News

Speaker: Dr. Dan Firth, Chair of the Solid Waste & Mining Committee of the Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club. Dr. Firth gave a thorough analysis of: Tennessee's trash problem; Why recycling, although not a complete solution, is necessary; Why producers must be...

Speaker: Lindsey Kimery, Coordinator of Library Services at Metro Nashville Public Schools in Nashville. Ms. Kimery is a past-president of the Tennessee Association of School Librarians and has served in leadership roles for the American Association of School...

Speaker: Chas Sisk, Senior Editor and Interim News Director at WPLN (an NPR radio member station). Sisk shared information and thoughts on the ways various forms of bias impact our daily lives by shaping the way news is portrayed. As League members know, appreciation...

Speaker: Lindsey Krinks the Co-Founder and Interim Co-Director for Open Table Nashville. Krinks gave a background on how houselessness became a chronic problem from the 1980's to the present. She focused on specific issues in the Nashville area, and how Open Table...

Speaker: Jazmin Ramirez, a community organizer at Tennessee Immigrant and Refugees Rights Coalition. She is currently leading youth organizing, electoral work and rapid response. She has helped lead the fight for in-state tuition for undocumented students in...