Partners and Resources
Jeric Arpon is a Nashville based Logo Designer. His aim is to help brands better distinguish themselves through visual communications. With his unique approach through collaboration, he presents solutions that best fit the client needs.
We are so grateful for Jeric’s donation of our logo design! We highly recommend him!Email: jeric.arpon@gmail.com
Website: www.jericmarpon.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jericmarpon
Christian Soltysiak, CeaseFirePA, Philadelphia, PA
The mission of CeaseFirePa is to end the epidemic of gun violence across the Commonwealth and our country through education, coalition-building and advocacy. We envision a Commonwealth and country where:
Action is embraced
Apathy is abandoned
And no person is harmed by a gun
Website: www.CeaseFirePA.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/joinceasefirepa
Twitter: @CeaseFirePA
Brandi Belcher, Congregation Micah, Nashville, TN
We have adopted the words of Micah (6:8), the Biblical prophet and civil rights advocate, as our congregation's message of equality and welcome for all:
"Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly with thy God.
Website: http://www.congregationmicah.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongregationMicah/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MicahNashville
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micahnashville/
Imam Ossama Bahloul, Resident Scholar, Islamic Center of Nashville
Founded in 1979, the Islamic Center of Nashville is one of the oldest Mosques in Tennessee.
Currently located in the trendy 12 South area of Nashville, ICN serves to be the epicenter of spirituality and community service.
ICN provides educational opportunities for people of other faiths to learn about Islam. Schools, Organizations, Churches, Individuals and Community Partners, visit our Center, as well as our Leadership regularly speaks to groups such as K-12 and Universities, Workplace, Law Enforcement and Interfaith Collaboration throughout Middle TN. ICN 12South prides itself in working towards making our great city of Nashville a better community through service program partnerships such as Habitat for Humanity, YMCA's AMEND PROGRAM, Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, NAACP, NOAH, Metro Human Relations, Boy Scouts of America and many others. To schedule a visit or tour, email: Dina@icntn.orgInstagram: @ICN12South
Twitter: @ICN12South
Website: http://www.icntn.org
Chaplain Anita Herron, Ed.D, THM, LMSW Metro Nashville and Davidson County Police Department
When the average citizen experiences trauma or severe life stressors; it’s not uncommon for their lives to unravel. Anita’s greatest passion is bringing peace to people who are currently or have been through a traumatic and/or stressful event. Her work as both a Police Chaplain and a Clinician is to create and find healthy perceptions; strengthen relationships and embrace the outcome: peacefully, complete, whole, and safe for the citizens and law enforcement she serves in the Nashville community. Anita has served as a Police Chaplain for seven years and in a dual role as a Police Chaplain and Crisis Counselor for the last three years. Anita’s expertise is: ICISF, Suicide Prevention, and Grief and Loss services for individuals, groups, and families alike.
Diane Janbakhsh and Monica Reyna, Hispanic Family Foundation, Nashville, TN
The Hispanic Family Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for Hispanic families in Middle Tennessee. We work through our platforms of— Economic, Education, Social Services, Advocacy and Culture—to provide programs that strengthen the Nashville Hispanic community.Website: https://hispanicfamilyfoundation.com/
Amy Hoskins, Artist and Writer, Host, Gestalt Poetry Open Mic, Nashville, TN
Amy is a multi media artist and writer creating with disabilities from her home studio in South Nashville, Tennessee. She founded Nashville Interfaith Collaboration in September, 2019. She reached out to many local and national faith and community leaders to create the initial partnership of over 60 groups. She doesn’t lead the effort, but instead provides administrative support.
Website: http://www.amyhoskins.ccFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170476857736092/
Liz Banach, Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence, MDOur Mission: To reduce gun violence in Maryland through evidence-based solutions.
Our Vision: A society where gun violence is the exception, not the norm
Our Guiding Principle: We believe all Marylanders have a right to live free from gun violence. We pursue the goal of gun violence free communities through policy development, empowerment through strategic education, and effective advocacy at the community and legislative levels.
Our work is guided by our values: a commitment to address gun violence in all its forms, from suicide, to intimate partner homicide, to mass shootings, to the daily shootings that never make headlines; the integrity to embrace evidence-based policies and accurate statistics; the determination to find thoughtful solutions; and a priority to support community-led implementation of programs.
