We request that the city, the design firm, and all others involved work to center meaningful community engagement and racial and economic equity in the planning study, rezoning, and redevelopment of the East Bank. The city must actively work to improve its planning and investment to achieve equity and address past injustices.
Statement from Stand Up Nashville Executive director Odessa Kelly on running for Congress
Our most important mission in taking on this survey is making sure that communities are at the center of decision-making. The residents we talked to near the Fairgrounds want to be heard in the process. It takes time to talk to neighborhoods—but it was time well spent.
By attempting to throw a wrench into municipal action over safety standards, the State Legislature has instead cast a shadow of doubt over municipalities’ ability to establish basic contractor qualifications, engage in veteran hiring preferences, and other elements of the procurement process that has been a standard part of local contracting for decades.
Organizations from across Nashville are calling on Metro Council to Get It Right!
SUN is seeking a CBA Jobs Coordinator to implement a First Source Hiring Program as part of the Nashville MLS Soccer CBA.
The state of Tennessee forked over $100 million in taxpayer dollars to bring Amazon here. It turns out that they didn’t need that money at all – but we still do.
Local elected officials join the We Decide TN coalition in calling on Governor Lee and the General Assembly to lift state interference laws blocking them from addressing the urgent needs of their communities.
With the search for Metro Nashville’s new Economic Development Chief officially underway, Stand Up Nashville is calling on Mayor John Cooper to only consider candidates that will center equity in their leadership and decision-making process.
“There are a lot of ways to be creative with the funding from the CARES Act, and with the budget the way it is, we know property tax relief is a big issue. We should look at what other cities are doing and take the ideas that work for Nashville,”
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