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Join Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for a presentation and Q&A on the history of the death penalty in the United States and a current overview of where things are presently. We will discuss how the death penalty relates to race, the financial cost, innocence, botched and failed executions, deterrence, and the desires of murder victim family members. Tuesday, September 10, 2024 @ 12 Noon CT/ 1:00 PM ET. RSVP here!
Americans for the Separation of Church and State are hosting a webinar - “Know Your Rights: Religious Freedom in Public Schools” - on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m. ET. RSVP here!
ROC United is excited to join our partners at Family Values @ Work for their first LIVE storytelling event: 'Caring Out Loud: True Stories About Caregiving' on Friday, September 13. 'Caring Out Loud' will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. This event is free and open to the public. Can’t make it in person? You can still register to join us for a virtual livestream.
NOAH Organizing 101 Training. Saturday, September 14 from 10am-3pm at Belmont UMC. Lunch will be provided.
ROC United is offering an OSHA-approved training that helps workers and employers recognize the signs of heat exhaustion, avoid workplace hazards due to high temperatures, understand workers’ rights, and employers’ responsibilities to stay safe from heat stress. Sign up to host a training here!
REVERB is an environmental nonprofit that works to make live music events more environmentally sustainable. They’re looking for volunteers to join the team at the My Morning Jacket & Nathaniel Rateliff show on Wednesday, September 18th and Thursday, September 19th, at the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN. Follow this link for more info and details on how to apply.
On Saturday September 21, 1-5pm, join us at Centennial Park for Rally for the Valley!
The 3rd annual Music City PrEP Clinic Fatherland Fest will take place on Saturday, September 21 from 4 pm - 10 pm. This festival is free and open to the public 18 and over, but registration is required in advance.
Open Table's Trauma Informed De-Escalation Training is coming up on September 24th! Register here!
SNAP Time Limit Impact on Hunger. September 26. Join Tennessee Justice Center to discuss the negative impact of the SNAP work requirement and learn how we can advocate to end this policy. Register here!
Join NOAH's IVE team on Sunday, September 29th, as they hit the streets in North Nashville and talk to residents about their plan to vote. RSVP here!
October 3, 2024 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM join Andrew Jackson's Hermitage for the Presidential Panel. Reserve your seat for a timely discussion about the creation and function of the Electoral College!
Tennessee Justice Center's Interactive Data Dashboards. Thursday, October 3rd, at 11:00 am CT. Join us for this virtual event, where we will unveil our new interactive Public Benefits and Demographics Data Dashboards! Register here!
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment is holding their annual meeting Saturday Oct 5 - RSVP here!
National Alliance on Mental Illness Tennessee State Conference. Oct. 7 - 8 at Trevecca Community Church in Nashville. More info here!
Military Families and Nutrition Safety Net Programs. October 24. Join Tennessee Justice Center to discuss the unique challenges that military families face and how the nutrition safety net programs like SNAP and WIC can help alleviate these issues for military families, veterans and their loved ones. Register here!
Cuba: Havana to Viñales with Peter Kornbluh. November 9 - 16 - Register by April 30th and save $200 per person! Join our leading writer on US-Cuba relations, Peter Kornbluh, on our November 2024 trip to Cuba. E-mail us at travels@thenation.com, or call us at 212-209-5401.
Empower Tennessee presents EmpowerCon: Emergency Preparedness through November 12th. Information
Empower Tennessee are continuing to offer opportunities to learn Mental Health First Aid through October, and you are invited to participate. Information
Empower Tennessee: This year, Youth Leadership Academy is offered as both a summer conference as well as a series of virtual gatherings where participants have an opportunity to learn, engage, and empower each other toward their future goals. Young adults with disabilities ages 18 – 24 are invited to participate. Contact: Marissa Smith-Fletcher with questions or for more information at marissasf@empowertn.org
ONGOING: "Religion and Justice," a podcast brought to you by the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice at Vanderbilt Divinity School.
Check out The Bible and Settler Colonialism in Palestine and Beyond Parts I and II
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