SC Lutheran Synod -Selma Events
Organizes showings of Selma in communities all over SC and invites faith congregations to share a meal and discuss what is learned.
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SC Lutheran Synod - Inclusiveness Network
"The mission of the Inclusiveness Network of the South Carolina Synod is to actively invite and welcome all persons regardless of race or culture as God’s children into the communion of sharing the grace and love of Jesus Christ in all congregations.”
South Carolina Bishops’ Public Education Initiative
The bishops of the Fellowship of SC Bishops (Lutheran, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, United Methodist judicatories) have come together in an ecumenical initiative to support a flourishing public education system in South Carolina. Our initiative is a state-wide effort by us as religious leaders to engage our approximately 1,600 churches and their 500,000 members in personal support of the poorest children in our state, so that they may receive the full benefits of a good education.
Palmetto Luna Arts
Palmetto Luna Arts’ mission is to foster an understanding of the Hispanic/Latino culture by promoting artistic creation and providing opportunities for cultural expression for the community in South Carolina.
PASOs
PASOs provides culturally responsive education on family health, early childhood, and positive parenting skills; individual guidance for participants in need of resources; and partnership with health care and social service providers to help them provide more effective services. Founded in 2005, PASOs helps the Latino community and service providers work together for strong and healthy families.
Speaking Down Barriers
We are a team of listeners, healers, artists, researchers, teachers, theologians, & creatives who work together to offer encounters that transform our life together across human difference. Using spoken word poetry, transformative dialogue, workshops, and deep listening as tools, we are working with people, communities, organizations, & institutions to build an equitable world through healing & justice. Rather than our human differences of race, class, sexual orientation, gender, national identity, and religion act as sources of division, they can be the source of our collective strength.
Race to the Table SC
Race to the Table SC seeks to peacefully dissolve the racial barriers in society and between individuals. In racially mixed small groups, the dialogue experiences go beyond superficial conversations and create an openness to re-evaluate viewpoints and personal assumptions. Built into the process are ways to be “change agents” and continue building understanding and friendships with not only those met at a Race to the Table SC event, but with others of diverse racial and cultural identities.
Enough Pie
The mission of Enough Pie is to use creativity to connect & empower our community in Charleston’s Upper Peninsula.
Social Justice Racial Equity Collaborative
We recognize the urgent need for systemic change around racial justice in Charleston. We are cognizant of the widely shared feeling that conversation is not enough. In creating the Social Justice Racial Equity Collaborative: Transforming from the Inside Out, The Sophia Institute seeks to convene and align respective goals, resources, and audiences to maximize collective impact for Social Justice and Racial Equity.
The Race and Social Justice Initiative
The mission of the Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) at the College of Charleston is to promote public awareness and dialogue about race and social justice issues in the Charleston area, the state of South Carolina, and beyond, through a collaborative effort led by the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, Addlestone Library, the African American Studies Program, the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative (LDHI), and multiple community partners.
Serve and Connect
Serve & Connect was founded in honor of Forest Acres Police Department Officer Gregory Alia, who was killed in the line of duty on September 30, 2015. Remembered as an officer who served his community with compassion and respect, our organization is committed to those ideals, supporting the work of law enforcement officers who—in addition to their police responsibilities—identify need and seek to address it. It is our shared belief that in partnership with the neighborhoods they serve, law enforcement officers can help address the immediate conditions that give rise to issues of community safety.
Just Leadership USA
JustLeadershipUSA is dedicated to cutting the US correctional population in #halfby2030. JLUSA empowers people most affected by incarceration to drive policy reform.Mass incarceration is the most significant domestic threat to the fabric of our democracy. The reason for such high incarceration rates is not serious crimes but misguided policies such as mandatory minimums, three-strikes laws and reductions in the availability of parole and other early release mechanisms. Through targeted advocacy, strengthening leadership and membership support, JustLeadershipUSA believes a decarcerated America is possible.
Sowing Seeds into the Midlands
Sowing Seeds into the Midlands ('Seeds') is a grassroots nonprofit committed to helping youth ages 13-18 thrive. Based in Columbia, South Carolina, we offer support services and tailored programming to help teens make informed decisions that benefit their futures. From life skills training and professional counseling to mentoring and after-school tutoring, we create safe spaces for teens to engage authentically and respectfully with themselves and the world around them.
SCYEA (State Coalition for Youth Empowerment & Access)
Our mission is to make safe and inclusive spaces for youth, ages birth to twenty-five, of all identities in South Carolina through education, awareness-raising, and advocacy. We are committed to collaborating with diverse individuals and organizations to achieve equality, fairness, justice, and equity for youth. We envision a South Carolina where all learning environments are inclusive and safe for every youth.