TENNESSEE HOLLER FEST 2021
Highlights from our first ever TENNESSEE HOLLER FEST, featuring inspiring voices from across the state lifting up the issues we face – including STELLA PARTON, JUSTIN JONES, REP. JIM COOPER, REP. STEVE COHEN, THE EQUITY ALLIANCE and much more.
Here’s a quick highlight reel.
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A Trip to Montgomery
Sandy summarizes her trip to the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and “lynching memorial” and searches for signs of its mission in our state.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"Our history of racial injustice casts a shadow across the American landscape that cannot be lifted until we shine the light of truth on the violence that shaped us."@Whataboutuspod1 reflects on a trip to @eji_org's Legacy Museum in Montgomery.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 14, 2021
REP. JOHN RAY CLEMMONS: “Governor Lee is out of Touch.”
Rep. John Ray Clemmons lashes out at Lee & The GOP over their attacks on the unemployed, who they clearly think are lazy: “GOVERNOR LEE IS OUT OF TOUCH”
The Battle Against the Byhalia Pipeline
Hale and Cassie are joined by Justin Pearson, one of the co-founders of the grassroots movement Memphis Community Against The Pipeline (MCAP). They dig into the movement’s fight against the Byhalia Connection Pipeline and the ongoing environmental injustices happening right now in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Sign the petition to tell city council members to vote to protect Memphis’ drinking water on Tuesday
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"THERE'S NOTHING MORE POWERFUL THAN PEOPLE."@JustinPearsonIJ talked about @MemphisCAP_org's fight against the @ByhaliaPipeline and the disproportionate impact it would have on historic Black communities on @sunrisemvmttn's #RockyTopSunrise.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 1, 2021
Organizer Justin Jones on the RUN-OVER-A-PROTESTER Bill
“If something does happen to me, bring my casket outside the Capitol.” Activist Justin Jones on the RUN-OVER-A-PROTESTOR bill now revived by Lt. Gov. McNally, Gov. Bill Lee, and the Tennessee Republican Party.
Tennessee Can Do Better for Women
Adrienne Pakis-Gillon knows about women in politics, from the passage of the 19th amendment to her disappointment with the representation of women in our GOP majority legislature. Ladies, can’t we do better for women and children in Tennessee?
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"This pandemic has shown, with women having to drop out of the workforce, how much our economy
is hurting."@voteadrienne joined @Whataboutuspod1 to talk about how Tennessee can do so much better for the women that live here.Full Podcast ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/BMkrSIwsgg
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 23, 2021
What Would Jesus Do? with Elizabeth Madeira
Elizabeth Madeira, an organizer for the Southern Christian Coalition, discusses recent Tennessee legislation and her views on the intersections between Christian morality and public policy.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"It’s not only heresy, but it’s also hypocritical to make the Bible the state book while passing policy that doesn’t care for the least of these."@ElizabethforTN of @FaithAdvocates joined @Whataboutuspod1 to talk about Christianity and TN politics.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 9, 2021
Regrounding Ourselves in the Movement
Hale, Isabella, Owen, and Cassie join forces for a regrounding episode where we talk about what we are doing as a Movement here in Tennessee and what the larger fight looks like within the context of the Biden Administration. We also preview our next episode which will be on the fight against the Byhalia Pipeline in Memphis. (+ some ridiculous outtakes on the big dumb boat and the Kentucky Creation Museum)
Check out Memphis Community Against the Pipeline to get a preview of what is going down before the next episode
Sunrise Tennessee Interest Form
Find out what Native Land you are living on
Follow Sunrise Tennessee on Twitter and Facebook.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.
"Every single time people come together and resist even if the odds are stacked against them. People have shown they're not going to give up. We're gonna win."@MasakiHale, @isakilla99, @OwenPReed, & @cassjacks join forces on #RockyTopSunrise.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 2, 2021
The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion
We need more diversity and inclusion in our national and state discussions. Tullahoma City Alderman Rupa Blackwell joins the show to discuss how she is helping to elevate these issues in her rural community.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"That's the beauty of diversity – we have so much to learn from each other."
Tullahoma Alderman @BlackwellRupa joined @Whataboutuspod1 to talk about how diversity by itself isn't enough: we need education & inclusion too.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 26, 2021