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SENATE RESOLUTION 27
By Lamar
SR0027
003939
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A RESOLUTION to honor Judith Clerjeune 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 Judith
Clerjeune, who serves as the Advocacy Director for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee
Rights Coalition (TIRRC) and TIRRC Votes, leading the organization's policy priorities and
campaign initiatives and working closely with organizers to advance strategic campaigns at
national, state, and local levels that directly impact TIRRC's membership and immigrant
communities; and
WHEREAS, before joining TIRRC, Ms. Clerjeune worked at the Healing Trust
Foundation and the Jean Crowe Advocacy Center and as a domestic violence specialist at the
YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, she has further served her community as a member of the steering
committee of Healthy and Free Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, in saluting Ms. Clerjeune 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 honor and commend
Judith Clerjeune on her many contributions to the State of Tennessee as we celebrate Women's
Day on the Hill.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.