Mohamed Omar and Jimmy Renton announced that they are no longer running to be SGA president and vice president Sunday evening in a video on the slate’s Instagram account. “This was a very difficult decision to make; however, we feel that it was the best one for us,” Omar said in the video Following.
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NKY Sunrise hosted a virtual town hall on climate justice and racial justice with keynote speakers last night.
Last night, NKY Sunrise held a virtual town hall entitled, âRacial Justice and Climate Justiceâ with two Kentucky state house representatives and SGA president-elect Aliya Cannon as keynote speakers. The attendees were able to ask questions in an open dialogue, and Sunrise President Jimmy Renton moderated the event. In the town hall, intersectionality, importance of resources and awareness and individual ways of impact were discussed.Â
Attica Scott and Nima Kulkarni are both Democratic members of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing districts within Jefferson County. Recently, Rep. Scott put forward a resolution, which Rep. Kulkarni co-sponsored, that urged the Kentucky Congressional delegation to support the Green New Deal. Both state representatives said climate issues have historically and currently target people of color in t