Letter from Occupy Nashville Demonstrators to Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Nov. 3, 2011:
Dear Governor Haslam,
Can we start anew? Please allow us to introduce ourselves properly: We are Occupy Nashville, a citizen-led movement…
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Civil Liberties
Legislators don’t seem especially caught up in debate over the state’s new curfew policy the Haslam administration used to arrest protesters late last week, but the matter did stir some broad opinions.
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TNGOP Chairman’s Statement in Response to Democrat Leaders Aligning Themselves with “Occupy Nashville” Protestors, Oct. 31, 2011:
NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney issued the following statement in response to Democrat…
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Gov. Bill Haslam is standing by his administration’s decision to arrest Occupy Nashville protesters who violated the state’s newly written Legislative Plaza curfew policies, saying it was necessary to ensure public safety.
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Letter from the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Oct. 31, 2011:
Governor Haslam and Commissioner Gibbons:
The Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the undersigned members…
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The state’s new Legislative Plaza curfew rules that resulted in the recent arrest of more than 50 Occupy Nashville protesters last week were put on hold by a federal judge while state officials and the…
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Occupy Nashville protesters and the ACLU of Tennessee are asking a federal court judge to halt arrests on Legislative Plaza, saying the new curfew rules enforced over the weekend are “invalid and…
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Real aim of “Occupy” movement is to call attention to and rally against “legalized corruption” in American politics, said one organizer, who predicted a return to that message once the group reestablishes a presence on the Plaza.
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Press Release from State Representative Mike Stewart, D-Nashville, Oct. 29, 2011:
Statement regarding the Haslam Administration’s effort to suppress the right of all Tennessee citizens to peacefully assemble on Legislative Plaza:
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State of Tennessee Press Release; Oct. 29, 2011:
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY & HOMELAND REMOVES PROTESTORS FROM LEGISLATIVE PLAZA, ISSUES CITATIONS
PROTESTORS ASKED TO LEAVE LEGISLATIVE PLAZA SATURDAY MORNING
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety…
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A reporter from the Nashville Scene and a man who said he was walking through Legislative Plaza just after midnight were among the more than two dozen people arrested by Tennessee Highway Patrol Saturday.…
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Press Release from the Tennessee Republican Party, Oct. 28, 2011:
NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney issued the following statement in response to this morning’s arrests of “Occupy Nashville” protestors.
“The…
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