Changemakers Digest 2025 – JUNE 16

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#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines

• 10 years later: Why Chris Singleton forgave his mother’s racist killer
• Some Mother Emanuel Families Say the Focus on Forgiveness Has Cost Them Justice
• WATCH: Over a thousand gather for ‘No Kings’ rally in downtown Charleston Saturday
• College of Charleston to demolish YWCA believed to cover 1790s grave site to build dorm
• IAAM to Host Annual Juneteenth Celebration: J.O.Y. – Juneteenth on the Yard
• Charleston housing project Gadsden Green now part of redevelopment plan for thousands of apartments
• THE LIST: Lowcountry events honor Emanuel Nine
• Community packs North Charleston’s Park Circle for pride celebration
• Charleston’s ‘gayborhood’ celebrates LGBTQ community all year, even after Pride month ends
• North Charleston gets library for foster children via county library partnership
• SC congressman again proposes closing ‘loophole’ that allowed Charleston shooter to buy gun
• Transformation Table builds bridges to unify
• ICYMI
  • Food insecurity deepens in Charleston area
  • Social Justice Advocates File Federal Lawsuit Challenging City Protest Ordinance
  • SC rape and violence crisis centers face crisis of their own if federal funding goes away
  • ‘Urgent’ need for foster parents throughout South Carolina

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#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events

JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH
Charleston Area LGBTQIA+ Community Events

• JUN 20: Center For Heirs Property Preservation 20th Annual Gala
• JUN 21: Summer Solstice Splash Bash
• JUN 20: South Carolina Aquarium Good Catch Dinner
• JUN 21: Free Produce – Park Circle Cares
• JUN 22: Liberty Hill’s Juneteenth Parade
• JUN 23: ECCO’s Grand Re-Opening & Ribbon Cutting
• JUN 28: Brunch n’ Learn: Food Justice 101
• JUN 28: Awe Fest (new date)
• JUN 28: 13th Annual Charleston Natural Hair Expo
• JUN 28: Free Laundry Day
• JUN 28: 3rd Annual Juneteenth Youth Summit 
• JUN 28: Newton Blueberry Festival

For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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#GrassrootsGuide – our directory of 640+ local nonprofit organizations in the Lowcountry

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