Appalachian Center Events

Appalachian Studies Faculty Meeting

Faculty from all colleges across the University are invited to join us for our first Appalachian Studies faculty meeting of the fall semester. Registration info below:

Our first faculty meeting this fall will take place via Zoom. If you would like to attend and if you are not already on the Appalachian Studies faculty mailing list, please contact ann.kingsolver@uky.edu for the Zoom link.

 

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Eliza Griswold

Join us as we welcome Pulitzer Prize winner Eliza Griswold for a virtual talk as part of our Appalachian Forum series. Her award-winning book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is an incredible piece of reporting on limited legal remedies, community conflict, environmental contamination, toxic exposure, and corruption in two small towns deeply impacted by corporate, hydraulic fracturing. Tune in as she discusses: Beyond ExtractIon: Stories, like Resources can be extracted from communities--how do we break the paradigm? 

Join online via Zoom or come to the UK Appalachian Center at 624 Maxwelton Ct. to join the conversation and enjoy refreshments.

This event is cosponsored by the Appalachian Center, the Department of Sociology, and the UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences. 

Register for the webinar here: https://uky.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GzvgWrJ4R0-EIfKAtlrInw or join us in person to view the webinar at the App Center at 624 Maxwelton Ct. 

This programming is presented with support from the UK Office of Institutional Diversity Inclusive Excellence Student Program Grant. 
 

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2021 Lend-A-Hand Center Fall Creek Cleanup & Resource Fair

Join us for a creek cleanup and well water treatment demonstration event on Saturday, October 16th! Come learn about different organizations working on water related issues in Kentucky. Both adults and kids are encouraged to participate. Meet at the Lend-A-Hand Center- 3234 KY 718 Walker, KY. Call 606 622-1385 to pre-register (required, spots are limited). Participants will be given $25 Walmart gift cards for their participation. All cleanup supplies and hand sanitizer will be provided. Lunch will be provided. Social distancing will be enforced and the event will be primarily outside. Bring your mask & waterproof shoes/boots. Directions: https://lendahandcenter.org/directions/
 
 
This event is hosted by the Lend-A-Hand Center and co-sponsored by the UK Appalachian Center, the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, and the Kentucky Division of Water, Groundwater Division. 
 
This event is funded by a UK-CARES Community Engagement Project Grant.
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Lend-A-Hand Center, Walker, KY

Yes, You Can Come Home Again

Join us for the Appalachian Center "Appalachian Forum" series featuring Emily Hudson, community activist and one of the founders of the Southeast Kentucky African-American Museum and Cultural Center. Join us for her talk entitled "Yes, You Can Come Home Again" as she shares excerpts from her book, Soul Miner, and discusses her journey in search of her identity as an Appalachian and an African American. She will share about the genesis of SEKYAAMCC and how it is on a mission to provide a platform for "history to speak." 

5:00 pm Monday, November 1st, 2021

Event location William T. Young LIbrary UKAA Auditorium  & Virtual via Zoom.

To join via Zoom- register for the webinar here: https://uky.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yfwRd000RlmGgvY50fAmAw

This presentation is co-sponsored by the UK Appalachian Center & Appalachian Studies Program, African-American & Africana Studies , and the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies. 

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Gathering on the Porch

 

Come meet with Appalachian Studies Minor & Certificate Students, students from the region, AppalachiaCorps interns, and Robinson Scholars. Drop in and come sit a spell on the porch at the UK Appalachian Center at 624 Maxwelton Ct. We will have yard games and refreshments will be provided. 

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Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Ct.

Appalachian Research Community Fall Kickoff/Ice Cream Social

The Appalachian Research Community Fall Kickoff/Ice Cream Social - Everyone is welcome, Please join GARC/ARC as we hold our first meeting of the semester! If you are interested in Appalachia, Appalachian Studies, or just delicious delicious ice cream then this is the place to be! We will be meeting at the Appalachian Center (624 Maxwelton Court) on Wednesday, September 1, from 5:30-7:30pm. 

Follow gARC on Facebook and respond to the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/361108815678345/

 

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UK Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Ct.

Visiting Writers Series: An Evening with Carter Sickels

 

OCTOBER 21   |   An Evening with Carter Sickels   |   7 PM

Join us for our virtual evening with novelist Carter Sickels! The Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program is co-sponsoring the MFA in Creative Writing Program's Visiting Writers Series with the Gaines Center for the Humanities. 

About Carter Sickels:

Sickels is the author of the novel The Prettiest Star (Hub City Press), winner of the 2021 Southern Book Prize and the Weatherford Award. The Prettiest Star was also selected as a Kirkus Best Book of 2020 and a Best LGBT Book of 2020 by O Magazine. His debut novel The Evening Hour (Bloomsbury), a 2013 Oregon Book Award finalist and Lambda Literary Award finalist, was adapted into a feature film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020. His writing appears in various publications, including The Atlantic, Oxford American, Poets & Writers, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Joyland, and Catapult. Carter is the recipient of the 2013 Lambda Literary Emerging Writer Award, and has received fellowships from the Bread Load Writers' Conference, the Sewanee Writers' Conference, the MacDowell Colony, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. He is an assistant professor at Eastern Kentucky University. For more information on Carter Sickels, visit www.cartersickels.com!

To register, click HERE!

 
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Acting Together Beyond the Academy: Partnering Sustainably for Social Change Workshop

Join us at the Appalachian Center for a special workshop led by Dr. Sasikumar Balasundaram. We are excited to welcome Dr. Balasundaram back to campus! Lunch will be provided. Space is limited so please be sure to RSVP: https://www.as.uky.edu/October18-RSVP 

Overview: This workshop will assist attendees in analyzing social change with a new look and creative strategies. It will serve as a forum to exchange ideas and tools necessary for individual and collective activism.

Abstract: Almost all our communities experience consequences of social inequality, climate crisis, and food insecurity. Developing creative and sustainable local strategies are vital to address these multi-dimensional problems. Analyzing ourselves and our communities from a critical standpoint are vital for collaborative work. In this workshop, I will share the experience of working with different communities and how the lessons learned from them led to developing a long-term sustainable strategy to continue my social justice, food justice, and climate justice activism. This workshop will explore the various way one can engage in social activism. For example, we will explore the role of local farmer’s markets in climate activism. This workshop will emphasize participants identifying their potential in creating social change. Upon completing this workshop, participants will be confident in analyzing their communities and developing creative, sustainable strategies that can lead to positive outcomes. This workshop also will help participants link personal interests to professional development and social activism. 

Bio sketch: Dr. Sasikumar Balasundaram received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. He previously taught at the University of Kentucky and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He co-founded the Confluence Climate Collaborative; an advocacy group focused on environmental justice in Southern Illinois. He had also partnered with local communities to improve race relations in the greater East St. Louis area. He currently teaches at the College of William and Mary and runs the Harvest Earth, a non-profit organization focused on climate change, food security, and racial justice.

Workshop cosponsored by the Appalachian Center & Appalachian Studies Program, Department of Anthropology, and Environmental & Sustainability Studies. 

 

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UK Appalachian Center 624 Maxwelton Ct.
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