{"id":6148,"date":"2017-03-01T16:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?page_id=6148"},"modified":"2020-11-03T10:40:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T14:40:38","slug":"getinvolved-charleston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/getinvolved-charleston\/","title":{"rendered":"#GETINVOLVED CHARLESTON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Now, more than ever, we need to #GetInvolvedCharleston and #Collaborate4Change !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are some resources to help us work together\u00a0for the common good.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>LOWCOUNTRY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT RESOURCES<\/h2>\n<p><strong>COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY CALENDAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s commit to collaborating on event promotion!<\/strong><br \/>\nCheck out the community calendar and add your events&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"COMMUNITY EVENTS\" href=\"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/community-events\/\">Community Events Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CHARLESTON COUNTY RACIAL DISPARITIES REPORT 2000-2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disparities-report-cover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14890 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disparities-report-cover-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disparities-report-cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/disparities-report-cover.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 232px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 232\/300;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">&#8220;This report will serve as a tool to help promote greater public awareness and understanding of the depth and breadth of the racial disparities that differentiate the white and black experience in Charleston. In large measure, these findings speak for themselves. White supremacy in the Charleston region is not simply an ideology of hate. It is about an assortment of institutionalized policies and practices and structural arrangements of power relations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TheStateofRacialDisparities-in-CharlestonCountySC2000-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download|print report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>LOCAL LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Atlantic-Institute-Charleston-168429587137624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlantic Institute &#8211; Charleston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1491442544506771\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arm in Arm (Gun Sense)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bacechs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BACE League of Charleston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BFLowcountryTransit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Friends of Lowcountry Transit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/CharlestonJusticeForMikeBrown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Lives Matter &#8211; Charleston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.c4women.org\/awareness-and-advocacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Women: Awareness &amp; Advocacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston Activist Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charleston-sc.gov\/AgendaCenter\/Search\/?term=&amp;CIDs=7,&amp;startDate=&amp;endDate=&amp;dateRange=&amp;dateSelector=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston City Council &#8211; Meetings &amp; Agendas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CCRABEJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston Community Research to Action Board &#8211; CCRAB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/IndivisibleCharleston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston Community Resistance\u00a0&#8211; Facebook group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestoncounty.org\/departments\/county-council\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston County Council &#8211; Members, Meetings, Minutes, etc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/165873347540871\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston Goose Jockeys<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/charlestongreendrinks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston Green Drinks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestonhearts.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston HeARTS Refugees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/charlestonmoves.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston Moves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/enoughpie.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enough Pie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1231128136941037\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huddle Charleston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1878461779065777\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ideas Into Action<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatheringforgoodusa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gathering for Good<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IndivisibleCHS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indivisible: Charleston &#8211; Facebook page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelocalpulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Local Pulse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northcharleston.org\/Government\/City-Council\/Meetings,-Minutes,-Agendas.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Charleston City Council &#8211; Meetings &amp; Agendas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nullificationparty.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nullification Party of Charleston<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pathways to Politics:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scwren.org\/events\/pathway-politics-sc-women-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SC Women Run<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/689466667846441\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quality Education Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesophiainstitute.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sophia Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclusc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SC ACLU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scjustice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1460893184204458\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SC Courage Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scequality.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SC Equality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scmenors.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SC Mentors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SC Progressive Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/SCvotes.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SC Voter Information &amp; Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cleanenergyorg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southern Alliance for Clean Energy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scwren.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women&#8217;s Rights &amp; Empowerment Network (WREN)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&amp; BEYOND LOCAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/\u2022350.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">350.org<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/CleanWaterAction.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CleanWaterAction.org<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/Oceana.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oceana.org<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ClimateTruth.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ClimateTruth.org<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ClimateProgress.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ClimateProgress.org<\/a>, etc&#8230; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornucopia.org\/2014\/06\/10-environmental-nonprofit-organizations-changing-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nice list of environmental orgs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staywoke.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StayWoke<\/a> &#8211; <span data-offset-key=\"33kbk-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">This one-stop resistance resource is awesome already, and together, we can make it even better&#8230; <\/span><\/span>&#8220;<span data-offset-key=\"a0836-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">StayWoke is a 501(c)(4) organization and digital accelerator that engages thousands of learners, builders, and activists in the work of advancing equity and justice in America. Together, we will win.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/PeoplePower.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PeoplePower.org<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; nation-wide activism calendar, plus training tools and resources from the ACLU<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resistancecalendar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resistance Calendar<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a nice calendar of national, regional and local activism events<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sprouthub.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sprout Hub<\/a> &#8211; A Southern Platform for Resisting Oppression and Uniting Together<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/5calls.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Calls Action App<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Phone calls to legislators are effective and this app makes calling easy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyaction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Action<\/a> &#8211; This alert tool makes it really easy to make one meaningful call every day<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wall-of-us.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wall of Us <\/a>&#8211; weekly concrete action alert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensmarch.com\/100\/action2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women&#8217;s March: 10 Actions 100 Days<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0turning energy into action on a local level<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.injusticeboycott.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Injustice Boycott<\/a> &#8211; an extensive plan for organized resistance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a> &#8211; longtime leader in the fight against hate<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indivisibleguide.com\/download-the-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the INDIVISIBLE guide<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grabyourwallet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Grab Your Wallet boycott lis<\/a>t &#8211; because where you spend your money matters<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1OPghC4ra6QLhaHhW8QvPJRMKGEXT7KaZtG_7s5-UQrw\/edit#heading=h.l4uvrs8m75xh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Design Solutions for Fake News<\/a> &#8211; a detailed look at the problem and what to do about it<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycivicworkout.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Civic Workout<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a great way to develop your civic engagement muscles!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Please help us grow<br \/>\n#GETINVOLVEDCHARLESTON<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"CONTACT US\" href=\"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/contact-us\/\"><strong>Share your Links<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/martin-luther-king-682116_1280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14891 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/martin-luther-king-682116_1280-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"I have a dream\" width=\"1000\" height=\"749\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/martin-luther-king-682116_1280-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/martin-luther-king-682116_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/martin-luther-king-682116_1280-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/martin-luther-king-682116_1280.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/749;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now, more than ever, we need to #GetInvolvedCharleston and #Collaborate4Change ! 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