JUSTICE CIRCLE NASHVILLE

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We will strategically confront racial inequities in our community by engaging in collaborative justice in the areas of law enforcement, education, and healthcare for the benefit of a stronger more unified Nashville.

Bernice Willis

Co-Director of Justice Circle Nashville & Director of INSPIRE

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Erskin Anavitarte

Co-Director of Justice Circle Nashville

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Breaking Bread

A quarterly luncheon event where community leaders and local citizens of all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds come together and have respectful, constructive conversations about race, inequality, social justice, and how best to serve our local community as individuals.

INSPIRE Youth Program

Confronting social justice issues around community safety and well-being, from a youth perspective, striving to impact Nashville schools and communities. Our Goal is to develop a strategic and transformative youth-led program for inner-city students, designed to build future leaders who will work to confront social justice issues, through training, modeling, and experiential learning.

JUSTICE CIRCLE NASHVILLE x ACT NOW 

The ACT NOW Initiative helped Justice Circle Nashville with its founding structure and initial idea of conception. Since then, ACT NOW has helped Nashville move forward by supporting JCN in the following ways: listening sessions with local police and community leaders, online and in-person training sessions with local and national leaders, community organization strategies, and a highly impactful ACT NOW conference which JCN leaders attended in Texas.

The Metro Nashville Police Department partners with the Justice Circle Nashville on multiple events every year, including the annual Faith & Blue event. The strong relationship JCN holds with Metro Police ensures understanding and accountability remain pillars of community policing.

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