Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

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4	4	SENATE RESOLUTION 24
5	5	By Lamar
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8	8	SR0024
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor Lisa Sherman Luna in celebration of
13	13	Women's Day on the Hill.
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15	15	WHEREAS, Women's Day on the Hill is a time to honor the achievements of those
16	16	Tennessee women who have paved the way for every person to have the opportunity to pursue
17	17	the American dream; and
18	18	WHEREAS, the Volunteer State is proud to be the home of the awe-inspiring Lisa
19	19	Sherman Luna, an immigrant to Nashville from Guatemala, who has dedicated her life to
20	20	helping immigrants and refugees safely and securely live in the United States, apprising them of
21	21	their rights and reminding them of their dignity; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Ms. Luna is the first Latina executive director of the Tennessee Immigrant
23	23	and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) and its sister organization, TIRRC Votes, and her
24	24	incomparable captaincy chartered a course for the organization through the difficulties of
25	25	COVID-19, settled TIRRC into its new headquarters, and multiplied its staff and programs to
26	26	lead robust statewide organizing efforts; and
27	27	WHEREAS, her expansive positive influence and evident leadership skills can also be
28	28	found on the executive committee of the National Partnership for New Americans, the board of
29	29	the National Immigration Law Center's Immigrant Justice Fund, and the steering committee for
30	30	the Fair Immigration Reform Movement; and
31	31	WHEREAS, prior to leading TIRRC, Ms. Luna worked in the international human rights
32	32	field in New York, London, and Senegal, offering her a global perspective that accentuates and
33	33	informs her work here in the United States; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Ms. Luna's skills have only been further enhanced and enriched by her
35	35	studies at King's College London, where she earned a master's degree in conflict, security, and
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40	40	development from the Department of War Studies, and her eloquence in both English and
41	41	Spanish has been indispensable to her success in the field; and
42	42	WHEREAS, in saluting Ms. Luna on this special occasion, let us remember that when
43	43	women succeed, America succeeds, as does Tennessee; now, therefore,
44	44	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
45	45	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we hereby ho nor and commend
46	46	Lisa Sherman Luna on her many contributions to the State of Tennessee as we celebrate
47	47	Women's Day on the Hill.
48	48	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
49	49	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.