Events

On Thursday, September 24, 2026, LiKEN Knowledge gathered with Harlan County neighbors and partners for Building Water Resilience Through Action, a participatory tabletop exercise focused on disaster preparedness. Why We Convened The exercise was part of our Water Pressure Project, Blessed and Stressed by Water in Our Hollers, LiKEN’s multi-year effort to support community-led water resilience in Central Appalachia. Through the Water Pressure project, our Water Collaboratory

On January 12, 2026, residents of Evarts, Kentucky, gathered at the Evarts Free Pentecostal Holiness Church Fellowship Hall for LiKEN Knowledge’s Community Water Resilience Forum. We had 19 community members in attendance, and I truly appreciate each and every one who took the time to be there. As a born-and-raised Harlan Countian, I appreciated seeing people show up, ask questions, and take an active role in supporting their community’s water story.

Of course, it was far from a picnic in the park. We grunted and did quite a bit of primal screaming, but it was all worth it to have made the difference! To quote volunteer Katie Bowling Johnson, “Doing a battle cry while lifting a 600 lb tire with your childhood bestie brings out some primal Appalachian pride!”

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On Wednesday, November 18th, Betsy Taylor will participate in a panel discussion entitled “Heirs’ Property Across Race and Place.” This...