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SUMMARY:Jazz Workshop Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED! Our regular 1st-Thursday jazz workshop has been cancelled to give the band a break. Many of them have been busy doing gigs over the holidays\, and we want them to have a chance to rest. We’ll see you on Jan. 16!
URL:https://columbiagrow.com/event/jazz-workshop-cancelled/
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SUMMARY:Network monthly meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join members and allies of the SC Progressive Network for out monthly meeting. To join online\, register HERE.
URL:https://columbiagrow.com/event/network-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:GROW\, 1340 Elmwood Ave.\, Columbia\, 29202
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SUMMARY:Yarn crafts for Columbia
DESCRIPTION:The local group Crafts for Palestine hold a regular knitting and crochet circle to make blankets and clothing for the unhoused in Columbia. This month\, they are meeting at GROW.
URL:https://columbiagrow.com/event/yarn-crafts-for-columbia/
LOCATION:GROW\, 1340 Elmwood Ave.\, Columbia\, 29202
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SUMMARY:United Campus Workers meeting
DESCRIPTION:United Campus Workers meets every 2nd Tuesday at GROW. Join union organizers for a monthly meeting to talk shop and plan actions.
URL:https://columbiagrow.com/event/united-campus-workers-meeting-2/
LOCATION:GROW\, 1340 Elmwood Ave.\, Columbia\, 29202
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SUMMARY:Jazz Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Every 1st and 3rd Thursday\, 8-10pm: Join friends for a casual night of live music by some of Columbia’s finest. If you have talent\, you are invited to sit in with the band for a tune or two. No cover charge. Free snacks; beverages available for purchase.
URL:https://columbiagrow.com/event/jazz-workshop-9/
LOCATION:GROW\, 1340 Elmwood Ave.\, Columbia\, 29202
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ORGANIZER;CN="SC Progressive Network":MAILTO:network@scpronet.com
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SUMMARY:Peace for Palestine meeting
DESCRIPTION: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
URL:https://columbiagrow.com/event/peace-for-palestine-meeting-3/
LOCATION:GROW\, 1340 Elmwood Ave.\, Columbia\, 29202
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SUMMARY:United Campus Workers meeting
DESCRIPTION:United Campus Workers meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at GROW.  Join union organizers for a monthly meeting to talk shop and plan actions.
URL:https://columbiagrow.com/event/united-campus-workers-meeting-3/
LOCATION:GROW\, 1340 Elmwood Ave.\, Columbia\, 29202
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SUMMARY:Modjeska Simkins School celebrates 10 years of teaching truth
DESCRIPTION: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!\nThe SC Progressive Network started the school in 2015 to teach civics\, organizing skills and strategies\, and a true people’s history of the Palmetto State. Since then\, some 400 students of all ages\, backgrounds\, and experience have graduated from the intensive four-month program. Hundreds more have attended the school’s free public programs\, deeper dives with experts on topics of current and historical significance. \nThe school also offers online courses\, including Dr. Burnett Gallman’s Afrikan history series and untold stories of South Carolina’s First Nations\, with USC Native American Studies Center Director Chris Judge. Plans are in the works to increase public programs and create material for younger students. \nThe gala will be a chance to celebrate the school and the people who have made it a first-class\, graduate-level experience that is unlike anything else in South Carolina. In fact\, other states are looking to the school as a model to help address the education crisis in this country. \nNetwork Executive Director Brett Bursey said\, “Of all the work we’ve done\, the school is the most rewarding and necessary. It is exceeding our expectations\, and we are gratified by the buy-in we are getting from those who understand the value of education and speaking truth to power.” (You can watch him doing the latter in this clip from a 2022 education subcommittee hearing on Critical Race Theory.) \n“The Modjeska Simkins School has worked hard for 10 years to teach the true history of our state\,” said Dr. Robert Greene II\, who has served as lead instructor of the Modjeska Simkins School since 2019. “Our upcoming gala will showcase the best of our state\, through our students and guest faculty. South Carolina’s history provides a template to fight against oppression and for freedom. Let’s continue this great work together!” \nThe gala will feature renowned poet Nikky Finney\, a longtime supporter of the school and the Network. She spoke at the rally the Network organized in 2017\, and she addressed the Modjeska School graduates in 2021. She is a powerful speaker and writer. \nThe evening will include live jazz and a dance demonstration by Richard Durlach\, who owns the Big Apple where the dance craze was born in 1937. We encourage attendees to wear 1930s-era dance attire. \nWe are very proud of the school\, and are excited about our longterm plans. This event will help boost our visibility ahead of the spring session\, which runs March 1 through June 28 online and in-person at GROW in Columbia. \nProceeds will help us continue to teach South Carolina’s real history in a time of book bans and shrinking history programs across the state. \nTo support the school beyond the gala\, you can make a tax-deductible donation HERE. Every dollar is appreciated\, and allows us to offer student scholarships and to cover travel costs of our esteemed guests speakers. \nFind out more about the Big Apple in this 2019 piece in Oxford American by Dr. Robert Greene II \nSee our photo album HERE \nQuestions? Call 803-808-3384 or email network@scpronet.com \n• • • \nReserve tickets here
URL:https://columbiagrow.com/event/modjeska-simkins-school-10-year-reunion-party/
LOCATION:The Big Apple\, 1000 Hampton St.\, Columbia\, SC\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T080000
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SUMMARY:Modjeska Simkins School spring session registration
DESCRIPTION: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 hard truths. \nThe 2025 spring session will run from March 3 through the end of June\, with classes meeting Monday evenings on Zoom and in-person at GROW\, 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia SC. \nRegistration for the spring session closes Feb. 17. The course includes 16 evening classes\, online and printed study guides\, and special Sunday programs. Tuition is not accepted until after your interview\, which will include discussion of payment options. \nTuition is based on a sliding scale. \n• For those who are able\, tuition is $500\, which may be made in four installments of $125. \n• For those making less than $800 a week\, tuition is $320 — or four payments $80. \n• For those making less than $600 a week\, tuition is $240 — or four payments of $60. \nLimited full scholarships are available. We encourage students show their organizing aptitude by raising their own tuition by gathering tax-deductible donations to the Modjeska Simkins School from family\, friends\, and organizations. \nPlease select your preferred payment option on the application form.
URL:https://columbiagrow.com/event/modjeska-simkins-school-opens-registration-for-spring-session/
LOCATION:GROW\, 1340 Elmwood Ave.\, Columbia\, 29202
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