Welcome to the 2023 Changemakers Weekly Digest!
Charleston’s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit & grassroots
news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…
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#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- SC Ports breaks ground on North Charleston community center
- Election recap: Each key result from Nov. 7 election night
- MAP: How Charleston neighborhoods voted in the mayor’s race, and what might happen next
- Burgess runs away with North Charleston mayor’s race
- Study: 43% of South Carolinia households struggle to afford basics
- James Island Outreach to Host Thanksgiving Community Service on 11/19
- IAAM announces next special exhibitions
- Charleston Public Library System holding free flu vaccine events
- Connecting to our Common Humanity: Transformation Table Launches Community Partnership with YWCA Greater Charleston
- Positive Vibes launches hotline to curb youth violence, foster community support
- Inside a controversial auction of Gullah-Geechee homes: ‘This land needs to be protected’
- U.S. Justice Dept. to investigate Charleston, Richland Co. jails
- Former state senator Kimpson announces $2.5M funding for Charleston’s Entrepreneur Resource Center
- OPIE Drive-Thru Grocery and Cafe Partners with East Cooper Community Outreach to Provide Thanksgiving Turkeys
- Fighting hate crimes the goal as Charleston Jewish nonprofit receives $400K federal grant
- Charleston Police discussing modifications after car drove in pedestrian lane on bridge
- SC Dept. of Ed. opens textbooks for in-person review, but not in the Lowcountry
- Inclusive Holiday Hoedown at Wannamaker County Park set for Dec. 6
- As local retailers face high prices for space on King Street, is Charleston at risk of losing its charm?
- Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Services to Host “Sip and Shuck” Event on 12/3
- Rudy Mancke, celebrated naturalist and host of SCETV’s “NatureScene” and SC Public Radio’s “NatureNotes,” passes away
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events
- NOV 10: “Make-A-Friend-A-Thon”
- NOV 10-12: YALLFEST Young Adult Book Festival
- NOV 11: Geechee Influence Storytelling Fest
- NOV 11: 2nd Annual Oyster Roast and Wellness Fair for Mental Health HEROES
- NOV 12: 5th Annual Fall Fest
- NOV 13: Taller: Expresión & Color – Círculos de Bienesta
- NOV 13: Resilient Landscape Design at the Water’s Edge
- NOV 14: AFFA’s #QueerAFFAir
- NOV 16: Charleston Green Drinks – Food & Food Systems
- NOV 17: Mic & Mocktails
- NOV 18: Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe present: Dancing Styles and Etiquette
- NOV 18: 8th Annual Unique Lowcountry Outing and Feast
- NOV 20: Trans Day of Remembrance: Remember me now!
- NOV 21: Interfaith Thanksgiving Service & Vegetarian Dinner
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles and resources from around the web
- Millionaire Builds 99 Tiny Homes to Cut Homelessness in His Community–He Even Provides Jobs On Site for Them
- The Case for Re-Writing the Constitution
- What can we do about ultraprocessed foods?
- Millions more students to receive free school meals under expanded U.S. program
- New York is breaking free of Airbnb’s clutches. This is how the rest of the world can follow suit
- Nonprofit AF: Never ask job candidates to do unpaid assignments as part of your hiring process
- Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the US, helped by education, technology
- Incarceration rates for Black men and women have been declining since 2000. Reform efforts are helping.
- ‘Billionaire club’: the tiny island of Barbuda braces for decision on land rights and nature
- Here are 3 Ways the U.S. Media Tries to Justify Israel’s Attacks on Civilians in Gaza
LOWCOUNTRY #GrabBag – a rotating sampling of local resources
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- Take the 2023 Conscious Consumer ‘Buy Local Season” Pledge!
- #GivingTuesday: Making Room at the Table – Equitable Access for All
- SPEAK UP: Charleston County Climate Action Planning Questionnaire
- RESOURCE: Nature-Based Exchange Compendium
- Got Questions? Ask the City of Charleston Citizen Services Desk
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#GoodGrants
Check out the latest grant opportunities and other grants resources
#GoodJobs
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#GrassrootsGuide
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#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics
Marc Lamont Hill (Author) Mitchell Plitnick (Author)
“Hill and Plitnick have produced a timely and powerful indictment of decades of U.S. policy exceptionalizing Israel at the expense of progressive values. Their thorough examination of American progressives’ intellectual and moral hypocrisy when it comes to defending Palestinians’ human rights, civil rights, and right to challenge Israeli occupation is a valuable resource.”
–Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace
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