Past Events For South Carolina + Beaufort, SC Area

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Event Date: 
Mar 14 2023 03:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual

Recording available!

Septima Clarke premiere
Event Date: 
Mar 09 2023 07:30 pm to Apr 01 2023 07:30 pm
Event location: 

Pure Theatre, Cannon Street Arts Center

After two years of planning, plotting, researching, networking and fundraising, the League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area is thrilled to see the Septima Clark play arrive at PURE Theatre's stage!

SC Teacher task force listening sessions
Event Date: 
Feb 27 2023 06:30 pm to Mar 20 2023 04:30 pm
Event location: 

Greenville (Feb 27) , Florence (March 13) , Columbia (March 20)

The state's Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement Task Force will hold three public listening sessions. Individuals are invited to recommend state policy actions that would enhance educator recruitment and retention efforts, and to address the existing shortage in South Carolina.

The South Jim Crow and its Afterlives, Feb.7
Event Date: 
Feb 07 2023 12:00 pm
Event location: 

ZOOM

Join us via ZOOM to learn from acclaimed author Adolph Reed about the Jim Crow South and its relevance to today's society. Recommended by LWV of the United States

Event Date: 
Jan 28 2023 09:30 am to 03:00 pm
Event location: 

Midlands Technical College - Airport Campus

LEAD 2023: register!

Gather with fellow League members across the state in Columbia on January 28 as we power up for the new legislative session!

Hear from South Carolina leaders about hot topics and strategies to move our state forward. You'll leave inspired—and energized!

Event Date: 
Dec 16 2022 12:00 pm
Event location: 

Virtual

Dr. Holly Pinheiro, assistant professor of African-American history at Furman University. will be discussing how various issues (surrounding race, gender, and class) have had a profound impact on public education throughout American history.

Event Date: 
Nov 17 2022 05:30 pm
Event location: 

VIRTUAL

You've seen him on major news outlets like CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC Nightly News, and more.  Now hear what Dr. Scoff Huffmon, director of the Winthrop Poll, has to say about our recent SC elections and the political implications. 

Sponsored by the LWV of the Columbia Area, this ZOOM session is open to the public. Registration is required. 

Oct. 20 Public Education Panel
Event Date: 
Oct 20 2022 05:30 pm
Event location: 

Virtual

Public education is at a crossroads. Join the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area for this informative discussion about the impact of public education with two seasoned public educators and leaders.  

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Event Date: 
Sep 21 2022 03:30 pm

Recently, Governor McMaster has signed into law 2 bills that impact children and restrict access to healthcare. The “Save Women’s Sports Act” bans transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges. The “Medical Acts and Diversity Act” allows medical providers to deny services based on religious beliefs to people, including LGBTQ people.

Sponsored by the LWV of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area, this panel presentation will clarify the difference between facts and misinformation and enhance understanding of the complexities of gender and sexual identity, particularly as they relate to personal and political issues.

Read more and register. 

Black Women's Equal Pay Day Sept 20, 6 pm virtual forum
Event Date: 
Sep 20 2022 06:00 pm
Event location: 

Zoom

Learn about the impact of pay inequality at our online conversation with Nichelle Harrison, a business owner, WREN director, and AAUW member; and Rep. Chandra Dillard, a leading sponsor of the Equal Pay Act in the State House, and a passionate advocate. There's an equal pay day for every ethnic and racial demographic because no group of women is on pay check parity with white males in the US.Sponsored by the LWV of Greenville County.
 
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