![]() Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Alison Blackburn Jackson Lewis, West Harrison, NY, Tammie Garner Indiana State Bar Association, Indianapolis, IN, Rebecca Smith Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, Chicago, IL, Mark C. Holland & Knight, Dallas, TX, Cindy Lindsley Holland & Hart, Denver, CO, Katie Meyer-Jensen Hanson Bridgett, San Francisco, CA, Lisa Puntillo Goulston & Storrs, Boston, MA, Caroline Cochenour Naasko and Cari Trevinoįlorida Freelance Flex Law, Scaly Mountain, NC, James Fierbergįrost Brown Todd, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, Kim Mauer and Louisville, KY, Sonya Yadon Ryann PeytonĬompatibility LLC, Skokie, IL, Andrea Meltzerĭentons, Edmonton, Alberta CN, Elizabeth Hardingĭowney Brand LLP, Sacramento, CA, Maureen Cooperĭykema Gossett PLLC, Chicago, IL, Heidi A. AlderĬolorado Attorney Mentoring Program, Denver, CO, J. BryceĬampbell Law School, Raleigh, NC, Megan WestĬaplin & Drysdale, Washington, D.C., Nawel Amerg-Moreno and John RigglemanĬapital University Law School, Columbus, OH, Shawn BeemĬhristensen & Jensen, Salt Lake City, UT, Nathan D. Thank you to all who took a stand with us and signed The Power of Nashville resolution.Ballard Spahr, Philadelphia, PA, Kathryn Ballīarnes & Thornburg, South Bend, IN, Sarah Kuhnyīarry University School of Law, Orlando, FLīass Berry & Sims, Nashville, TN, Michele Bendekovicīirmingham Bar Association, Birmingham, AL, Jennifer Bates & Pooja ChawlaīKG Leadership Coaching, Alexandria, VA, Ben Grimesīrooks Pierce, Raleigh, NC, Shannon DeGennaroīrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Denver, CO, Martha Fitzgeraldīryce Legal Career Counsel, Annapolis, MD, Shauna C. No matter what the rest of the world may say or do, let us remember one thing: WE ARE NASHVILLE. We resolve that where there is conflict, we will settle it peacefully. We resolve to challenge ill-informed or hateful speech before it becomes reality. We resolve that if someone speaks ill of our neighbors, we will remind them that is not our way. We resolve that if fate leads someone to Nashville, we will embrace them as our own. What we believe, where we come from, or what our differences might be.Īnd together we stand today to say there is no room hereįor the kind of bigotry, hatred and violence we saw in Virginia. We are a city that is powerful beyond measure when we think and act together no matter In our best moments, we embrace openness, honesty and a deep,Ĭollective desire to strengthen the community we share. We are a city with a generous spirit and an open door. Unique here that unites us, and has made this the vibrant, welcoming, and growing city it is today. Whether you arrived here decades ago or just yesterday, you stayed because there is something ![]() In an effort to take a stand in support of ALL Nashvillians, we took out a full page ad in The Tennessean of The Power of Nashville resolution alongside signatures of more than 2,400 community members and organizations.Īfter the publication, the resolution gained additional traction, and by early September 2017, The Power of Nashville resolution was signed by nearly 3,600 individuals and organizations. That was not the Nashville way and, lest we forget: WE ARE NASHVILLE! We could not stand idly by as the vitriol and vortex of hatred grow. It was time we sent another strong message that we stand behind our community and resolve to do our best to protect it from those who might attempt to tear it apart. As we watched the news of hate groups gather in Middle Tennessee unfold before our very eyes, we saw intolerance, bigotry, hatred, and violence at work nearby. ![]() In the summer of 2017, we heard hateful language concerning our country’s past and our present. ![]()
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