2022 Book Club
(Posted November 10, 2022)
Join us for the Nashville People’s Book Club!
We are reading the recently published book No More Police: A Case for Abolition by Mariame Kaba and Andrea Ritchie.
We had a great first gathering of the Nashville People’s Book Club and are excited about our second virtual gathering, Thursday, November 17, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
At our first gathering, we discussed the Foreword and Introduction. On November 17, we will be discussing Chapters 1-2.
Our plan is to read and discuss two chapters at each meeting. Including November 17, we will meet four more times between now and early January. Attendance at all meetings is not required. Come as you are and as you are able!
If you have not yet registered and would like to attend, you can register here. No need to register again if you have already registered.
This book club is a great opportunity to sharpen our analysis and add new strategies and tactics to our toolbox for organizing to build a safer Nashville where everyone has what they need to thrive. It is also an opportunity to learn more about ways to join in our work, starting in your neighborhood!
A firm commitment to abolition is not required in order to attend! Reading the book is encouraged but not required.
Stay tuned for more updates and opportunities to join our work!
In solidarity,
Nashville People’s Budget Coalition
Final 2022 Book Club Meetings. Join Us!
(Posted December 7, 2022)
Our first three meetings of the Nashville People’s Book Club were full of generative conversation as we connected the dots between No More Police: A Case for Abolition and what we’re seeing with regards to policing in Nashville. Our final three meetings will be:
January 12, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (chapters 4-5)
January 19, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (chapters 6-7)
January 26, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (chapters 8)
We hope you will join us as we continue to explore the reading in relation to policing in Nashville and strategize action steps!
Attendance at all meetings is not required. Come as you are and as you are able! A firm commitment to abolition is not required in order to attend! Reading the book is encouraged but not required.
If you have not yet registered and would like to attend, you can register here. No need to register again if you have already registered.
In addition to our book club, stay tuned for an upcoming announcement about general interest meetings we’ll be holding in February where we’ll share about the opportunity to become a member of our organization! We’re excited about continuing to build people power to transform the status quo in Nashville and can’t wait for you to join us!
Nashville People's Budget Coalition 