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What is TIRRC?

TIRRC is a statewide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration whose mission is to empower immigrants and refugees throughout Tennessee to develop a unified voice, defend their rights, and create an atmosphere in which they are recognized as positive contributors to the state.

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Many photos on this page and the rest of tnimmigrant.org were taken by Heather Hicks of Rescue Photography. To see more of Heather's work please visit http://rescue-photography.com/ 

To view more photos of TIRRC's work please visit our archive photo gallery here.

  • Anti-Muslim Vandalism at Al-Farooq Mosque

    Anti-Muslim Vandalism at Al-Farooq Mosque (22)

    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.
     
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day March

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day March  (10)

    On January 18th, thousands of Nashvillians took to the streets to honor Dr. King.
     
  • Annual Convention and Cultural Celebration

    Annual Convention and Cultural Celebration (58)

    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!
     
  • DREAM Act Holiday Action!

    DREAM Act Holiday Action! (17)

    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
     
  • Nashville Citizenship Clinic

    Nashville Citizenship Clinic (22)

    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.
     
  • 287(g) Community Vigil

    287(g) Community Vigil (30)

    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.
     
  • American Dream Breakfast

    American Dream Breakfast (60)

    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
     
  • "Second Battle" in Maryville, TN

    "Second Battle" in Maryville, TN (38)

    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.