Join Columbia-area activists working to educate the public and advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza. They meet each third Tuesday at GROW. This month, the topic is Labor Unions United: Divest & Boycott Militarism

United Campus Workers meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at GROW.  Join union organizers for a monthly meeting to talk shop and plan actions.

On Saturday, Jan. 25, friends, allies, and alumni of the Modjeska Simkins School will gather at the historic Big Apple in the heart of Columbia to celebrate 10 years of teaching truth in South Carolina. We hope you will join us! The SC Progressive Network started the school in 2015 to teach civics, organizing skills and strategies, and a true

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This year marks the Modjeska Simkins School’s 10th year of teaching civics, organizing skills, and a people’s history of South Carolina. The school is open to students of all ages, backgrounds, experience, and interests. We welcome everyone, but please know that the course is challenging. It is a four-month commitment to exploring difficult topics and

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Join friends for a night of live music every 1st and 3rd Thursday at the GROW, the HQ of the SC Progressive Network at 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia. Folks with talent are invited to sit in with the Justus Band for a tune or two. During the 10-minute intermission, audience members can take advantage of

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Looking for a few volunteers! The Modjeka Simkins School participates in the City of Columbia's Adopt-A-Street program by conducting a quarterly sweep of our neighborhood. We need help picking up trash on Marion Street between Elmwood and Taylor. We provide trash bags, gloves, pickers, and beverages. The sweep lasts about an hour. To volunteer, please

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United Campus Workers meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday 6-8pm at GROW. Join union organizers for a monthly meeting to talk shop and plan actions.

Join Carolina Peace for an evening with Kafia Haile, a strategist who uses visual storytelling and education to try and change U.S. foreign policy. She began her career as a tribes and culture analyst at the Pentagon. In 2008, she was based in Iraq as an expert on reconciliation by integrating former insurgents into the political

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Join friends for a night of live music every 1st and 3rd Thursday at the GROW, the HQ of the SC Progressive Network at 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia. Folks with talent are invited to sit in with the Justus Band for a tune or two. During the 10-minute intermission, audience members can take advantage of

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Live, local music series. This month, UFO at GROW features Nightsweat, KTG, and crwnroyal. Doors open at 7; music starts at 8pm. $10 at the door.