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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Coming up THIS WEEK in pink
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There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone. This book is written with stunning prose and a stinging analysis of a system that is utterly failing us all. Please come hear Brian in a conversation with Lindsey Krinks of Open Table on April 21st at the First Church of the Nazarene, 6:30pm.
Join us Monday April 21, 6:30pm for the QUILT Queer Fiction Reading Group. RSVP here for this virtual event! Our first text is Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi.
TN Renters United. The TN state legislature is wrapping up for the year. They had many opportunities to address the affordable housing crisis. And protect renters from predatory landlords. Instead, they’ve done virtually NOTHING. Join other renters around Tennessee to fight for what we need. Our state representatives and senators will only listen when we take our housing crisis to their doorstep. Join our renter rights and affordable housing orientation call on Wednesday, April 23rd at 6pm. Register here!
Clarksville Public School Strong Legislative Wrap Up! 4/25 5:30-7:30pm. Wicked Good Sandwiches (605 Cumberland Dr, Clarksville).
Learn more about Middle TN DSA and how you can get involved in Murfreesboro on Saturday April 26, 1-2:30pm for the Murfreesboro Branch Interest Meeting. This event is in person at Linebaugh Public Library.
Join us for the United Nations Association's 80th Annual Nashville Chapter Spring Plenary! Saturday, April 26, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM at Cumberland University's Baird Chapel. The keynote speaker will be Samar Ali. "The U.N. Today: U.S. Roles and Realities"
Join Middle TN DSA on Sunday April 27, 1-2:30pm for our April Coffee Hour! In person at Retrograde (1305 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN 37207). We will be sitting outside!
NOAH's Affordable Housing Task Force will hold its monthly meeting on April 27th from 2:30-4:00 pm at West End UMC. Register here!
The 2025 Fair Housing Summit will take place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, from 8:00am - 4:00pm CDT both online and in-person at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. The 2025 Fair Housing Summit is a one-day seminar for housing professionals, landlords, realtors, attorneys, home owners, renters, and others to learn about the most pressing issues in fair housing. The registration deadline for the 2025 Fair Housing Summit is April 24, 2025. In-Person: $100, Virtual: $60. Register here!
Registration is now open for Open Table Nashville's public trainings for 2025! We hope you'll join us for one (or all) of these interactive trainings: Tue, Apr 29 - Beginner Outreach and Navigating the Resources, Wed, May 14 - Active Listening and Motivational Interviewing, and more!
MAY DAY NASHVILLE CELEBRATION! SATURDAY MAY 3rd, 2:00 - 6:00 PM at Coleman Park. Bring yard games, literature or goods to distribute, a labeled dish or snack for our potluck, or just bring yourself! Brought to you by Middle TN DSA, QUILT, DRKMTTR and NPJC
On Sunday, May 4th, 3-5pm, the first monthly meeting of "The Circle" will be held at the Nashville Friends' Meeting House (530 26th Ave North, Nashville 37209), upstairs. We will meet in the circle from 3-4:30, followed by social networking and clean-up. A $5 donation is requested, and 100% of proceeds will go to the Friends Meeting House for use of the space. For more info. and to RSVP, please contact Susan at sacredecologyspiral@gmail.com or text (615) 351-3886
Join us for the Nashville Community Review Board Community Unity Fest! Coleman Park Community Center in Nashville, TN on May 17 from 11am-3pm.
We invite you to join the School of the Americas Watch delegation May 26 – June 1 as we walk the 22nd annual Migrant Trail, a 75-mile pilgrimage from Sasabe, Sonora, to Tucson, Arizona. Registration is open now!
Sat., June 28: PRIDE Parade 10AM, Broadway, if the weather permits.
Sat., June 29 & Sun. June 20: PRIDE Nashville Festival at Bicentennial Mall.
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Tuesdays 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM. Weekly Community Meal by Trinity Community Commons. .
A potluck style dinner in partnership with The Nashville Food Project. Location: 204 E. Trinity Lane, Nashville, TN 37207 Bring a dish and come break bread with us! Everyone is welcome to this free community meal. More information here.
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Tuesdays, 6 PM Participatory Defense. Hosted by Free Hearts. Online event: contact info@freeheartsorg.com for more info. This free grassroots program supports people at any stage of the judicial system so loved ones can save time instead of serving time. We support families from arrest to post conviction to parole to clemency and beyond. Examples of the support we provide are as follows:
- attend court hearings
- show care for the family during a difficult time
- help facilitate communication with the legal team
- assist with creating mitigation packets and videos
- assistance with strategy
Participatory Defense also has proven to strengthen families and the community as a whole. More info: freeheartsorg.com and participatorydefense.org
| Thursdays 11am-noon Christ Church Cathedral: Father Richard Wineland is handing out blessings and prayers on the corner of 9th and Broadway each week, . Information. | DSA National's Housing Justice Commission has made our Spanish practice sessions weekly on Tuesdays at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 5pm PT. Whether you've only taken a couple classes in high school or you're almost fluent, we have resources to help you practice at whatever level you're at. We recommend reviewing them ahead of time so you know what you're getting into. | |
Thursdays 3:30 PM from May to October Mini Market, Locally-made food and
CSA Pickup by Trinity Community Commons. .Location: 204 E. Trinity Lane, Nashville, TN 37207 More information https://www.trinitycommunitycommons.org/about/#programs.
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Friends in the Nashville area meet weekly every Sunday morning at 10am to sit together in communal quiet / expectant waiting / worship at our meeting house on 26th Avenue North, in person & online with zoom. Masking is not required but welcomed & recommended.
