Welcome to the 2024 Changemakers Weekly Digest!
Charleston’s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit & grassroots news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…
Please keep sharing your events, ideas and resources via the “CONTACT US” link on CharlestonGood.com or via email anytime: charlestongood@gmail.com
#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources
- Support film about flooding and land loss in Charleston
CofC graduate, Tyquan Morton, is working with other local talent to develop a unique film.
‘High Water’ is Morton’s “love letter to Charleston and a contemplation about rising sea levels, land development, and gentrification.” Check it out!
- Climate Justice Gathering
Join Charleston Climate Coalition at their Monthly Meeting on May 29th at 6:00pm at the Charleston Workers Center at the ILA Hall, 1142 Morrison Drive. They’ll be joined by the Lowcountry Action Committee as they discuss the role of Black activists in the climate justice movement and the importance of Black folks leading the charge. Taking action on the Baker Hospital site as well as the County Climate Action Plan will also be part of the agenda.
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- Mount Pleasant wades back into the cruise ship debate
- “Be Kind Charleston” Card Making Station at the Mount Pleasant Library
- Proposed $900k pilot program could make dangerous Charleston corridor safer
- S.C. gets new evacuation zones as hurricane season nears
- Toxic ‘garbage juice’ transports navigate narrow roads, tight traffic on Johns Island
- Farmers markets help communities thrive
- DOT is ‘only barrier’ to adding traffic light, crosswalk to Morrison Drive, developers say
- Battle to save lives and prevent fatal drug overdoses continues
- Charleston Heights homeowners report more flooding after SC Ports construction
- My Sister’s House honors advocate, Charleston companies helping combat domestic violence
- ICYMI
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events
- MAY 20: BIFMC’S 17th Annual Golf Invitational
- MAY 20-22: SC7 Resiliency Conference
- MAY 23: 14th Annual Harvest Dinner
- MAY 23: Pint Night with Coastal Conservation League
- MAY 25: Plant & Sip @FreshFutureFarm
- MAY 25: Charleston Transportation History & Civil Rights
- MAY 25-26: Beginner Beekeeping Class
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FEATURED RESOURCE HUBS AT CHARLESTONGOOD.COM…
#CHSvolunteers – local organizations actively seeking volunteers
#GoodGrants – new grant opportunities and other grants resources
#GoodJobs – nonprofit job openings + other local employment resources
#GrassrootsGuide – our directory of 640+ local nonprofit organizations in the Lowcountry
additional resources for
Individuals | Organizations
GRASSROOTS GUIDE NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT:
South Carolina Strong
“a Delancey Street Foundation residential rehabilitation program and business training school where participants gain skills and are employed in catering, furniture restoration, moving and nursery/landscaping service.”
#GOODBOOKS – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
Brown Girl Chromatography
Anuradha Bhowmik (Author)
“Brown Girl Chromatography is pure fire, a slow burn to the center of desire. This is a book of longing, of brokenness, of makeup, of wanting what you’re not supposed to want and then constructing a world from it. This is the most inventive book I’ve read in ages.” –Aaron Smith, author of The Book of Daniel
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