On May 15, 2010 TIRRC held its annual state-wide leadership training, the Leadership Institute. With facilitators brought in from Virginia and Florida, TIRRC's grassroots leadership had a great opportunity to think strategically and get motivated for the rest of 2010!

On March 31, 2010 immigrants, refugees and supporters came together from across the state for the 4th Annual New American Day on the Hill.

On Sunday, March 21st, over 500 TIRRC members on 10 charter buses headed to Washington DC to join 200,000 others from across the nation in the March for America. We represented thousands more from throughout TN who live with consequences of a broken immigration system and are working for realistic solutions that reflect our values and move us forward together! Pictures by Bill Larson of Clarksville Online (www.clarksvilleonline.com): re-posting is OK, provided Bill Larson is cited as the photographer.

On February 10th, 2010, Al-farooq Masjid of Nashville, TN was vandalized with religiously motivated hate-speech spray painted on their outside walls. The Muslim community joined allies from throughout the city to reject intolerance and reaffirm our collective spirit as a Welcoming City in two events the following weekend.

On January 18th, thousands of Nashvillians took to the streets to honor Dr. King.

On December 13th TIRRC held it's 7th Annual Membership Convention and Cultural Celebration. Members joined together for a day of movement building and skill-building workshops with a diverse talent show that night!

On Dec. 17th, 2009, students, teachers and allies from throughout Middle TN gathered outside of Rep. Cooper's office to deliver holiday gifts as they urged their Representative to take leadership on immigration reform and co-sponsor the DREAM Act

On November 21st, TIRRC hosted a citizenship clinic with the support of a number of local immigration attorneys. The demand from Nashville's New Americans was almost unbelievable with people showing up two hours early for this all-day event.

On October 21st, united in opposition to the Davidson County 287(g) program, over 75 community members joined together to pray for the end of the local policy. Motivated by a deep concern for the impact that 287(g) has had on hard-working families, the vigil participants called for those in power to reflect critically on the devastation caused by ineffective local immigration enforcement.

On October 9th more than 350 guests attend the second annual TIRRC American Dream fundraiser, honoring Nashville Mayor Karl Dean with the Johnny Hayes American Dream Award and Mr. Tom Negri with the Welcoming Tennessee Award. photos by Joon Powell

On Thursday, September 24th, over a hundred East Tennesseans filled Lawson Auditorium at Maryville College for the national premier of Brave New Foundation’s documentary "Second Battle," an episode from the series "In Their Boots" (www.intheirboots.com). The screening was the first in the nation and it chronicled the story of two military spouses fighting to stay in the country their husbands proudly served for and in one case, died for.