Website: https://mdpgv.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MD2preventgunviolence
Krista Dutt, Mennonite Central Committee, Chicago, IL
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), a worldwide ministry of Anabaptist churches, shares God’s love and compassion for all in the name of Christ by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice. MCC envisions communities worldwide in right relationship with God, one another and creation.
Website: mcc.org
Facebook: mccpeace
Instagram: mccpeace
Twitter: mccorg
YouTube: mccorg
Linda McFadyen-Ketchum, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Nashville, TN
Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. We pass stronger gun laws and work to close the loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our families. We know that gun violence is preventable, and we’re committed to doing what it takes to keep families safe.
Website: momsdemandaction.org
Facebook: Momsdemandaction-tn
Twitter: @MomsDemand
Instagram: MomsDemand
Christine Hall, Poet and Host, Poetry in the Brew, Nashville, TN
Poetry in the Brew is a gathering space for poetry enthusiasts, seeking to provide healthy connection, an outlet for emotions, and community support.Website: https://poetryinthebrew.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poetryinthebrew/
Michael Martin and Shane Claiborne, RawTools, Colorado Springs, CO
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RAWtoolsInc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAWtools
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawtoolsinc/
Website: rawtools.org
Beth Joslin-Roth, Safe Tennessee Project
The Safe Tennessee Project is a gun violence prevention and firearm policy think tank focused on reducing gun violence in Tennessee through research and legislative advocacy for evidence-based policies and programs.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/safetennesseeproject/
Twitter: @safetenn
Pastor Stacey Harwell-Dye, West End United Methodist Church, Nashville, TN
In accordance with our denomination's Social Principles, we at West End United Methodist Church long for the day where nations shall “beat their swords into iron plows, and their spears into pruning hooks.” (Micah 4:3). We know that there must be a cultural shift as well as a policy shift and we advocate for laws that prevent or reduce gun violence. In addition to legislative advocacy, we lift up our prayers to the One who calls us to be peacemakers.Website: www.westendumc.org
Additional Partners
American Association of Suicidology
Chance Chambers, Poet
Morgan Christopher, Poet
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Sandy Coomer, Poet
US Representative Jim Cooper
Desmond Upton Patton, Columbia University
Randi Driscoll, Musician
East Side Storytelling
Episcopal Peace Fellowship - Nashville
Faithful America
Gideon's Army
Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church
Greater Nashville Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship
Interfaith Alliance
Mental Health Association of Southeast Florida
Metropolitan Police Department of Nashville and Davidson County
Midtown Fellowship
Mt. Ararat Baptist Church
Musicians Against Gun Violence
Nashville Free Poetry Library
Nashville Peace and Justice Center
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Maryland
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Wyoming
Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence
Open Table Nashville
Reverend Sharon Risher
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Society for Public Health Education
Southern Word
Stop Handgun Violence
Southern Poverty Law Center
Tara Buddhist Center
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
Khary Penebaker
Via Perez, Poet
The Porch
The Salahadeen Center
Unitarian Universalist Church - Green Hills
Utah Gun Violence Prevention Center
Trevecca Community Church of the Nazarene
Kory Wells, Poet Laureate, Rutherford County, Tennessee
West End Synagogue
Woodbine Community Church
Advocates to End Gun Violence
Americans Against Gun Violence https://aagunv.org/
Brady United https://www.bradyunited.org/
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence https://www.csgv.org/
Everytown for Gun Safety https://everytown.org/
Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence https://giffords.org/
March for Our Lives https://marchforourlives.com/
Mayors Against Illegal Guns https://everytown.org/mayors/
Moms Demand Gun Sense in America https://momsdemandaction.org/
Newtown Action Alliance https://www.newtownactionalliance.org/
Safe Tennessee Project https://safetennesseeproject.org/
States United to Prevent Gun Violence https://supgv.org/
Stop Handgun Violence https://www.stophandgunviolence.org/
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network http://tspn.org/
Violence Policy Center https://vpc.org/
Additional Resources
Beating GunsA Loaded Conversation, Mennonite Central Committee
Dying While White