We will mark the Zinn Education Project's national Teach Truth Day on June 7 by gathering Modjeska Simkins School students and allies on the SC State House steps for a short speak-out. Come show your support for teaching a true people's history in the Palmetto State. Join us at 2pm for a brief program with the school's lead instructor,
As part of its Deep Dive series, the Modjeska Simkins School will screen the 2014 film Scarred Justice, a 60-min. documentary about the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre. The Orangeburg Massacre brings to light one of the bloodiest tragedies of the Civil Rights era after decades of deliberate denial. The killing of four white students at Kent
United Campus Workers meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at GROW. Join union organizers to talk shop and plan actions.
Join Carolina Peace for GROW Night: Cuba, Lift the Blockade this Tuesday June 17th 6:30pm, featuring speaker Ty dePass, founding member of Asere. Light refreshments. Free/donations accepted. For six-and-a-half-decades the US has waged clandestine warfare on the island nation of Cuba. From the economic sanctions imposed by the Eisenhower administration, to the abortive Bay of
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday between 8 and 10pm, GROW holds a free jazz workshop to showcase local talent. It's Columbia's best-kept secret. All are welcome.
United Campus Workers meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at GROW. Join union organizers for a monthly meeting to talk shop and plan actions.
Students and their families will celebrate their matriculation from the spring session of the Modjeska Simkins School with a graduation ceremony and dinner. Students from across South Carolina have been meeting every Monday evening since March 3 at GROW and on Zoom. It's been a wonderful session, and we look forward to seeing what the
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday, Columbia musicians gather at GROW to play jazz. It is free and open to all. Anyone with talent is invited to sit in with the band for a tune or two.
The SC Progressive Network will be tabling at the Jasper Project's Activist Fair on Friday afternoon. It is part of a four-day Degenerate Art Project at Stormwater Studios, 413 Pendleton St. in Columbia. Stop by to say hello and get some free stuff.
The SC Progressive Network is hosting a meeting about the opportunities and challenges of the SCOUT electrical vehicle plant being constructed in Blythewood. The state has offered SCOUT $1.3 billion in incentives for the facility that will take three years to complete, cover 1,100 acres and hire 4,000 employees. Our members and allies in Blythewood and the adjoining
