Tennessee Student Union @TNStudentUnion
We're building a movement of student power for a better future imagined by our youth. Join us in our fight for better education and well-being! tennesseestudentunion.com Tennessee Joined May 2022-
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This Tuesday at 5:30 at Ida B Wells legislative plaza in Nashville Tennessee Equality Project is hosting a vigil for Nex Benedict, a 17-year old non-binary child that was slain in Oklahoma. QUILT and DSA members are encouraged to attend in solidarity and respect.
This is what was at the heart of our budget demands in the summer. Youth in this city have nowhere to feel safe, supported, and uplifted. We must ensure institutions like schools and community education can help fill this void.
SROs, particularly when they have violent records, do not keep students or faculty safe. We must expose the horrific realities that these figures bring to students, especially ones from marginalized communities. We must begin to invest in alternatives that build students up.
This is the harsh reality that students and teachers face each day in schools with police. In 2022 an SRO pepper sprayed a kid at Hunters Lane. That same officer, three months prior, shot someone (while off duty) at the scene of a car wreck. Paramedics had already arrived.
So proud of you @minimcdeaths! I arrived late so I was unable to sign up to speak. Five years ago, my former principal asked me to translate in the SRO’s office. A sweet BOY who was learning English was tricked by his classmates to pull the fire alarm.He was a garífuna student 1/
The State of Tennessee broke ground this morning on their own new cop city that will house the TN Dept of Safety, Homeland Security, & TN Dept of Corrections. The site is located on 800+ acres of beautiful rolling hills immediately next to 2 prisons & will include a mock village.
At the Groundbreaking Ceremony for MALETA this morning. @GovBillLee @CSexton25 @ltgovmcnally and many more law makers and state officials are in attendance.
RSVP here! mobilize.us/readyforfreddi…
🚨@freddieoconnell DAY OF ACTION🚨 Join us this Sunday in doorknocking with Freddie O'Connell, the progressive choice in the Mayoral election. We previously endorsed him in the general and now we're getting boots on the ground!
We hope to see this Council finally come to its senses on how damaging this technology is for the people. We cannot allow the police state to continue to grow in this city with zero recourse. 2/2
Our questionnaire placed a big focus on policing & safety for a reason. Measures like SROs, LPRs, and more are meant to attack marginalized communities. We wholeheartedly condemn this brazen attempt to surveil the most marginalized in our city. 1/
At the Groundbreaking Ceremony for MALETA this morning. @GovBillLee @CSexton25 @ltgovmcnally and many more law makers and state officials are in attendance.
Thanks to all the candidates who responded to our questionnaire too! You can view responses on our website: sites.google.com/view/tennessee…
We’re incredibly excited to announce our endorsements for the upcoming Metro election! These were decided based on who we believe will best fight for students. Any members with a conflict of interest in a race did not impact these decisions.
Our response to the recent Hunters Lane incident involving SRO Byron Boelter:
A student at Hunters Lane was pepper sprayed by an SRO that had a violent record in 2022.
Take 1 min to tell Metro Council Members to support @DelishiaForNash amendment that raises the cost of living adjustment for working class Metro employees from 6% to 7% by reallocating funds from unfilled positions within five Metro departments, including MNPD! All links in bio!
(3/3) Please join us in contacting your district council member and our four at-large council members demanding support for community education and no increases to MNPD's budget. Read the amendments (pg 487): nashville.legistar.com/View.ashx?GUID… Find our demands: sites.google.com/view/tennessee…
(2/3) CM Welsch also has amendments that still include freezing the increase to MNPD, #1 of our budget demands. These amendments are 7, 8, 10, 13. We wholeheartedly endorse all of CM Welsch's amendments.
🧵 - Thanks to @GinnyWelsch's work on the council, we are extremely excited to announce that there are amendments to reinstitute the Community Education Commission. Amendments 6, 9, 11, & 12 all include bringing back community education, #2 of our budget demands. 1/3
We hope to have a breakdown soon, but the new substitution budget @kevinrhoten proposed is a shame. None of the concerns raised by students were addressed. We must see a return to the community education program & prioritization of student mental health. These are not targeted.
Comrades, Our chapter has learned that the members of Coffee Workers of the South United working at Three Brothers have gone on strike. We support this action taken by the workers as they fight for the bosses to negotiate and meet their fair demands of $16 an hour plus tips. 1/
Excited for the first news story to involve our work! Two of our founders were interviewed on our thoughts on police in schools and our budget demands. Read here: newschannel5.com/news/high-scho…
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