Community action/Tennessee
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Tennessee.
News
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10m trees to be planted in US to replace ones destroyed by hurricanes, theguardian.com (Dec 31, 2024)
- Twenty years of Community Wealth Building, a rich global tapestry of cooperation, justice and local ambition [The Democracy Collaborative], Daily Alternative (Oct 22, 2026) — Twenty years on, Community Wealth Building is no longer an emerging conversation. It is an international movement of ideas and practice that continues to evolve in response to the crises and possibilities of our age. This compendium is both a reflection on that journey and an invitation to continue it
- Can Florida’s ‘coastal corridor’ project safeguard wildlife and boost economy?, theguardian.com (Aug 10, 2026)
- How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight wildfires, BBC News (Aug 01, 2026)
- Community wealth building and collaborative finance, CASwiki (Nov 05, 2026) — What is the intersection between community wealth building and collaborative finance, how do the two relate to each other and how best might the activism for each collaborate with the other to mutual advantage?
- Shrinking Giants, Part 6: Beyond Fossil Finance, growingcommons.substack.com (Nov 01, 2026) — Moving towards post-growth in a world where states must grow or lose their security, Ronan Murphy
- Twenty years of Community Wealth Building, a rich global tapestry of cooperation, justice and local ambition [The Democracy Collaborative], Daily Alternative (Oct 22, 2026) — Twenty years on, Community Wealth Building is no longer an emerging conversation. It is an international movement of ideas and practice that continues to evolve in response to the crises and possibilities of our age. This compendium is both a reflection on that journey and an invitation to continue it
Networks and sustainability initiatives
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Appalachian Voices is an American environmental organization. Their stated environmental concerns include eliminating air pollution, ending mountaintop removal, cleaning up coal ash pollution and promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency.
The organization has offices in Boone, North Carolina; Charlottesville, Virginia; Norton, Virginia; and Knoxville, Tennessee.
Appalachian Voices publishes "The Appalachian Voice," a news publication covering environmental and cultural news in the central and southern Appalachian region.
- Appalachian Voices, added 09:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
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Events
[edit | edit source]Global or International events
Nov 05, 2026 (Thu) — Media Liberation Day, Change the Media, Change the Future, mediarevolution.org- Nov 13, 2026 (Fri) — World Kindness Day, Nov 13, annually, highlighting good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness for good which binds us, randomactsofkindness.org
- Nov 15, 2026 (Sun) — World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, third Sunday in November each year, worlddayofremembrance.org
- Nov 16, 2026 (Mon) — International Day for Tolerance, Nov 16 each year, fostering respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human, unesco.org
- Nov 19, 2026 (Thu) — International Men's Day, Nov 19, annually
- Nov 27 & 28, 2026 — Buy Nothing Day, en.wikipedia.org
- Nov 27, 2026 (Fri) — Citizen Friday, actionism.space
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Tennessee video
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Food activism
[edit | edit source]CAC Beardsley Community Farm, urban demonstration site promoting food security and sustainable urban agriculture through practice, education, and community outreach since 1998
Community energy
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[edit | edit source]- Wikipedia:Midnight Classic: an annual non-competitive bike ride in Memphis, Tennessee. The 17 miles (27 km) ride begins at midnight and travels through Overton Park, East Memphis, Midtown and Central Gardens. Currently in its 15th year, the race is the largest cycling tour in the Memphis area. More than 2,000 people attended the 2013 race, which took place on August 24th, 2013.
Education for sustainability
[edit | edit source]Sequatchie Valley Institute, see also Sequatchie Valley Institute cobb houses
Citizens data initiative
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[edit | edit source]2016-2017
- The original heart of Memphis, Feb 17, 2017...civiccommons.us
- Nashville Teens Mapped Their Daily Routes—And Got a New Bike Lane as a Result, Jan 12, 2017...resilience.org
- As Primary Goal, Two Decades Old Community Farm in Tennessee Teaches People to Grow Food Sustainably, Nov 15, 2016...@Seedstock
- In former 'Dirtiest City in America,' clean transportation is thriving, Jul 11, 2016...southeastenergynews.com
About Tennessee
[edit | edit source]Tennessee ( , locally ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million.
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Phil Green (2014–2026). "Community action/Tennessee". Appropedia. Retrieved November 6, 2026. |