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A Day of Action and Insight

Democracy Summit 2025!
Organized by Organize Tennessee, this event brought together students, community leaders, organizers, elected officials, and passionate individuals committed to strengthening democracy in Tennessee.

Southern Resilience, and Resistance
It is critical that together, we explore critical issues, share innovative solutions, and foster a more inclusive and active democratic process.

Register For The Democracy Summit 2025 Here

Keynote Speakers

At this year’s Democracy Summit 2025, Pastor McBride, Executive Director of Live Free USA, joins Veronica Degraffenreid of the Brennan Center for powerful Breakfast and Lunch Keynote addresses.

Democracy Summit
Schedule 2025

 

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Tennessee State University

Avon Williams Campus

330 10th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203

8:00 am

Registration Open

9:00 am

Welcome 

9:30 am

Breakfast Talk Back with Keynote Pastor McBride

 

Pastor McBride is a Square One Fellow at Columbia University Justice Policy Lab. He is the co-founder of Black Church PAC and the Black Brown Peace Consortium. Pastor McBride serves as the Lead Pastor of The Way Church in Berkeley, CA. He has been a frequent contributor to the New York Times, the Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, the Huffington Post and many other media outlets.

10:00 am

Opening Plenary

TN Partner Spotlight

Heart from our partners about their collective work to fix our Democracy andprotect our communities.

11:00 am

Breakout Sessions

Session 1: Rights Restoration workshop, updating the legal community and allies on changes to the TN Rights Restoration Law. (*CLE Credit)

Session 2: Reproductive justice and democracy panel will explore topics of liberty, privacy and how to organize communities around reproductive justice.

12:30 pm

Lunch and Keynote Address with Veronica Degraffenreid of the Brennan Center.

2:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

Session 1: Law, Litigation and Liberation will review recent judicial decisions, pending litigation, redistricting, and provide an overview of our partner's current legal work, and how the legal community at large can step up to defend our rights.

 

Session 2: Youth Polling Report and Political Attitudes will dive deep into Gen Z's core political beliefs and examine 2024 turnout trends. 

3:00 pm

National Perspectives panel will provide a nationwide assessment of the state of our democracy and the challenges we face as a collective moving forward.

4:00 pm

Clossing Session

*Happy Hour to follow at The Mockingbird*

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

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Special Summit Features

CLE Credits
Continuing Legal Education credits available for Free and Fair Elections, The Role of Judiciary in a Healthy Democracy, and Tennessee and the Disenfranchised workshops.


Networking Opportunities
Meet and connect with fellow advocates and experts dedicated to democratic engagement.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday,
Sept. 13, 2025

Don't miss your chance to be part of this transformative event.

Register For The Democracy Summit 2025 Here

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