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Past Events For South Carolina + Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area

Septima Clark takes the stage!

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2023.

Event Date:

03/09/2023 - 7:30pm to 04/01/2023 - 7:30pm

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

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2023.

Event Date:

02/27/2023 - 6:30pm to 03/20/2023 - 4:30pm

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

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2023.

Event Date:

02/07/2023 - 12:00pm

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

LEAD 2023 (League Education & Advocacy Day)

Submitted by South Carolina in November 2022.

Event Date:

01/28/2023 - 9:30am to 3:00pm

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!

Racial Politics of Public Education

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2022.

Event Date:

12/16/2022 - 12:00pm

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.

SC Midterms: What Happened?

Submitted by South Carolina in November 2022.

Event Date:

11/17/2022 - 5:30pm

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.

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2022.

Event Date:

10/20/2022 - 5:30pm

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.

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2022.

Event Date:

09/21/2022 - 3:30pm

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

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2022.

Event Date:

09/20/2022 - 6:00pm

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.

Missed the event? Watch the recording.