We Are North Nashville is a two-year multimedia, interdisciplinary storytelling project, with a goal to gather, document, and share wisdom and sacred knowledge from North Nashville community elders to fortify us for the uncertain future ahead. This project will also redistribute wealth via resources raised for the project back to community members.
Project elements include:
Meet The Elders
We Are North Nashville began in conversation. Neighbors talking to neighbors. Learning each other's stories. Seeing how those stories are connected, both to the history of the neighborhood and to one another.
This project will gather the stories of elders who have lived in North Nashville for 50, 60 and 70 years, but whose contributions to the community have not yet been documented in a cohesive way. The elders have lived through racialized terror, navigated the impact of innovation and have somehow managed to survive and cultivate joy.
As a community and society, we seek to draw from their well of wisdom for the days that lie ahead. The conversation is just beginning.
The elders' stories will be interwoven and contextualized in a series of podcasts and essays, and shared in community events. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for the latest project updates.
The Team
The project is led by artist, writer and community organizer M. Simone Boyd, with the support of Andrea Tudhope and Steve Haruch.