{"id":27589,"date":"2023-06-23T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=27589"},"modified":"2023-06-22T15:46:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:46:49","slug":"changemakers-weekly-digest-2023-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/changemakers-weekly-digest-2023-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Changemakers Weekly Digest &#8211; 2023 &#8211; #25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to the 2023 Changemakers Weekly Digest!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Charleston&#8217;s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit &amp; grassroots<br \/>\nnews, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Please keep sharing your events, ideas and resources via the &#8220;CONTACT US&#8221; link on CharlestonGood.com<br \/>\nor via email anytime: charlestongood@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodNews <\/strong>&#8211; local nonprofit &amp; grassroots headlines<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2023\/06\/16\/in-surprise-port-pauses-major-union-pier-project-in-charleston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In surprise, port pauses major Union Pier project in Charleston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scbiznews.com\/news\/hospitality-and-tourism\/83681\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International African American Museum announces plans for community dedication ceremony<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ywcagc.org\/wwb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nominate an Outstanding Woman for #WhatWomenBring 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/06\/16\/international-african-american-museum-hosts-smithsonian-museum-exhibit-to-launch-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International African American Museum Hosts Smithsonian Museum Exhibit to Launch Opening<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crbjbizwire.com\/halos-raises-over-63000-for-summer-camp-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HALOS raises over $63,000 for summer camp scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/06\/19\/local-nonprofit-we-are-family-collaborates-with-quip-to-raise-money-for-lgbtqi-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Nonprofit We Are Family Collaborates with Quip to Raise Money for LGBTQI+ Youth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2023\/06\/20\/preservation-group-seeks-find-oldest-gravesites-hillsborough-cemetery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preservation group seeks to find oldest gravesites at Hillsborough Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/06\/15\/the-charleston-museum-to-debut-a-special-exhibit-honoring-isaac-nimmons-in-celebration-of-juneteenth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Charleston Museum to Debut a Special Exhibit Honoring Isaac Nimmons in Celebration of Juneteenth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2023\/06\/16\/remembering-how-charleston-used-to-be-less-traffic-fewer-people-kinder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remembering how Charleston used to be \u2014 less traffic, fewer people, kinder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2023\/06\/21\/charleston-fire-receive-federal-grant-community-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston Fire to receive federal grant for community programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/06\/15\/state-museum-to-celebrate-those-with-disabilities-during-disability-pride-day-on-july-8th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Museum to Celebrate Those with Disabilities During Disability Pride Day on July 8th<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/2023.06.20-145717\/https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/politics-government\/article276185706.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When white people die, SC laws change. Why haven\u2019t Black deaths led to state hate crimes law?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/local\/ncpd-will-host-first-gun-violence-prevention-festival-at-riverfront-park-north-charleston-police-department-dea-smith-greg-gomes-reggie-burgess-state-representative-rep-martin-pendarvis-deon-tedder-wciv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCPD will host first Gun Violence Prevention Festival at Riverfront Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counton2.com\/news\/local-news\/reflecting-on-the-charleston-church-shooting-8-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reflecting on the Charleston Church Shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/local\/a-lifetime-garden-to-honor-one-of-emanuel-9s-own-the-susie-jackson-freedom-memorial-garden-wciv-june-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Lifetime Garden to honor one of Emanuel 9\u2019s own: The \u2018Susie Jackson Freedom Memorial Garden\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/06\/15\/world-heritage-usa-and-the-charleston-forum-to-co-host-panel-event-at-mother-emanuel-ame-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Heritage USA and The Charleston Forum to Co-host Panel Event at Mother Emanuel AME Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/teamster.org\/2023\/06\/south-carolina-red-cross-workers-voted-to-join-teamsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SC Red Cross Workers Vote to Join Teamsters &#8211; International Brotherhood of Teamsters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2023\/06\/18\/moore-the-day-slavery-first-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moore: The day slavery first died<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2023\/06\/16\/it-takes-lot-courage-second-988-call-center-opens-lowcountry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018It takes a lot of courage\u2019: Second 988 call center opens in Lowcountry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chstoday.6amcity.com\/culture\/sweetgrass-basket-short-film-hands-to-heritage-features-the-lowcountry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweetgrass basket short film \u201cHands to Heritage&#8221; features the Lowcountry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/06\/15\/charleston-mayoral-candidate-clay-middleton-vows-to-order-police-to-stand-down-to-protect-women-and-doctors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston Mayoral Candidate Clay Middleton Vows to Order Police to Stand Down to \u201cProtect Women and Doctors\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/local\/rep-wendell-gilliard-charleston-county-to-discuss-failure-of-sc-hate-crimes-bill-in-south-carolina-senate-dylann-roof-clementa-c-pinckney-hate-crimes-act-emanuel-ame-church-shooting-2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Gilliard talks SC Legislature&#8217;s failure to pass hate crimes bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/06\/19\/dorchester-paws-begins-nationwide-search-for-new-executive-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dorchester Paws Begins Nationwide Search for New Executive Director<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2023\/06\/20\/charitable-giving-2022-drops-only-third-time-40-years-giving-usa-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charitable giving in 2022 drops for only the fourth time in 40 years: Giving USA report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/aLWLk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uncertainty over shelter\u2019s fate leaves North Charleston homeless with few options<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.cofc.edu\/2023\/06\/20\/college-of-charleston-archivist-shares-his-pride-for-the-real-rainbow-row\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Charleston Archivist Shares His Pride for \u2018The Real Rainbow Row\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For Lowcountry environmental news &amp; resources,<br \/>\ncheck out our partners at <a href=\"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GrowPurpose.