University of Louisville Eco-Reps

10/04/2026

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, sits down with two of the panelists in the upcoming Policy & Science Forum, Amber Duke & Tom Fitzgerald. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-amber-duke
Amber Duke serves as the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky (https://ACLU-KY.org). She recommends that anyone facing barriers to voting dial the national Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Tom Fitzgerald is Of Counsel at the Kentucky Resources Council (https://kyrc.org/).

Don't miss their appearance at the:
Policy & Science Forum
Wednesday, Oct. 14th, Reception: 5:15pm, Panel: 6pm
Simmons College of Kentucky – Westover Campus (724 S. 44th St)
Policy & Science kicks off the second year of The “& Science” Forums. The evening will feature:
"& Science" Trailblazer Awardee:
Tom FitzGerald (Kentucky Resources Council)
Speakers:
Congressman Morgan McGarvey (US House of Representatives)
Eboni Cochran (REACT)
Amber Duke (ACLU-KY)
Tom FitzGerald (Kentucky Resources Council)
Marc Murphy (University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law)
Policy & Science Objectives:
Explore key intersections of policy & science
Examine historical drivers for current environmental health disparities
Discuss policy and the legal landscape that shape climate and environmental exposures
Envision an environmentally just future for Louisville
“& Science” is a quarterly health forum series hosted by UofL's Envirome Institute. The series brings together diverse topics of interest to the community and demonstrates their interconnectedness with health, the environment, & science.
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/policy-science-tickets-2001249668631

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org

10/01/2026

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the second hour of our special live broadcast from the 2026 Louisville Veg Fest, held on Saturday, September 12th at the Mellwood Art Center.

09/29/2026

09/28/2026

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, grabs his toolbelt for a conversation with Shelby Rodeffer & Nick Garner, volunteers with the Louisville Tool Library! Operating at 1227 Logan Street on Wednesdays 5-7pm and Saturdays 11am-3pm, the Louisville Tool Library has been building community, knowledge, and resilience around repair and maintenance since 2022. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-shelby

Louisville Tool Library is a volunteer-run, community-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit lending system dedicated to accessibility of resources, waste reduction, and growth through education. Operating similarly to a traditional book-filled library, members are able to borrow a wide variety of household items on a 7 day lending cycle. Annual membership works on a sliding scale donation and your contributions - tools or otherwise - are all tax deductible. Learn more and become a member at https://louisvilletoollibrary.com or https://ltl.tools

Tune in to hear about the new classroom they are building to support their workshops, which are funded by a Metro Solid Waste grant that has enabled the Tool Library to start paying its instructors and supplying materials for the classes they offer. Upcoming workshops include:

1. Meshtastic is an off grid text messaging platform that uses nodes (Small devices) to send messages. No wifi, no internet.
How to Get Started - Sat, October 3, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Node Flashing and Setup - Sat, October 3, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

2. Repair Fair!
Sat, November 14, 1:00pm - 4:00pm Cyril Allgeier Community Center, 4101 Cadillac Ct.
https://louisvilleky.gov/government/public-works/repair-fair. If you'd like to volunteer, sign-up at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/repair-fair-volunteer-interest-form

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org

09/26/2026

This week on the Access Hour, your host Bob Cline is in conversation with Allison Leake & Graham Slaby, Communication Coordinator, with the Get On The Bus Campaign organized by the Louisville chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Just in time for the Week Without Driving (Oct. 1-8), we bring you a vital conversation about the people's demand for improved transit in Louisville. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/access-hour-allison-leake

Simply put, Louisville Metro Council does not prioritize public transportation. The current funding model for the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) was implemented in 1974 and has not changed since. As it is currently funded, TARC is unable to meet the public transit needs of all Louisville Metro residents.

The GOTB Campaign demands that the TARC Board and Louisville Metro Council work together in accordance with the 1974 resolution to put a referendum on the ballot to increase the occupational tax from 0.2% to 0.6% (from $2 to $6 per $1000 earned) to fully fund the TARC 2025 Growth option, as well as paratransit.

The NEXT CAMPAIGN MEETING is on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 6:30pm at the Kling Center, 219 W. Ormsby Ave.
Learn more and get involved at https://www.dsalouisville.org/current-campaigns/get-on-the-bus

The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Wednesday at 2pm and repeats Thursdays at 11am and Fridays at 1pm. Find us at https://forwardradio.org

If you’ve got something you’d like to share on community radio through the Access Hour, whether it’s a recording you made or a show you’d like to do on a particular topic, community, artistic creation, or program that is under-represented in Louisville’s media landscape, just go to https://forwardradio.org, click on Participate and pitch us your idea. The Access Hour is your opportunity to take over the air waves to share your passion.

09/25/2026

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the first hour of our special live broadcast from the 2026 Louisville Veg Fest, held on Saturday, September 12th at the Mellwood Art Center. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/truth-to-power-dominick
Forward Radio was a proud media sponsor of Kentucky’s premier celebration of all things vegan, featuring over 19,000 sq ft of indoor space filled with over 60 vendors and additional food trucks bringing the fun outside, too! Forward Radio hosted a booth to share how you can turn all that plant-power into community radio! The day featured live music, performances, craft b**r, cocktails, a plant-based marketplace, and inspiring speakers.

Today we bring you the first speaker, Activist, Athlete, Creator & Author, Dominick Thompson. We were incredibly grateful to welcome back to Louisville VegFest! After joining us last year and quickly becoming a VegFest fan favorite, we couldn’t have been happier to have him return to the stage with a brand-new talk: “Beyond the Walls: Masculinity, Compassion, and Becoming Human.”

Dominick is an Ironman triathlete, social entrepreneur, author, and animal rights activist whose story and work have inspired hundreds of thousands of people around the world. After choosing vegetarianism while incarcerated 25 years ago, Dom went on to become a leader in the No-Meat Athlete movement and build a life centered around compassion, wellness, and advocacy. He is the creator of Eat What Elephants Eat, his wellness brand and cookbook, and the real-life inspiration behind the upcoming film Land of Wolves. Learn more at https://vegkentucky.org/vegfest

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

09/24/2026

EcoReps Lunch & Learn: Health and Environmental Justice for All!
Friday, Sept. 25th, noon, Center for Belonging, Access & Engagement room 176 (or Microsoft Teams)
Learn to be a peer advocate for sustainability! Join us for monthly EcoReps Workshops with a free vegetarian lunch! Next up on 9/25 is Dr. Natasha DeJarnett on Health & Environmental Justice for All, followed by 10/30 Future of Net Zero, and 11/20 Generative AI! If you cannot join us in-person for lunch, please join the live feed on Microsoft Teams.
Dr. DeJarnett will share about her experiences including her time in the White House Council on Environmental Quality where she supported the Biden-Harris Administration in executing the most ambitious environmental justice agenda ever along with local experiences here in Louisville. Dr. Natasha DeJarnett is an Assistant Professor in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute at UofL's Division of Environmental Medicine researching the health impacts of extreme heat exposure and environmental health disparities. She is also a professorial lecturer in Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Most recently, Dr. DeJarnett was the Deputy Director for Environmental Justice Data and Evaluation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Dr. DeJarnett has been a leader in environmental health research for 20 years. Her positions in the executive branch of the government, academia, as well as national environmental and public health non-profits have helped to advance our nation’s most ambitious environmental justice agenda, progressed research agendas for the environmental health workforce, established successful national climate change and health initiatives, supported community empowerment, and inspired the next generation of environmental health professionals. In addition, she champions environmental health and justice through her leadership in multiple national and local nonprofit boards.

09/24/2026