{"id":28001,"date":"2023-07-14T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=28001"},"modified":"2023-07-14T09:35:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:35:59","slug":"changemakers-weekly-digest-2023-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/changemakers-weekly-digest-2023-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Changemakers Weekly Digest &#8211; 2023 &#8211; #28"},"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\/07\/06\/charleston-moving-mountains-on-workforce-housing-with-new-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston \u2018moving mountains\u2019 on workforce housing projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counton2.com\/news\/south-carolina-news\/thousands-at-risk-of-losing-active-voter-status-in-south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thousands at risk of losing \u2018active\u2019 voter status in South Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Flyer-inteligencia-emocional.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBA to Host Mastermind Class: La Inteligencia Emocional y Su Impacto En Los Negocios y La Vida Diaria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/VOXUS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amid Disability Pride Month, Be the Change Charleston is celebrating 1 year of work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2023\/07\/12\/city-charleston-program-curb-underage-drinking-becomes-permanent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Charleston program to curb underage drinking becomes permanent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowcountryweekend.com\/2023\/07\/12\/charleston-county-parks-host-inclusive-prom-aug-12-mount-pleasant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston County Parks to host Inclusive Prom Aug. 12 in Mount Pleasant!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/local\/stop-gun-violence-car-and-bike-rally-will-be-held-at-ball-park-where-shooting-occurred-generations-for-america-foundation-nonprofit-north-charleston-pepperhill-brandywine-road-wciv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stop Gun Violence Car and Bike Rally will be held at ball park where shooting occurred<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/07\/11\/beach-olympics-raises-over-10k-for-disabled-children-to-attend-summer-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beach Olympics Raises Over $10K For Disabled Children To Attend Summer Camp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2023\/07\/12\/city-charleston-give-school-supplies-first-day-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Charleston to give school supplies at First Day Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/07\/11\/the-ideal-foundation-has-opened-its-next-nonprofit-grant-cycle-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ideal Foundation has Opened its Next Nonprofit Grant Cycle Application<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2023\/07\/06\/animal-society-demands-more-financial-support-from-charleston-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animal Society demands more financial support from Charleston County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcarolinapublicradio.org\/sc-news\/2023-07-08\/one-month-in-sc-leads-in-medicaid-disenrollment-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One month in, SC leads in Medicaid disenrollment rates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuw.org\/young-leaders-united\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support the TUW Young Leaders United School Supply Drive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2023\/07\/06\/maritime-union-pushes-promised-jobs-leaders-call-it-terminal-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maritime union pushes for promised jobs; leaders call it a \u2018terminal takeover\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/07\/10\/saul-alexander-foundation-awards-florence-crittenton-programs-of-sc-50000-for-new-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saul Alexander Foundation Awards Florence Crittenton Programs of SC $50,000 For New Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2023\/07\/07\/spiritual-writer-lamott-comes-to-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spiritual writer Lamott comes to town<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2023\/07\/10\/teen-author-explores-grief-in-debut-childrens-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teen author explores grief in debut children\u2019s book<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/07\/11\/ralph-h-johnson-va-health-care-system-and-sc-department-of-veterans-affairs-collaborate-to-aid-lowcountry-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System and SC Department of Veterans\u2019 Affairs Collaborate to Aid Lowcountry Veterans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2023\/07\/10\/charleston-co-schools-program-host-resource-fair-homeless-families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston Co. Schools program to host resource fair for homeless families<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crbjbizwire.com\/goose-creek-naacp-presents-our-2023-sneaker-gala-in-support-of-our-community-initiatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goose Creek NAACP Presents Our 2023 Sneaker Gala in Support of Our Community Initiatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/07\/09\/the-mcconnell-foundations-2nd-annual-gala-benefiting-pediatric-cancer-research-set-for-september-16th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The McConnell Foundation\u2019s 2nd Annual Gala Benefiting Pediatric Cancer Research Set for September 16th<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/WE27a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Editorial: Charleston, North Charleston need continued focus on rail crossings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trio-solutions.com\/createathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CreateAthon Applications Now Open!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charleston-sc.gov\/1884\/Citizen-Services-Desk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RESOURCE: Got Questions? Ask the Citizen Services Desk<\/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>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 15: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1303529590291974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hampstead Day &#8211; Historic Marker Unveiling<\/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<li>JUL 18: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/musc-urban-farm-farewell-event-tickets-664627497737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MUSC Urban Farm Commemoration &amp; Celebration<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUL 19: <a href=\"https:\/\/charlestonjazz.com\/event\/art-of-jazz-heather-rice-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art of Jazz: Heather Rice &amp; Friends<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUL 20: <a href=\"https:\/\/register.lowcountrybsc.org\/reg.aspx?mode=event&amp;event=3430045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Start Your Food Truck Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUL 21: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/monuments-summer-aspiring-toward-a-common-history-tickets-657851259827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monuments Summer &#8211; Aspiring Toward a Common History<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JUL 22: <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencemountpleasant.com\/events\/sweetgrass-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19th Annual Sweetgrass Festival<\/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:\/\/capitalbnews.org\/bystanders-recording-police-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What to Do If You Witness Possible Police Misconduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/06\/13\/2023\/kenya-tea-pickers-destroy-machines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya&#8217;s tea pickers are destroying the machines replacing them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/health\/inside-pfizer-moderna-race-crucial-long-awaited-vaccine-lyme-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Pfizer\u2019s and Moderna\u2019s Race to Develop a Crucial And Long-Awaited Vaccine For Lyme Disease<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrace.org\/2023\/07\/minnesota-gun-bill-red-flag-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Minnesota Became the Surprising Success Story of Gun Reform<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/mfMaS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This new tool will help upend everything we assumed about ancient gender roles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/ai-gpt4-could-change-how-blind-people-see-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI Could Change How Blind People See the World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/05-07-2023-18-million-doses-of-first-ever-malaria-vaccine-allocated-to-12-african-countries-for-2023-2025--gavi--who-and-unicef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries<\/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\/9781608466863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitalism and Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell<\/a><br \/>\nMarta Russell (Author) Keith Rosenthal (Editor)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Discovering Marta Russell&#8217;s work was a watershed moment for my family, changing not just how we saw ourselves as able-bodied or disabled individuals but how we understood the modern world. It led us to a new understanding of disability as a political issue, a social condition embedded in economic structures of exploitation and oppression, not simply a product of personal embodiment. To have any hope of building an accessible future, more people are going to need to read Russell and this collection is the place to begin.&#8221; &#8211;Astra Taylor<\/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-28003 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Changemakers-Digest-2023-28.jpg\" alt=\"Changemakers-Digest-2023-28\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Changemakers-Digest-2023-28.jpg 700w, https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Changemakers-Digest-2023-28-300x171.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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