Donating to support immigrant communities: Community Foundation of Middle TN's "The Belonging Fund" https://cfmt.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4069 The Belonging Fund provides financial support to nonprofit organizations offering emergency assistance to immigrants in our region during times of crisis.

Connecting Gaza: 
Contribute: Every dollar funds urgent necessities.

Fundraise: Turn awareness into action by organizing local campaigns.

Connect: Offer emotional support through messages to families.

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Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi presents THE AUTONOMY PROJECT - Reproductive Rights Crash course for young adults. INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Nashville People’s Budget JOIN US AS A VOLUNTEER CANVASSER or PHONE BANKER! No experience necessary |Training provided | Work in Pairs | Get Swag | All in-person canvass days will be weekends (typically mornings, some afternoons) in December, January, February, March, April, and May. INFORMATION! SIGN UP!

Sign up with People Power United in Tennessee. People Power United champions progress and power to the people. We will contact you when there are actions you can take to help fight for freedom and equal rights, in person and online!

UPCOMING EVENTS   

Coming up THIS WEEK (Monday to Sunday) in pink

LOOK FOR NEW RECURRING EVENTS

REMINDER: Many NPJC Member groups have regular meetings. Check out the RECURRING EVENTS section at the bottom of the email. If you know of recurring events, please contact info@nashvillepeacejustice.org

Summer Camps - Friends of Warner Parks June thru July Ages 5 to 15 signups HERE (Scholarships available)

If you are (or if you know) a high school or college student wanting to grow as a leader, learn about sexual health, speak out for what matters to you, and make a difference in your community, apply for the Planned Parenthood Tennessee and Mississippi Youth Advisory Board! Apply today by filling out the form here (or share with the students in your life)!

NOAH's 2026 Banquet is only 16 days away! Make sure to buy your tickets now! HERE to purchase your tickets.

Join Stand Up Nashville for the City's Budget Work Sessions. Multiple days INFO + REGISTER

The True Costs of the US Transportation System, Tuesday, May 26, 3:00–4:00 p.m. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) invites you to a virtual event featuring clean transportation experts as they discuss nuances in how transportation, including federal roads, bridges, rail, and mass transit, is funded in the United States. INFO + REGISTER

Public Comment Training: Oppose Plans for Plutonium Pit Production, how to draft and submit a public comment and hold the DOE and NNSA accountable to fully consider the public and environmental risks that come with plutonium pit production. Wednesday, May 27, 7:00–8:00 PM REGISTER

Thursday May 28,2026, 6:00 PM Heightened Scrutiny, the documentary on the trans youth healthcare ban. Drkmttrt Collective, 111 Dickerson Pike, Nashville

Women's March Get Home Safe Mass Call, May 26 | 7:00pm, We keep us safe, and Rana Abdelhamid, author of Get Home Safe, is joining us to talk self-defense, personal safety, and how protecting ourselves is part of building our feminist movement. Join us for a live conversation on practical safety tools for every day and every action. REGISTER

NAACP Center for Health Equity May 28 at 7 PM. Session 1 of ACE Your Health: From Data to Action. Designed for community leaders, advocates, and partners, this essential conversation breaks down the national narrative and lived experiences from our recent survey report. You will build the data literacy needed to confidently interpret these key findings and drive actionable health policies in your community. REGISTER

Housing & Safety for All People Power Party! Thursday, May 28, 2026, 6:30-8:00 PM Edgehill United Methodist Church | 1502 Edgehill Ave, Nashville, TN 37212. REGISTER

All Nashville or Middle Tennessee residents who want to learn about and join the fight for permanently affordable, publicly owned, community-controlled housing and non-police community safety are invited! INFO

Good Trouble Training 201: How to TEACH Good Trouble, Thursday, May 28, 6 – 7 PM Virtual. Join us for a training on how you can teach your community about the history and importance of the civil rights moment, and how to carry forward the torch today. REGISTER

Inactive Voter Phonebanking, Thursday, May 30, 1:00 pm, Join NOAH to call inactive voters and encourage them to VOTE in the upcoming elections, because Tennessee is our home and we all deserve to be heard! REGISTER

Voter Registration w/ the East Nashtivists at the Gay Farmers' Market, 225 S 11th St, Nashville, Sunday, May 31, 11am - 1pm INFO

41st Annual Gathering of The Cumberland Green Bioregional Council, Check-in Friday May 29, 2026, at 3 PM. Check-out Sunday May 31, 2026, 12 PM, Group Camp 1, Montgomery Bell State Park. Cost: $5 Registration Fee, Cabins are $10 per person per night.• We will have 47 cabins, a big dining hall/meeting space, commercial kitchen, outdoor pavilion, campfire site, and our own dock. You can pitch a tent or stay in your RV if you don’t want to share a primitive cabin with four bunks. • The cabins have screens all the way around, one overhead light, and one outlet; the single beds have a mattress but no bedding or pillows. BRING YOUR OWN BEDDING! • Bring your own kayak or canoe to paddle on Lake Woodhaven. • The emphasis will be on building community through shared experience and recreation, but there will also be educational workshops. PRE-REGISTRATION: To reserve a space please send a check to: Cumberland Greens, c/o Eric Lewis 7978 Highway 100, Nashville, TN 37221. email Eric: island.spring@att.net.

