MEET US AT THE BRIDGE

Together we can make a difference.

The first Meet Us at the Bridge (MUATB) took place in October 2005. 

This event has two purposes: 

  1. Recognize individuals and groups in the community who use their time and talents to combat domestic violence

  2. Honor those who have lost their lives to domestic violence in the last year. 

Meet Us at the Bridge is held in October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month and is typically held on a Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on the west side of the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. There will be free parking available to event attendees in Nissan Stadium Lot R.

Our 2025 event will be held on October 4th at 9:00 am. Please join us!

 
 

In 2025, The Nashville Coalition Against Domestic Violence is hosting the 21st Anniversary of “Meet Us at the Bridge”

Meet Us At the Bridge is an annual ceremony to remember victims of domestic violence and honor those working to end it. Purple roses will be dropped from the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge by family members of domestic violence homicide victims. Since the event began in 2005, 214 women, children, and men have been remembered at the Bridge ceremony. The family members of the nine most recent homicide victims will recognize their loved ones on the first Saturday in October.

 
 

2025 AWARD WINNERS

OUTSTANDING SERVICE PROVIDER
The Mary Parrish Center

Outstanding Law Enforcement Leadership
Detective Josh Beauschesne
Metro Nashville Police Department, Domestic Violence Division

Outstanding Government Officials
Judge Allegra Walker-Birdine, Judge Ana Escobar, Judge Marcus Floyd, & Judge Robin Kimbrough Hayes
General Sessions Domestic Violence Court

Innovative Domestic Violence Program
Survivors First
A Collaboration of the YWCA of Nashville & Middle TN and Davidson County District Attorney’s Office

Outstanding Survivor
Rusty L. Burdge

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Jack Byrd, Attorney
Nashville VOICES
Brandon Little, Metro Nashville Sports Authority
Gordon Richard, Mayor’s Office of Film and Special Events

Thank you for your support in making this event possible!

A special thanks to Susan Tucker-Smith, Assistant Director of Victim Witness Services with the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office, for her tireless work each year to make sure every victim who lost their lives to domestic violence in Nashville is honored and remembered.