Protect Our Parks Participation: Solidarity Event on Sunday, July 19 

“GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON” with Arise Appalachia, Indivisible Sevier County and Friends!

Hosted by ARISE Appalachia and Indivisible Sevier County to bring together the local community organizers and organizations working for change. Participating organizations spent time networking and presenting to the public how to can get involved in the things that matter to connect and fight back. 

There was a great public turn out, and very informative speaker: Bill Pierce, in regard to the issues facing our National Parks and NPS. Mr. Pierce graciously provided his notes, which are included in this post. 

Donations were also collected for local families in need.

Participating organizations included:

• Indivisible Sevier County, TN – Voices from the Mountains
• A.R.I.S.E. Appalachia
• Tennessee Equality Project
• Appalachian OUTreach
• KFL Community Garden
• The Burrow Wildlife Rehabilitation
• Protect Our Parks
• Keep Sevier Beautiful
• Sevier United
• Sevier LGBTQ+ Neighbors
• Centro Hispano
• Welcoming Immigrant Neighbors (WIN)
• Raiz
• Allies of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors (AKIN)