Welcome to the 2024 Changemakers Weekly Digest!<\/p>\n
Charleston’s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit & grassroots news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…<\/strong><\/p>\n Please keep sharing your events, ideas and resources via the “CONTACT US” link on CharlestonGood.com or via email anytime: charlestongood@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n #GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n #GoodNews <\/strong>– local nonprofit & grassroots headlines<\/p>\n For Lowcountry environmental news & resources, #GoodEvents<\/strong> – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events<\/p>\n For our most up-to-date curated event listings, FEATURED RESOURCE HUBS AT CHARLESTONGOOD.COM…<\/strong><\/p>\n #CHSvolunteers<\/a> – <\/strong>local organizations actively seeking volunteers<\/em> additional resources for <\/strong> GRASSROOTS GUIDE NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT:<\/strong><\/p>\n South Carolina Black Farmer Coalition<\/a><\/strong> #GOODBOOKS – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop<\/strong><\/p>\n The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power<\/a><\/strong> “In The Everything War, the journalist Dana Mattioli shows us at length that Bezos’s legacy is far more insidious than we ever suspected….At this point, continuing to defend Amazon’s business practices with the argument of low prices, even when such toxicity extends to a soul-crushing work culture, has turned into a feel-good illusion that corporate America keeps telling itself about the monster it has created. But as with all illusions, at some point, reality hits. This book is exactly the dose of reality Americans need to imagine a world without Amazon, which already costs us so much to feed.” You can support Charleston Good & local bookstores by shopping via our store at BookShop.org<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n“W<\/span>e work to train, equip, and support existing, returning, and budding generations of Black farmers. We need Black-led training programs, land trusts, food hubs, policy advocates and funders to get the job done.”<\/p>\n
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\nDana Mattioli (Author)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n–Karina Montoya, Washington Monthly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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