What We Do
TAP is engaged in a variety of projects that are centered around the ideas of building a statewide network of progressive organizations and creating a new paradigm for our society based on democratic values and the idea that “We're All in This Together. Please contact us for more information on any of these projects. Please click on the links to the right for more details.
Compass VII Conference on Green Jobs on October 8-9, 2010. The Conference will bring together green jobs activists from around the region plus representatives of groups from around the country who are doing cutting edge work on green jobs. Here is a link to information on Compass VII. Here is a link to reports from the Compass VI Conference on Green Jobs, held in December 2009. read more
Green-Collar Jobs Task Force of Nashville/Davidson County. Our mission is to create green jobs as pathways out of poverty for distressed communities. read more
Middle Tennessee Women in Green Jobs Project. Funded by the Ms. Foundation, the project seeks to educate and empower women about green jobs. For more information, contact Project Coordinator Trazana Staples at trazana@taptn.org
Popular Education Workshops around vision and values and our new workshop on Sustainability, Equity and the Economy. TAP's workshops are designed to move political dialogue beyond the "go-it-alone" mentality that dominates public discourse today, to a paradigm of interconnectedness and government for the common good.
Nashville School Re-Segregation Lawsuit. TAP is a plaintiff in the case that the NAACP is spearheading against Metro Nashville School Board. read more
Common Vision Network brings together leaders from a variety of issue areas to build a network of progressive organizations around a shared vision for the future of Tennessee. Our goal is to gain power for a progressive agenda that serves all the people of our state.
Common Message Project is an initiative of the Ford Foundation and the Center for Community Change. The goals of the Common Message Project are to conduct a process to identify the core values that Tennesseans believe in and that motivate them to action and create a joint message that encompasses these values, connects to economic justice issues, and is shared by a number of Tennessee organizations. A poll of 2,000 Tennesseans around message framing was conducted by University of Tennessee.
Educational Forums. TAP holds forums on pressing issues such as TennCare, ethics, and education.
Compass Conferences. TAP holds annual two-day statewide gatherings that bring activists from around the state together for workshops, keynote speakers (past speakers have included Jim Hightower, David Sirota, and Paul Waldman) and films.
Long Haul Awards. TAP gives out annual Long Haul Awards, including Young Leader awards, to outstanding activists from around the state. Candidates are nominated and voted on by TAP supporters.
Doing Justly is designed to empower Nashville’s faith communities to become more actively involved in social, economic and environmental justice issues.
