{"id":7570,"date":"2017-09-18T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=7570"},"modified":"2017-09-13T16:57:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T20:57:19","slug":"sep-26-living-your-truth-conversation-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/sep-26-living-your-truth-conversation-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Sep 26 – Living Your Truth Conversation Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On\u00a0Tuesday, September 26<\/span><\/span>\u00a0from 6:30 to 8:30 pm\u00a0at Emanuel AME Church, 110 Calhoun Street,\u00a0The Social Justice Racial Equity (SJRE) Collaborative\u2019s Living Your Truth conversation series returns with more audience interaction and action steps from\u00a0Rev. Nelson B. Rivers, III & Judge Alex Sanders. \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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Charleston\u2019s civil rights leaders, Reverend Nelson B. Rivers, III and Judge Alex Sanders return to share stories, answer questions, and suggest steps to create a just, equitable, and thriving community where all people of all races are empowered to fulfill their potential. This gathering continues the Sophia Institute\u2019s\u00a0SJRE Collaborative\u2019s Living Your Truth<\/i>\u00a0Series to educate, challenge, and foster new understanding.<\/p>\n

At their first Living Your Truth conversation in May 2017, Rev. Rivers and Judge Sanders shared how they met in Bennetts Point, SC, worked in the Charleston area, and pushed for change across the state. \u00a0Feedback from the full house at Emanuel AME, expressed the audience\u2019s desire to \u201ccontinue the dialogue\u201d and \u201cmore time for Q&A\u201d so the Social Justice Racial Equity Collaborative is hosting this second conversation on\u00a0September 26<\/span><\/span>\u00a0from\u00a06:30-8:30pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0back at Emanuel AME church.<\/p>\n

This is a free event. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration is requested to help with planning:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

thesophiainstitute.org\/events\/living-your-truth-part-two<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker Bios<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rev. Rivers is the Pastor of Charity Missionary Baptist Church in the Liberty Hill Community of North Charleston, SC and the Vice President of Religious Affairs and External Relations of the National Action Network. He worked at every level of the NAACP and helped to elect more than 300 black officials in South Carolina. He was a lead organizer of the 2000 March on the Statehouse to demand the removal of the Confederate Battle Flag and was a founding member of the Charleston Area Justice Ministry in 2011.<\/p>\n

The 19th President of the College of Charleston, Judge Alex Sanders currently teaches in the University\u2019s Department of political science. A man of many talents, Sanders\u2019 job descriptions have also included Chief Judge of the SC Court of Appeals, state Legislator in the House and Senate, candidate for the US Senate, a soybean farmer, soldier, and even circus performer.<\/p>\n

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More information about the Social Justice Racial Equity Collaborative can be found at\u00a0www.TheSophiaInstitute.org<\/a>\u00a0or by contacting its co-chairs Barbara Kelley-Duncan atkelleyduncan@bellsouth.net<\/a>\u00a0and Carolyn Rivers at\u00a0info@thesophiainstitute.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Social Justice Racial Equity Collaborative<\/b><\/p>\n

The Social Justice Racial Equity Collaborative, convened by The Sophia Institute, seeks a just, sustainable, and thriving community where all people of all races are empowered to fulfill their human potential. Collaborating with its 42 member Council and multiple Engagement Partners, the SJRE Collaborative believes \u00a0a healthy, diverse, and inclusive community starts with an acknowledgement of interdependence and shared humanity. By addressing the challenges that emerge from structural and institutional racism, the SJRE Collaborative is working to transform Charleston into a more just and equitable place to live, work, and thrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On\u00a0Tuesday, September 26\u00a0from 6:30 to 8:30 pm\u00a0at Emanuel AME Church, 110 Calhoun Street,\u00a0The Social Justice Racial Equity (SJRE) Collaborative\u2019s Living Your Truth<\/p>\n

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