– Bonifacio Aleman
It was an honor to be part of this work that eventually led to the passage of a Friendly City Ordinance in Louisville, KY.
This is a clip from Kentuckian's For The Commonwealth's (KFTC) Virtual Rally for a Healthy Democracy on Thursday February 18th, 2021.
In this 2021 panel discussion, I talk about & offer five (5) key points to be mindful of when engaging folks with prior felony convictions.
Cerrando la brecha: From Immigrant Paradox to Latinx Scholars is a lecture given to Vincennes University for their quarterly DEI Session in 2022. Watch the lecture...
This is a clip from Kentuckian's For The Commonwealth's (KFTC) Virtual Rally for a Healthy Democracy on Thursday February 18th, 2021. Watch the video...
Check out the full-length video on KFTC's Facebook page here: https://fb.watch/a9vrC8tZBX/
In this 2014 debate & discuss on KET's Kentucky Tonight, I argued, as the executive director of KY Jobs with Justice, in favor of raising the minimum wage, along with my colleague, Anna Baumann, research and policy associate with the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Watch the discussion...
Education and health are intricately linked. As such, health and education are two life domains that lack equity for all people. When Immigrants arrive in the United States, we look for ways to work, make money, and support “La Raza” (“the people”). We take care of our families and provide safety for our children. As Immigrants and then first, second, third generation Americans we all live, work, play and pay taxes in the same space. However, the gap surrounding access to services remains large. Read more...
Section 145 of the Kentucky constitution prevents people with a felony conviction from voting except by an executive pardon. It was written in 1891, and it is high time to revise our constitution so that it no longer disenfranchises people who actually want to participate in our democracy.
While an executive pardon seems simple enough to some, it is actually a quite complex process that provides no guarantees that your voting rights will be restored. In fact, there is no true uniformity to the process, which is susceptible to racial discrimination and continued oppression of people who live in poverty. Read more...
“Bonifacio Aleman, the health equity program manager at LifeSpring Health Systems, noted the importance of approaching these health disparities with a Critical Race lens... Aleman discussed the need to look at the intersection of identities and how that plays a role in healthcare.” Read full interview in New and Tribune's Diversity Magazine...
In this 2021 interview, I talk about flaws within the current process for voting rights restoration for folks with felony convictions in Kentucky. I also promote legislative work to expand voting rights restoration in the general assembly. Read the article...
I talk briefly why myself and all Kentuckians should have the right to vote, particularly after incarceration. Watch the full video...
In this 2019 interview, I talk about why Restoration of Voting Rights legislation/executive orders should include folks who were convicted of violent offenses as well as non-violent offenses. Watch the full interview & read the article...
This 2015 article discusses our work with JCTA & AFSCME to "protest what union leaders say is a continued unwillingness on the part of management to negotiate wages as is required by the contract between the district and the union". Read the article...
This 2014 article covers the 19-0 vote by Louisville Metro Council to pass a Voting Rights Resolution to support the statewide restoration of voting rights for folks with prior felony convictions. Read the article...
This 2014 column emphasized our work to include tipped employees in discussions of and legislation to raise the minimum wage in Louisville, KY. Read the article...
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