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#SharingHub<\/strong> &#8211; Charleston Good just launched a new resource hub to facilitate more community connections and more sharing in 2023<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Share more with our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/community-sharing-hub\/\">COMMUNITY SHARING HUB<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodEvents<\/strong> &#8211; a few featured upcoming nonprofit events<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JUN 24: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketweb.com\/event\/one-way-forward-festival-the-refinery-tickets\/13132555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONE WAY Forward MUSIC FESTIVAL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUN 29-JUL 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlestoncarifest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston Carifest 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUL 7: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/768245258125831\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston Happy Hour!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUL 8: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethechangecharleston.org\/upcoming-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1st Annual Empowerment Through Employment (ETE) celebration<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUL 8: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/shots-with-a-spin-2023-wheelchair-basketball-tournament-charleston-sc-tickets-60305055043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Shots with a Spin&#8221; Wheelchair Basketball Tournament<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUL 15: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/560684565999159\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tri County Black Nurses Association Mental Health Summit<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUL 18: <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charleston-green-drinks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston Green Drinks: Plastics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For our most up-to-date curated event listings,<br \/>\ncheck out our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/community-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMMUNITY CALENDAR<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodStuff <\/strong>&#8211; interesting articles and resources from around the web<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lithub.com\/is-ice-americas-most-literary-element\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Ice America\u2019s Most Literary Element?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2023\/jun\/16\/direct-action-uk-policies-deportations-to-jamaica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We took direct action against the UK\u2019s racist policies, and a jury acquitted us. Resistance can succeed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/policy-analysis\/global-inequality-well-being-has-decreased-across-many-dimensions#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Inequality in Well\u2010\u200bBeing Has Decreased across Many Dimensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/this-23-year-old-founder-is-3d-printing-schools-in-madagascar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This 23-Year-Old Founder is 3D Printing Schools in Madagascar Aiming to be a &#8216;Stepping Stone&#8217; for the Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/howthingswork\/p\/corporations-do-not-have-any-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corporations Do Not Have Any Rights That We Don&#8217;t Give Them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofitaf.com\/2023\/06\/hey-journalists-we-need-to-talk-about-your-problematic-portrayals-of-nonprofits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonprofit AF: Hey journalists, we need to talk about your problematic portrayals of nonprofits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20230614-how-a-dose-of-mdma-transformed-a-white-supremacist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How a dose of MDMA transformed a white supremacist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogwoodalliance.org\/actions\/stop-promoting-big-bad-biomass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bioenergy Destroys More Than Forests. Act Now to Stop It.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#CHSvolunteers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/charleston-volunteer-hub\/\">VOLUNTEER HUB<\/a><br \/>\nfor local organizations actively seeking volunteers<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodGrants\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/nonprofit-resources\/nonprofit-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NONPROFIT GRANTS HUB<\/a><br \/>\nfeatures new grant opportunities as well as lots of grants resources<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodJobs <\/strong>&#8211; local nonprofit job opportunities<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For local nonprofit job openings and resources,<br \/>\ncheck out our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/charleston-nonprofit-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHARLESTON NONPROFIT JOBS HUB<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodBooks <\/strong>&#8211; Newly featured in Charleston Good&#8217;s Bookshop<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/19618\/9780804141512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle<\/a><br \/>\nJody Rosen (Author)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Two Wheels Good takes the form of bricolage, blending meticulous historical research, local reporting from bicycle-dependent locales like Bhutan and Bangladesh and personal memories . . . . The book excels across all of them and, in its curious, mingled character, calls to mind Bill Bryson, John McPhee, Rebecca Solnit&#8211;obsessives, for whom the material world and their own infinitesimal presence within it constitute the most natural subject of artistic inquiry.&#8221;&#8211;The New York Times Book Review<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Shopping for Books?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You can support Charleston Good &amp; local bookstores by shopping via <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/shop\/charlestongood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our store at BookShop.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/widgets.js\" data-type=\"search\" data-include-branding=\"false\" data-affiliate-id=\"19618\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FIND THIS NEWSLETTER USEFUL?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Feel free to share it with a friend!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/charlestongood.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CharlestonGood.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>#goodsharing #collaborating4change #chsvolunteers #changemakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27601 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Changemakers-Digest-2023-25.jpg\" alt=\"Changemakers-Digest-2023-25\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Changemakers-Digest-2023-25.jpg 700w, https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Changemakers-Digest-2023-25-300x171.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/400;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the 2023 Changemakers Weekly Digest! 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