Black Nashville Assembly

Build Black Political Power 

The Black Nashville Assembly is a political engagement and community organizing project at the Southern Movement Committee. We are building democracy and organizing to transform Nashville.

The Black Nashville Assembly hosts quarterly People’s Movement Assemblies, monthly Mass Meetings, bi-annual town halls, monthly Community Dinners, and candidate forums to increase political engagement and engage in collective decision making.

We are committed to participatory democracy and political engagement as a vehicle to shift power and build a Nashville where our people are safe, healthy, and have the resources to thrive.The BNA is a quarterly assembly of Black people in Nashville. At our assemblies, we discuss the issues that impact our lives, create solutions that will transform the lives of Black people in Nashville, and take collective action to implement those solutions.

FIGHT

FOR

POWER!

FIGHT

FOR

POWER!

FIGHT FOR POWER! FIGHT FOR POWER!

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Have you registered for our April 6 Mass Meeting? We would love for you to join us. Our mass meetings are a great place to start if you're interested in getting more involved/giving back to your community. RSVP at blacknashvilleassembly.org/events
These young people want to win and they know they will! Consistency is a trait of a great organizer and here they are putting in that work. Getting sharper, planning, strategizing, mobilizing, all of the things. Our #YesToYouth campaign is here
We want to take some time to show love to one of our favorite photographers @trusiifu! He has been documenting our work for a year and the way he captures our people excites and inspires us every time! We’re reminded of Toni Cade Bambara’
Make sure you RSVP so we can get a count, see yal next Thursday! Oursmc.org/ypma
We going statewide this January. Start 2024 off right. RSVP at oursmc.org/townhall for the State of Black Tennessee. All Tennessee invited!

ASSEMBLY

COMMUNITY DINNER

MEMBERSHIP

COMMUNITY SERVICE

TOWN HALL

PODCAST

OUR WORK

  • We are organizing to pass a people’s budget that increases public investments in healthcare, education, transportation, and supportive services and divests from the prison industrial complex in Nashville.

  • We engage in quarterly community service to address the gaps in state infrastructure and build relationships with our community. Our community service includes yearly sneaker drives, turkey drives, food drives, and beautification campaigns.

  • As a base building organization we are consistently engaged in outreach and leadership development. We invite community members to become members of the Black Nashville Assembly where they are invited to volunteer and organize with us.

15K+ Black People Engaged

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36+ Political Engagement Events

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50+ Members

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300 Turkeys Donated

70+ Sneakers Donated

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20+ Block Captains

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15K+ Black People Engaged • 36+ Political Engagement Events • 50+ Members • 300 Turkeys Donated 70+ Sneakers Donated • 20+ Block Captains •

OUR TURKEY DRIVE WAS A HIT! WE GAVE AWAY 300 TURKEYS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!! SHOUTOUT TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE!!!! CHECK OUT THE VIDEO

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