Maryville Huddle
We are a large group coordinating and working with other area huddles, Blount County United, SURG-BC,SCNW, Love Trumps Hate-Knoxville, WMC-Power Through TN, and other groups. We also have subdivisions/small huddle groups that focus on a number of important issues.
The whole group supports the suggested actions of the smaller groups.
Apr 16th, Tues 8PM: Climate Change Webinar. Sponsored by League of Women Voters TN and the Sierra Club. Register here.
Apr 17th, Wed 11AM and 6PM: Blount County Waste Disposal Webinar 101. Sponsored by Keep Blount Beautiful. This webinar covers everything you need to know about waste disposal in Blount County including what/how/where to recycle, household hazardous waste disposal, the landfill, and more. Register for 11AM session here and for the 6PM session here.
Apr 17th, Wed 6PM: Can’t be Erased – A Online Rally Against Book Bans. Sponsored by the Education Trust. Join EdTrust and renowned leaders in education and civil rights for an essential conversation on how to push back against efforts to suppress the teaching of honest history and diversity of identities and ideas. Register here.
Apr 18th, Thurs 8PM: Bread for the World National Legislative Update. For more information and to register for the zoom call, visit this link.
Apr 20th, Sat 10AM-1PM: Earth Day Recycling Event. Sponsored by Keep Blount Beautiful. Location: 1st Baptist Church Maryville, 202 W. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Click here to see list of accepted items.
Apr 23rd, Tues 7:30 PM: Virtual Book Discussion on Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing by Katharine Hayhoe. Sponsored by League of Women Voters TN. Register here.
Apr 25th, Thurs 7PM: Maryville Huddle Meeting – General Assembly Update. Join Rep. Behn, Sen. Massey, Sen. Briggs, and hopefully others to discuss activities of the current session. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89545888666?pwd=ZlMyQ2pBYVQwMG5pblNVdGt5RTdwUT09 . Meeting ID: 895 4588 8666, Passcode: 061690. One tap mobile 646-558-8656. Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/3aYNDQypL
Apr 27th, Sat 11:30AM: Alcoa-BC NAACP Meeting. Location: St. Paul AME Church 401 W. Broadway Ave, Maryville or join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87452523636 .
Apr 27th, Sat 1PM: Blount County United Meeting. Location: St. Paul AME Church 401 W. Broadway Ave, Maryville or join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87452523636 .
April 29th, Mon 2-3:30PM: Webinar on Domestic Deployment of the National Guard. Sponsored by the Brookings Government Studies. For more information and to register, visit this link.
May 9th, Thurs 3:30PM: Freedom Over Fascism Movement Briefing. Register here.
May 14th, Tues 6:30-8PM: Public School Strong Training. Sponsored by Heal Together. Sign up for this virtual event here.
Future Huddle Meeting Dates: We will continue to meet via Zoom on the last Thursday of the month. We will not meet in November and December. Future meetings: Apr 25th – Legislative Update; May 30th – open; June 27th– State & Congressional Legislative Candidate Forum; July 25th – Kim Smith (tentative), Aug 29th – Youth Voter Engagement Panel Discussion; Sept 26th(open); Oct 31st (open).