Please join Tennessee Justice Center and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee for the Northeast Tennessee Regional Anti-Hunger Conference 2026, happening in Kingsport, TN on June 4, 2026 from 8:30am-4:00pm ET at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee, 1020 Jericho Dr, Kingsport, TN 37663. INFO + REGISTER

NOAH's Annual Fundraising Banquet: Faithful Resistance, Rooted in Justice, Rising in Hope! Boone Convocation Center at Trevecca June 4, 2026 | 6pm Buy your tickets HERE

Friday, June 5, 2026: Coffee + Breakfast + Networking 7:30-8 a.m. | Program 8-9 a.m. Urban Green Lab, 1305 Clinton St, #230, Nashville, TN 37203 (2nd floor of Marathon Village) Hear from Trivenee Bianchi! She serves as City Coordinator for Save Soil Nashville, a global movement started by Conscious Planet to raise human consciousness and inspire responsible action. If you can’t make it in person, join us on Zoom! Register here: https://www.tennesseewomeningreen.com/monthly-programs

The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY) invites you to a SECOND webinar building on our first and we invite you to participate. No prior attendance necessary. Stop Stealing Our Futures - NNOMY School Counter-Recruitment Webinar Saturday, Jun 13th, 2026, from 1:00 - 2:50 PM, RSVP

The Tennessee Justice Center will host a Health Policy and Advocacy Summit, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Tennessee Justice Center 155 Lafayette St., Nashville, TN 37210. INFO + REGISTRATION

SAVE THE DATE: Conversations@NPL: Slavery after Slavery June 17, 2026

Open Table Nashville presents Active Listening & Motivational Interviewing Friday, June 26th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. West End United Methodist Church, 2200 West End Ave. DETAILS + RSVP

NaNoCon is for atheists, humanists, and freethinkers, an awesome weekend event this Summer - right here, close to Nashville! On July 31-August 1, top-notch speakers will join a resort full of 300 happy heathens at The Lodge Montgomery Bell State Park, 1000 Hotel Avenue, Burns, TN 37029 a beautiful hotel by the lake. Engaging workshops, a magic show, and social events included, for new ideas, community support, and connecting with like-minded people. Details here: NaNoCon. Admission is free on Friday pm only, ticket required after that, AVAILABLE HERE. Ticket required.

RECURRING EVENTS

Empowered People is a social group for adults with disabilities. We meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each month. REGISTER Contact: info@empowertn.org (615) 200-6028

WEEKLY

Mondays 2:00 PM Wednesdays 6:00 PM from January 2026 Radio Free Nashville and Wright Middle School Present RAIDER RADIO

The first (and only!) weekly radio show in the country produced and hosted exclusively by middle schoolers!

We are outfitting a studio at the school so that every student has the opportunity to participate, with no barriers. Your donation, monetary or otherwise, will help the all the kids to flourish. Contact ginny@radiofreenashville.org if you have something to contribute. Everything little bit helps get us fully up and running.

Mondays 6-7 PM Volunteer Interest Meetings (Virtual) TAPP Statewide Action Councils Sign up HERE

Mondays 6-7PM Budget Working Group: Learn. Organize. Take Action Get Involved | Stand Up Nashville | SUN

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.

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

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.

Wednesdays 1:30 PM Virtual Event Tennessee Justice Center. Medicaid and SNAP in FOCUS RSVP HERE. When you register, the call should now populate on your calendar for all scheduled dates. We will update the zoom link with more dates as we learn more details.

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.

Thursdays; 2-3 PM Virtual What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders. REGISTER HERE

Thursday 6:30 PM: DRINKING LIBERALLY. Location East Nashville Beer Works

For up-to-date information email nashville@drinkingliberally.org or go to

https://livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/TN/nashville.

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.

West Tennessee For the People seeks to educate, unify, organize and mobilize our communities to transform our economic, political and environmental conditions to achieve equity for all. We hold a weekly (THURSDAY) meeting to talk about our current campaigns, share updates within the community and organize for thriving communities all across our region.

