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