PREMIERE screening of "DISHONOR!" Telling the story of how homelessness became a crime in KY

HOW DID HOMELESSNESS BECOME A CRIME IN KENTUCKY?

Will you join the Madison County Tenants Union (MCTU) on SUNDAY JUNE 29th? MCTU, with our friends at Punch Up, will PREMIERE the very first episode of the “Dishonor” show. This movie showcases what happened to make homelessness a crime across KY in 2024.

We are the Madison County Tenants Union (MCTU). We fight for a day when we have won homes for all, once and for all, in Madison County by working together. We have raised the alarm about the ongoing housing crisis Kentuckians face.

In 2024, our lawmakers in Frankfort created a new law making homelessness a crime in our state. Each elected official representing Madison County voted in favor of this terrible idea. At MCTU, we know the solution to homelessness is housing, not handcuffs. We insist that the provisions making homelessness a crime be immediately repealed.

But how did we get here? Throughout 2024, we partnered with our friends and filmmakers at Punch Up. Together, we documented the impact this new law has had in Madison County. We also learned how it ended up in front of Frankfort legislators in the first place. Our organizing and documenting is now part of the very first episode of Punch Up’s new “Dishonor” show.

In this episode, viewers meet residents of Madison County who are fighting for affordable and dignified homes. And Joe Lonsdale, the billionaire from Austin TX, who thinks he knows what’s best for us – namely, tossing us in jail if we can’t pay the rent. We also show where these laws are coming from and why a billionaire with not a damn care in the world has made it his business to lock Kentuckians up.

When they say “Safer Kentucky Act,” we ask the question – “safer for who?”

Join us for the screening premiere in Berea on Sunday June 29 at the Event Space (599 Richmond Road N., Berea KY 40403).

Doors will open at 12:30 pm after church. We will serve a free meal starting at 1pm. Following the meal, there will be some brief remarks from those of us who have been working to secure homes for all, and the screening will start at 2:30. Following the 40-minute premiere episode of “Dishonor” there will be a Q&A session. We will close with ways that you can take action to join the movement to demand housing, not handcuffs!

For more information, please reach out to the Madison County Tenants Union at bWFkaXNvbmNvdW50eXRlbmFudHN1bmlvbiB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t.

You may also like the following events from Madison County Tenants Union:

• This Tuesday, 24th June, 06:00 pm, Phone Calls to Our Neighbors! in Berea
• Next Thursday, 3rd July, 06:00 pm, MCTU Leadership Team Meeting - July (open to all members) in Berea
• Next Sunday, 6th July, 11:00 am, Joint Meeting with the UP Initiative of Madison County in Berea

Also check out other Entertainment events in Berea.