Black Lives Matter-LFK

Our friends in Community Services wanted to send out the following information about places in our community to beat the heat this holiday weekend.

Stay cool out there!

Love,

The Ballard

Today marks an important step forward for housing stability in Kansas. As of July 1, eligible Kansans can begin pursuing eviction expungement under the new law. This change creates opportunities for individuals and families to move beyond past housing challenges and work toward long-term stability.

Questions? The Douglas County Legal Self-Help Office is available to assist residents with information, forms, and resources.

Visit: www.dgcoks.gov/district-court/self-help

Learn more about new law:https://ucsjoco.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6.9.26.KHAN_ExpungementFAQ-General_No_Logo.pdf

Black Lives Matter LFK supports Bert Nash Staff unionizing. All power to the people.

https://www.change.org/p/join-us-to-tell-bert-nash-to-stop-union-busting?recruiter=1389577864&recruited_by_id=ece711d0-9a21-11f0-99de-21b1a835707a&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard_share_modal&utm_medium=copylink&share_id=YkCFX2KTXR&fbclid=IwRlRTSASdKsRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEenSpEYrOlL3N9dVGyha5UiK-96qoTyWGECfJFvRmPYz6G3kfk5t57lEJd-wA_aem_PuHpy3ZzRxGTySFg8PNk5w

Sign the Petition Join us to tell Bert Nash to stop union busting!

Such an amazing turnout at pride last week. It was so wonderful to get to speak to so many different people while tabling.

This week is a little quieter because we’ve been so busy lately leading up to pride, but we do have our weekly teatime this week at Grounded coffee. We do fill up places quite quickly these days, and have rain to consider as well this week but it is always a great way to meet new people.

We also have our Youth Crafternoon with Rainbow Kids & Families which is a wonderful time. I spoke to a few different parents who had such great things to say about it and how much it meant to them and their kids.

Tuesday 6/9!

Take action on Tuesday, June 9! Join us at City Hall on Tuesday for a demonstration against data centers in Lawrence.

You can also email commissioners by scanning the QR code or going to https://tinyurl.com/ydumjcdk for a template you can use.

Just make sure to update your name and address in the template, and feel free to edit it however you like to be in your own words.

Hope to see you on Tuesday!

Deplorable

Lawrence school board members voted 6 to 1 tonight to raise student meal prices for the 2026-27 school year. https://lawrenceks.news/4uunJcV