be no laws about us without us!”

A crowd is seated inside the Capitol building. Statues on pedestals are visible. A woman speaks at a podium.

Supporters of the Democracy Principle gather in the State Capitol Rotunda to demand Transparency from lawmakers.

A woman in a yellow blazer stands at a podium. Two charts to her right. Heads of people sitting in the crowd are visible.

LWVKY 1st Vice President Becky Jones responded to a comment Republican Senate President Robert Stivers made Thursday on the Senate floor. He said if people “want to change the policy in this state, then they will change the makeup of this body.” “On that we agree,” Jones told the crowd. 

A woman stands at a microphone in the aisle of a crowded theater.

LWVKY President Addresses Sixth District Congressman Andy Barr (not present) at the People’s Town Hall on March 22, in the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington. Watch the video HERE.

Two women with purple shirts and LWV buttons pose in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge sign. Crowd in the background.

LWVKY President Jenn Jackson and LWV of Louisville member Patty Kannapel join the commemoration of the crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge at the Selma Jubilee Event.