Welcome to the 2023 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
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- Report: How Charleston Police applied recommendations from Racial Bias Audit
- Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina Receives Funding from the State to Continue Program for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
- Charleston County School Board overhauls Health Advisory Committee, again
- Tri-County nonprofit pushes for community center serving LGBTQ+ youth
- Charleston Wine + Food celebrates community members with awards
- Charleston County School Board overhauls Health Advisory Committee, again
- ACLU-SC Rejects Censorship Proposal from State Board of Education
- Charleston port among those threatened with dockworkers strike if wage demands aren’t met
- Using hotels for domestic violence victims gets mixed reviews
- SC Civil Rights leaders join call for Brown v. Board name change
- CP View: Elections show need for new voting process
- Charleston County still eyeing affordable housing for downtown site, but unsure how much
- African American Fiber Artists Sought for 17th Annual Exhibition in North Charleston
- Charleston County Council considering changes to tree ordinance
- ‘In the fight for our lives’: Local shrimpers join national action against import dumping
- Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts BIG Lowcountry Boil
- The Salvation Army seeks volunteers for biggest fundraising initiative
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events
- NOV 17: Mic & Mocktails
- NOV 17: Drinks for Dolphins – Edmunds Oast
- NOV 17: The Alchemy of Textiles: A Journey
- NOV 18: Lowcountry Veterans 3rd Annual Benefit Gala
- NOV 18: Charleston Walk to End Colon Cancer
- NOV 18: Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe present: Dancing Styles and Etiquette
- NOV 18: 8th Annual Unique Lowcountry Outing and Feast
- NOV 19: Ales for Tails
- NOV 20: Trans Day of Remembrance: Remember me now!
- NOV 21: Interfaith Thanksgiving Service & Vegetarian Dinner
- NOV 29: Fashion For A Cause
- NOV 29: PechaKucha 44
- NOV 30: Be a Mentor Gala
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles and resources from around the web
- REPORT: Sea Change – How a New Economics Went Mainstream – Roosevelt Institute
- The Wilmington massacre of 1898: a shocking episode of racist violence
- First malaria vaccine slashes early childhood mortality
- A Racist Harvard Scientist Commissioned Photos of Enslaved People. One Possible Descendant Wants to Reclaim Their Story
- FORUM – Reinventing the Welfare State
- “Massacred” vs “Left to Die”: Documenting Media Bias Against Palestinians Oct 7 – Nov 7
LOWCOUNTRY #GrabBag – a rotating sampling of local resources
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- Take the 2023 Conscious Consumer ‘Buy Local Season” Pledge!
- I-HOPE Women’s Business Center
- #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
FEATURED RESOURCE HUBS AT CHARLESTONGOOD.COM…
#CHSvolunteers
Find local organizations actively seeking volunteers
#GoodGrants
Check out the latest grant opportunities and other grants resources
#GoodJobs
Browse recent nonprofit job openings as well as other local employment resources
#GrassrootsGuide
Connect with over 640 local nonprofit organizations in our unique Lowcountry directory
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR
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#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines
Joy Buolamwini (Author)
“In a world plagued by AI harms and threats to our civil rights, Dr. Joy Buolamwini has been an essential figure in bringing irresponsible, profit-hungry tech giants to their knees. Unmasking AI is an inspiring story about her journey from precocious student to groundbreaking pioneer in a field where women like herself are often rendered invisible. If you’re going to read only one book about AI, this should be it.”–Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation
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