6pm central/7pm eastern via Zoom. REGISTER HERE

A group of progressive Nashvillians from the world of higher education meets every Friday at the corner of 7th and Church Street in front of the Federal Building (719 Church Street) from noon-1:00 p.m. to protest the attacks on democracy and the Constitution by the Trump administration, as well as the failure of Marsha Blackburn to represent the interests of her constituents. We encourage you to bring a sign, although we always have extras on hand in case you need one.

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

Saturday Until 11/21/2026 behind Christ Lutheran Church at 299 Haywood Lane, 37211. Community Farm at Mill Ridge Growing Together Farm & Market. @thenashvillefoodproject. Nashville Food Project | The Nashville Food Project

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. We take a short break for coffee, cookies & conversation before our 2nd Hour adult-education programs on 2nd & 4th Sundays. More info here!

EVERY OTHER WEEK

Every Other Monday 6 – 7pm Join our virtual Stand-Up Nashville Budget Working Group to build power around the city budget and the issues that impact our communities most. Together, we'll break down how the budget works, learn how to advocate with confidence, and turn our lived experiences into meaningful policy demands. These working groups are designed to help you understand where public dollars go, practice talking with elected officials and organize alongside neighbors to push for housing stability, family support, workforce opportunities, and community wellbeing. Whether you're new to advocate or already active, this is pace to learn, connect, and take action so that our voices shape the decisions that affect our lives. SIGN UP HERE

Every other Tuesday at 6pm! Tennessee 4 All Affordable Housing Working Group Virtual Meeting Register HERE

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

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!

MONTHLY

First Monday of the month 4-5:30 Nashville and Davidson County Human Relations Commission Meetings Info HERE

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.

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.

 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

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. Info HERE

Second Wednesday of the month. East Nashtivists Monthly Meeting 5:30 – 7:30pm CST, Attend a meeting at East Nashville Beer Works  Join our Mailing List

Second Wednesday of the month 10:00 - 11:00 AM Nashville Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council Meeting | Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council

Second Thursday of the month 7:00 - 8:00 Nashville & Middle TN Central Labor Council Meeting | Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council

Third Tuesday of each month at a different restaurant 6 - 8:30 PM The East Nashtivists and Fight for All (@fightforallnashville) will support local immigrant businesses for TACO Tuesdays! INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Third Tuesday of every month (Registration Required) Clarksville Veterans Organizing Meeting Hosted by Tennessee For All, 6 – 7:30pm CT at 1820 Memorial Dr # 102, Clarksville, TN 37043. Veterans in the Clarksville area working to protect the VA from cuts and fighting for better benefits for vets at the federal, state, and local levels. REGSISTER HERE

Third Tuesday of every Month: Protect, Resist and Build with AFSC: This monthly webinar series brings together AFSC supporters to learn about how to protect our communities, resist authoritarianism, and build peace with justice. REGISTER

Second Wednesday of the month Photographers for Social Justice. 6:30-8:00 pm in the Friends Meeting House, 530 26th Ave N

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

Third Sunday of the month Nashville Indivisible Community Meeting Information and Registration HERE

Second Saturday Middle Tennessee Humanists We meet at the Ganesha Temple as we tag along and lead some of the discussion. Information on Meetup

Third Monday of each month noon Virtual Health Advocacy Roundtable Tennessee Justice Center. Sign up HERE.

Third Tuesday of each month, Virtually, 6:30 PM TENNESSEANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY https://tennesseedeathpenalty.org/ More information and the Zoom link email stacy@tennesseedeathpenalty.org

Fourth Tuesdays 6 – 7pm CDT Take action with Planned Parenthood Statewide Action Councils Volunteer Interest Meetings Virtual Event Join from anywhere

Third Tuesday 6 – 7:30pm CDT Clarksville Veterans Organizing Meeting · Tennessee For All Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library, 350 Pageant Ln 501 Small Group Room Clarksville, TN 37040 Veterans in the Clarksville area working to protect the VA from cuts and fighting for better benefits for vets at the federal, state, and local levels.

Join Tennessee Justice Center the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 11:30 AM CT to learn about the federal changes affecting public benefits programs such as Medicaid, Marketplace coverage, SNAP, and more. This is a series of check-ins to share vital information, where we’ll break down the latest congressional developments as they occur and explain how you can make a difference! INFO AND REGSITER HERE

Fourth Tuesday TAPP Tabing Training (Virtual) Signup HERE

Fourth Thursday of the month Stand Up Tennessee Monthly Meeting. Get Involved | Stand Up Nashville | SUN

Last Wednesday of every month Democratic Socialists of Mid Tennessee (DSA) General Meeting Hybrid 6:15 - 8:30 PM Friends Meeting House 530 26th Ave. N. Contact for Zoom link

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!

Climate Nashville is partnering with the Climate Reality Project - Tennessee! They will be having meetings in alternating months to strengthen both of their efforts.

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