In the premiere episode of the WIL Listen podcast, we commemorate Black History Month with Anita Garrett’s interview of Author Claudia Smith Brinson about her book Stories of Struggle: The Clash Over Civil Rights in South Carolina.
Are you or someone you know considering a run for elected office? Join us for our continuing Ready to Run® series. This session will focus on building or reshaping your message strategy and will give you tools for communicating your messages effectively.
Presented by the League of Women Voters South Carolina
The League of Women Voters of Greenville County presents Women in Municipal Government Virtual Forum. Please join us to learn more about the importance of municipal office and the role and experience of women in it.
Are you or someone you know considering a run for elected office? Join us for our continuing Ready to Run® series. This final session will focus on some of the best strategies to keep your campaign financially viable while being mindful of the current moment.
In the second episode of the WIL Listen podcast, Anne Miller interviews author Jenna Arnold about her book Raising Our Hands: How White Women Can Stop Avoiding Hard Conversations, Start Accepting Responsibility, and Find Our Place on the New Front Lines.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice in partnership with SC Appleseed, and SC Counts is offering virtual training on redistricting, the mapping process, and tools citizens can use to organize their communities and engage in the redistricting process. The CROWD academy training model has been implemented in every state in the southeastern United States with the … Continued
The annual SpringBoard Virtual Conference helps women gain the confidence and knowledge to step forward and seek positions on local and statewide appointed boards and commissions that best suit their experience and interests. Presented by SC Women in Leadership and Bank of America
Southern Coalition for Social Justice in partnership with SC Appleseed, and SC Counts is offering virtual training on redistricting, the mapping process, and tools citizens can use to organize their communities and engage in the redistricting process. The CROWD academy training model has been implemented in every state in the southeastern United States with the … Continued
Watch the webinar on Redistricting hosted by the Charleston Chapter of the League of Women Voters
Presented in partnership with the Center for American Women in Politics The next session in CAWP’s Ready to Run virtual training series is here. The panel will discuss the importance of having more LGBTQ+ individuals engaged in politics and public life, including as elected or appointed officials, lobbyists, and party leaders. Confirmed participants in the … Continued
Southern Coalition for Social Justice in partnership with SC Appleseed, and SC Counts is offering virtual training on redistricting, the mapping process, and tools citizens can use to organize their communities and engage in the redistricting process. The CROWD academy training model has been implemented in every state in the southeastern United States with the … Continued
Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 8, at 11 A.M. and join us at Boyd Plaza to celebrate two years of informing, connecting, and engaging women with leadership! Masking and social distancing will be observed. Join us for cake, coffee, and a salute to our future!
What is redistricting and how does it impact our daily lives? In the interview, find out why the 2020 Census matters, how it informs redistricting, and why we as the public should be involved in the process of drawing our legislative districts.
Presented by the League of Women Voters South Carolina
Southern Coalition for Social Justice in partnership with SC Appleseed, and SC Counts is offering virtual training on redistricting, the mapping process, and tools citizens can use to organize their communities and engage in the redistricting process. The CROWD academy training model has been implemented in every state in the southeastern United States with the … Continued
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Presented by the League of Women Voters South Carolina
The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival brings together the most revolutionary minds of entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, scientists, and thinkers to explore the ideas forming what comes next. Register now for a look at the seismic shifts occurring in the way we live, work and play.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice in partnership with SC Appleseed, and SC Counts is offering virtual training on redistricting, the mapping process, and tools citizens can use to organize their communities and engage in the redistricting process. The CROWD academy training model has been implemented in every state in the southeastern United States with the … Continued
Hear from Mrs. Brenda C. Murphy, the first female president of the SC NAACP, about how redistricting has historically impacted Black communities.
Our country was founded on principles that privileged some and excluded others. The resulting system of bias makes many things more difficult for women and people of color. This includes running for office.
Until leaders at all levels look more like the overall population, there will continue to be racial biases baked into our democracy. That’s why we need your voice at the table. In this session, we will discuss how to center the needs, challenges, and triumphs in your community as you battle a system that was initially set up to exclude you from participation.
This interactive virtual workshop will focus on developing the specific skills of building and facilitating safe and diverse environments and community organizing to advance racial justice.
Join women from all over the state to talk about race and gender diversity. We’ll talk about the big issues so you can share your story, learn from others, celebrate the progress made by trailblazers before us, and empower each other to tackle the disparities that remain. Plus we’ll make an exciting announcement about our Circles of Women!
Between those on the frontlines and others working behind the curtain, what can we expect from the diversity of perspective shaping our policymaking and the business of government? Join the Journal for a conversation with U.S. Representatives Liz Cheney (R. Wyo.), Nicole Malliotakis (R. N.Y.) and Marilyn Strickland (D. Wash.) on how women can rise higher, set the national and economic agenda, and empower the next generation.
Join women from all over the state to talk about race and gender diversity. We’ll talk about the big issues so you can share your story, learn from others, celebrate the progress made by trailblazers before us, and empower each other to tackle the disparities that remain. Plus we’ll make an exciting announcement about our Circles of Women!
South Carolina Senator Mia McLeod and South Carolina Representative Jenny Horne share their perspectives on legislative redistricting as incumbent candidates whose districts were redrawn following the 2010 Census and how you can advocate for fairness and transparency as the district maps are drawn based on the final 2020 census numbers expected to be released in mid-August of this year.
Commemorating June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX with news that the war was over and the enslaved were now free, join Zeta Phi Beta Sorority to celebrate with live performances, talks on religion, education, and legislation.
Presented by the League of Women Voters South Carolina
Through this interactive virtual workshop, you will learn best practices when recruiting, engaging, and managing volunteers for a project, campaign, or organization. You will also learn basic steps for developing communication campaigns to promote your social impact program.
Girls Write Camp is an arts based writing focused camp hosted by the #whatshesaidproject that combines professional level instruction and small group / personal attention to bolster the confidence, courage, creativity, and collaboration skills of girls and gender expansive youth.
Stephania Priester, South Carolina Women in Leadership Outreach Coordinator, talks with Jeni Atchley, President of the S.C. Young Democrats and Sarah Jane Walker, Chairman of the S.C. Young Republicans about their perspectives on where we stand on equality for women, how they have civil and productive dialogues in both their personal and professional lives with other women (and men) who don’t necessarily sit on the same side of the aisle, and why young women need to step up and take on leadership roles in their communities and in politics
Girls Write Camp is an arts based writing focused camp hosted by the #whatshesaidproject that combines professional level instruction and small group / personal attention to bolster the confidence, courage, creativity, and collaboration skills of girls and gender expansive youth.
Leadership is about doing our best to serve the mission, values, and people we work with and for. No matter our qualifications or intent we will likely make mistakes or disagree with others as we pursue big ideas and worthy goals. This means we will likely experience feedback, criticism, and rejection at some point along the way.
Learn helpful tips on how and what to do when contacting your elected representatives, with a focus on holding your state legislators accountable for how legislative district maps are drawn based on 2020 Census data. We will identify your representatives, practice different approaches and discuss follow-up actions.
Forrest Alton was born and raised in a small town in Upstate New York, spent more than two decades in South Carolina, and is now a resident of Memphis, TN. Forrest's personal experiences and lessons from every step of that journey have helped to inform his passion, values, and work. In addition to his own … Continued