SaveNashvilleParks

Volunteer group working to save Nashville's original green space.

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

To be clear here's a partial list of organizations that oppose this redevelopment:
1. @eji_org
2. @NAACPNashville
3. @civilwartrust https://t.co/5D2da3HJfs

[WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio @WPLN]

T-Bone Burnett blasts race-based opposition to Greer Stadium redevelopment as 'undiluted wickedness': https://t.co/1rIhirseca

[Christopher Cotton @christophercot]

Just hanging out with a WWII tank at Fort Negley tonight. No this isn’t part of the Greer Stadium deconstruction. Not a part of the transit plan either though it would come in handy during rush hour traffic.

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

In Nashville, a Civil War monument that is also an African-American burial ground? What is to be done? https://t.co/g6gTlYYDbS

[Nashville Sounding Board 🎙 @Nashsoundboard]

Episode 2 is up!
https://t.co/F2FPh09syw

This episode features Dr. Clay Bailey, president of the Friends of Fort Negley. We discuss @FortNegley's rich history and the ongoing preservation efforts. #Nashville

Listen on the Podcasts app or on SoundCloud
https://t.co/J2cbdCXK0S

[Laura Cooper @Fitzcoop]

A Monument the Old South Would Like to Ignore https://t.co/Qu2h3nluSr

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

@sarahfor5 No clue what the pedestrian bridge cost, but estimates to raze the stadium are >$1M.

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

@hermit2017 @NashvilleResist happy to answer anything, but the truth is most of this is up in the air. However, your concerns and critiques are completely legitimate and they have been heard loud and clear.

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

We hope that the Parks Department and the Mayor's office will be helpful, thoughtful and generous in their aid to make this a signature park in downtown Nashville, but so far we have not heard anything more since the 1/12 announcement.

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

The Mayor's office has said that they do not have the budget to demolish the stadium and that a park will be too expensive. That is why Kix was asked to help raise awareness and funds to support this effort. He was instrumental (no pun intended) in reopening the park in 2005.

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

A major part of this effort will be fundraising--following the model used to save Radnor Lake--private dollars for a full cultural study of the site, demolition of the stadium, construction of an appropriate memorial and education site, and full restoration of the park.

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

Again membership for the subcommittee for the Future of Fort Negley Park has not been finalized. Regardless of the membership, the mission is to preserve the site so that we can properly honor the history and legacy of the people who lived, fought, and died at Ft. Negley.

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

FOFN board is made up of diverse stakeholders from neighbors and archaeologists to HBCU professor (@learothawms) and descendants of the soldiers who served at Ft. Negley.

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

Thank you for your continued advocacy. This project demands this sort of accountability. This is a sub-committee of the Friends of Fort Negley group, and membership is far from finalized. https://t.co/pg3qFP5cSG

[Joey Garrison @joeygarrison]

NEW: Kix Brooks to lead new group pushing park vision for Greer Stadium post-Cloud Hill https://t.co/s3P6Yl8Voq

[Dorena Williamson @dorenawill]

Our church did a civil rights bus tour in Nashville. Stops included @FISK1866, @NowatNPL, @FortNegley. It sold out quickly! So thankful @gdk_chris and I get 2 lead a diverse church that engages & learns racial history! We are part of the movement that continues in Nashville!

[Dr. Angela Sutton (She/Her)🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @DrAngelaSutton]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. We have been heard! So much thanks to all the friends of @FortNegley. @SaveNashParks. Keep up the good work in saving the history of black #Nashville.
https://t.co/TbdZM3uUN5

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

@joeygarrison Well, dig in and get to the bottom of it.

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

@joeygarrison Has the archaeological report been released to the public yet?

[SaveNashvilleParks @SaveNashParks]

Thank you to everyone who has made their voice heard over the past 7 months. Thank you @MayorMeganBarry for listening. #SavedFortNegleyPark https://t.co/VtJr3tAgfY

[Joey Garrison @joeygarrison]

BREAKING: Cloud Hill abandons controversial proposal for Nashville's Greer Stadium https://t.co/wYBL3Ide9g

[Joey Garrison @joeygarrison]

In abandoning Greer Stadium plans, the mayor's office has announced it is "highly likely" human remains are at the Fort Negley site after archeology review. This affirms the prelimary report I reported on last month. https://t.co/1R10sy1ge7