On April 9, we packed the Civic Auditorium with for justice! With that powerful Assembly gathered, we secured important commitments from Mayor Kincannon, Mayor Jacobs and Erin Read to move us forward in our campaign to solve homelessness in our community! We also got critical commitments from School Board members Bike, Butler and Watson so… Continue reading City & County Mayors attend 2024 Action: Make commitment to reach functional zero for homelessness
What a turnout! Justice Knox leaders filled the main room and the overflow room of the school board meeting in February and again in March 2024. At the February meeting, counting 50 people in each room and some people in the hallways in between the rooms, we had over 100 people show up to support… Continue reading Power of organized people at School Board
Justice Knox worked with both Mayors, their staff, and Erin Read, the director of the new joint office of housing stability to bring more than 100 community leaders together in March 2024 to build momentum to solve the problem of homelessness in our community. The summit was successful beyond what we imagined. Our keynote speaker,… Continue reading Justice Knox co-hosts Mayors’ Leadership Summit on Housing & Homelessness
With 1235 people in attendance, Justice Knox filled the floor of the civic auditorium in April 2023 for our annual Action assembly. With the Action, we secured commitments from Mayor Kincannon to co-host and attend a homelessness and housing summit with Justice Knox and commitments from city council people and county commission to attend the… Continue reading Action 2023 at Civic Auditorium
What an amazing evening we had on Monday, May 2, 2022 with clear “yes’s” to all of our asks! We had more than 1000 people participate in the Nehemiah Action with at least 985 at World’s Fair Park Amphitheater and others tuning in via Facebook Live. We secured commitments to move us forward in all… Continue reading 2022 Action for Justice-Successful!
360 individuals participated in Justice Knox’s recent Annual Assembly (meeting of network members).
March 17, 2020 Amid growing concern about the coronavirus outbreak, Justice Knox has canceled the March 30th Rally as well as the Nehemiah Action on May 4th. Please continue to save the dates of May 4th & June 15th for network gatherings. The current plan is to assume June 15th as a tentative Nehemiah Action… Continue reading Justice Knox Upcoming Events & COVID-19
January 24, 2020 Here at Justice Knox, we hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and the start of their new year! We are excited to announce that our research to action process is in full swing. Stay posted for updates to our campaigns in mental health, education, affordable housing, and our newest campaign— transportation ? And.… Continue reading 2020!
November 4, 2018 Calling all justice ministry network members, team members & clergy! Don’t miss the Annual Assembly, Monday, November 12, 7-8:30 pm, Tabernacle Baptist Church, 2137 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. This is the culmination of our listening process and the assembly where the network determines the course of our work over the coming… Continue reading Justice Knox Annual Assembly
April 15, 2018 Justice Knox leader, Elizabeth Johnson, rallies Justice Knox members to attend the 2018 Nehemiah Action on April 30 to call for action to increase affordable housing in our community. Did you know that close to 1 in 5 Knoxville families pay more than 50% of their incomes for rent & utilities?
Established in 2016, Justice Knox provides congregations from diverse faith, economic, and racial backgrounds from across Knox County a vehicle to act together in response to the scriptural mandate to “do justice.” We are politically non-partisan. We are inspired by the work of 30 broad-based justice ministry organizations in other cities.
