This year marks an opportunity for Nashville to keep showing the world how a community can thrive within its diversity. Starting with September 11th, Nashville will embark on ten days of peace with local events bringing together our culturally rich communities to celebrate with food, music and movies culminating in a musical extravaganza with a peace party.

Diversity Speakers Day

2:30pm–6:00pm

Forum Auditorium
TSU Main Campus

Floyd-Payne Center
3500 John Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37203

Screening of Not In Our Town: Light In The Darkness documentary followed by discussion.

Agenda:
2:30 Welcome Remarks — Kathy Edson, NPT Communication Engagement Manager
2:45 – 3:30 Clint Boyd of Higher Ground Training, 10 min. including Q/A
3:40 – 4:25 Nathan Fluellen of World Wide Nate, 10 min. including Q/A
4:35 Introduction to NIOT and other relevant projects such as the Story Telling Project
Kathy Edson, Communication Engagement Manager, Nashville Public Television
4:45 – 5:45 NPT Not In Our Town: Light In The Darkness Documentary
5:45 – 6:00 Final Thoughts & Q/A from the Audience

NPT “Not In Our Town: Light In the Darkness” Documentary Screening

7:15pm–9:00pm

Islamic Center of TN

5400 Belle Forge Lane East
Antioch, TN 37013

The Islamic Center of Tennessee (ICT) was established in 2010 with the goal of educating both the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in Middle Tennessee. The Islamic Center TN invites the community to a special screening and community discussion of NPT's Not In Our Town documentary.

7:15–7:30 Intro/Welcome Remarks
7:30–7:45 Kathy Edson, NPT - Discussion
7:45–8:45 NPT NIOT viewing
8:45–9:00+ Open discussion and closing