We take a short break for coffee, cookies & conversation before our 2nd Hour adult-education programs on 2nd & 4th Sundays. More info here!
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Saturdays 9 AM to 11 AM ENP FreeStore Location: Arlington United Methodist, 1360 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217. Customers may shop or donate for a set number of items per month depending on available inventory. Household items: kitchen tools, small appliances, electronics, bedding, kitchen & bath linens, toys, books, personal hygiene items, and cleaning supplies. Due to space limitations, we do not accept furniture or large appliances. For more information, contact Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier
allison@edgehillpartnership.org
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Every other Thursday 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Sunrise Nashville Hub Meeting. Location: 2131 26th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208. For more information and team@nashville.smvmt.org or sunrisemovementnashville.org
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Every other Saturday from 3-5pm. QUILT and Middle TN DSA host Queer Crafting Hours. Lessons on various sewing and crafting techniques. Queer centered, all welcome! RSVP here!
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First Friday, 7:30 AM - 9 AM. Hybrid Tennessee Women in Green (TWIG) empowers, inspires and connects women who are committed to environmental sustainability. The monthly lectures are open to all, not just women. Go to https://www.tennesseewomeningreen.com/monthly-programs for subject, location and Zoom information.
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First Saturday most months 4:30 PM - 6 PM Feminist Trivia Night. Lipstick Lounge, 1400 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206.
For up to date calendar check https://nashvillefeministcollective.com/calendar-of-events/
Sorry, this venue is restricted to those 21 years and older. (Wheelchair accessible plus specified parking in the back. Ramp on sidewalk. Bus #20 stops right in front, #26 stops six blocks away, #4 stops three blocks away. Access Ride can drop you at the front door.)
Submit questions in advance at https://nashvillefeministcollective.com/submit-a-trivia-q/. Your question can be about any topic, with a focus on women and gender non-conforming people: Film, theater, television, music, media, art, literature, language, history, politics, global feminism, activism, science, health, sports, leisure, pop culture, sexuality, sex, gender, pioneers, inventors, entrepreneurs, etc. We especially need submissions that highlight local social justice and gender justice efforts underway in Nashville.
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Every second Tuesday, 6-6:30 PM, Veterans for Peace, Chapter 89 will be meeting over Zoom. All veterans and supporters of veterans who support global peace and an end to the American military industrial complex are welcome to join them. Text Jim Wohlgemuth for Zoom information: 703 403-6135
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Second Tuesday of every month 6:30PM SOCM Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment Rutherford County Chapter Location varies. Could be virtual. Contact info@socm.org for location or Zoom link.
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Second Thursday of each month (March – October), 7 PM -8 PM. SIERRA CLUB of Middle Tennessee meets at Radnor Lake Visitor Center, 1160 Otter Creek Road, Nashville for a social Meet & Greet, Current Happenings, and a Lightning Talk. Light refreshments provided. We meet at 5:30 in the parking lot for an optional pre-meeting hike around the lake. You must enter Otter Creek Pike from Granny White Pike. For more information Sierra Club web page
| First Sunday of every month, 2-3:30pm at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. SOCM Caffeinated Conversations. Come out to learn Come out to learn how to make effective public comment statements and learn more about the work of SOCM in Rutherford County. The general public is invited! Register here. | Second Saturday of the month: 10:00AM -11:00 AM Virtually CITIZENS' CLIMATE LOBBY, CCL-Middle TN chapter is a concerned group of citizens from Middle Tennessee, just one of hundreds of CCL chapters across the world, working to create the political will for a livable world. ZOOM link. For more information, you will have to Join CCL https://community.citizensclimate.org/join | |
Second Saturday Humanist Association of Middle Tennessee We meet at the Ganesha Temple as we tag along and lead some of the discussion. Information on Meetup
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Third Saturdays Humanist Association of Middle Tennessee - Life Event - Deconstructing Religion with Kalai Mugilan from 3 - 5 pm at Greater Nashville UU on Hicks. Come share your stories, listen to others, and maybe join us for dinner afterwards.
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Fourth Saturday Humanist Association of Middle Tennessee. We gather to Host our main event at Greater Nashville UU on Hicks. We usually host a speaker, an artist, a comedian, or a human deconstructing any religion. Usually we hang with a few hors d’oeuvres, have an event, hang out more, then some of us exchange numbers, and some of us go for dinner. Information on Meetup
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Last Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm at Friends Meeting House. Middle TN Democratic Socialists of America General Meeting.
| | Empower Tennessee welcomes you to join a free online support group for LGBTQ+ young adults with disabilities. The program is open to adults ages 18 through 28 who live in Tennessee, who self-identify as having a disability and as being in the LGBTQ+ community. The ongoing, monthly peer support group meets on the 3rd Thursday from 12:30 - 2:30 pm Central. Email Dan Dumont to connect to the group! | | |
Sign Up for the SOCM Book Club. We're getting ready to start our 2025 Book Club using George Goehl's "Fundamentals of Organizing" field book. Book club sessions will be held via Zoom, February through July, and will be under an hour. We have two time options each month to allow for people's varied schedules.
OPTION 1: Coffee Hour - Every 3rd Fridays of each month at 8:15amCT/9:15amET
OPTION 2: Lunch Hour - Every last Wednesday of each month at 11:30CT/12:30ET
Register here!
*We have run out of our 50 hard copies of the book! If you were not one of the first 50 registrants receiving the hard copies, you may purchase a book directly from Fundamentals of Organizing here. In addition to the hard copy option, the book is available on audio: Listen here.
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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
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!
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