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Where to Turn in Nashville: More Than Decade of Empowering Access to Resources
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New booklet released in late June available for pickup at Downtown Presbyterian Church
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City Closes ‘Old Tent City,’ Encampment Along the Cumberland
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“Closing an encampment is not a success story unless we also address the underlying issues that fuel homelessness like the affordable housing crisis in our city.”
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You Belong Here
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In early May, ICE arrested 196 people in Nashville where they stopped almost 600 people in areas of Nashville with heavy Latino populations.
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Housing Is Mental Health Care
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With mental health needs rising, federal cuts threaten vital services — leaving
unhoused individuals with fewer paths to recovery and stability
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‘It’s All Connected’
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Nashvillians Explore Local Sustainability Efforts Through New Documentary ‘It’s All Connected: The Art of Sustainability’
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80-Year-Old Lynn McFarland on Why She Wouldn’t Leave Her Seat
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Eighty-year-old Lynn McFarland was arrested and carried out of a Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee meeting at the Tennessee State Capitol on April 1 after the group passed a bill that would give power to local school boards to deny enrollment to undocumented students or charge them tuition to attend. Tennessee State Troopers carry Lynn McFarland, 80, out of a Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on April 1. Photo by Alvine
McFarland said when she showed up to protest that day, she didn’t plan on planting herself in a seat and getting physically removed by Tennessee State Troopers. But the thought of cooperating with punishing children was enough to make her stay in her seat when protestors were asked to leave the gallery. A small group stayed in their seats when asked to leave, but eventually also left their seats.
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Learn More About The Contributor Vendor Leadership Team
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For the past year, a group of Contributor vendors has regularly met to provide feedback and direction to staff on different issues
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Cover Story
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On Feb. 11, students and their parents filled the Cordell Hull Building to denounce a bill attempting to deny education to undocumented immigrant children. On Feb. 5, the daughter of a World War II veteran demonstrated as part of Fifty Capitols, Fifty States, One Day, an effort to fight fascism across the country. Various other actions have happened as the legislature gathers: housing rights actions, trans rights, calls to keep education equitable, protests against genocide in Palestine and more.
