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CNN: One year after Tennessee school shooting, thousands will join hands to honor victims of gun violence

Lizzi Riordan · March 27, 2024 ·

“CNN — In Nashville, one year after a shooting at a private school took six lives, thousands will come together to honor victims of gun violence and provide a visible demonstration in support of reform.

About 13,000 people are expected to form a four-mile human chain Wednesday beginning at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt where some of the victims of the shooting were taken a year ago. It will lead to the state Capitol.

The non-profit Voices for a Safer Tennessee is organizing the event to honor the victims of The Covenant School shooting, including three 9-year-old children, and the hundreds of other lives lost to gun violence in the last year, a national crisis showing few signs of slowing down.”

Continue reading at CNN.

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Upcoming Events

48th Annual Poke Sallet Festival
48th Annual Poke Sallet Festival
7 May 26
Whitleyville
Tennessee Strawberry Festival
Tennessee Strawberry Festival
8 May 26
Dayton
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Holleroo
9 May 26
Knoxville
Harrison Ruritan Club
Harrison Ruritan Club
12 May 26
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21st Annual Hardin Co. Chamber Classic Golf Tournament
21st Annual Hardin Co. Chamber Classic Golf Tournament
13 May 26
Adamsville

Past Events

  • West TN Strawberry Festival Parade
    West TN Strawberry Festival Parade
    8 May 26
    Humboldt
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    Safer TN Luncheon
    6 May 26
    Knoxville
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    Kids and Family Resource Fair
    5 May 26
    Chattanooga
  • TN Iris Festival Community Night
    TN Iris Festival Community Night
    2 May 26
    Dresden
  • Trenton Teapot Parade
    Trenton Teapot Parade
    2 May 26
    Trenton

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