EVENTS

Advocacy and Activism Workshops

Take your Civil Liberties concerns to the next level. Help make change happen. The South Carolina National Office of the ACLU will host an advocacy and activism workshop in Hilton Head/Bluffton on Tuesday, February 23 and in Greenville on March 1.

This will be a great opportunity for you to hear about the ACLU’s work in South Carolina and to network with others in your community who are concerned about civil liberties. These sessions will address ways to successfully get your message to the media and elected officials to help bring about positive change in our state and the nation. Please join us in this exercise in advocacy and activism!

Tuesday, February 23 at noon
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry
110 Malphrus Rd. in Bluffton
(1 mile south of Highway 278 at Lowes; map)

Pizza and beverages will be available for a small donation.

Professor Glen A. Halva-Neubauer of Furman University, a specialist in state & local government and politics and in US domestic policy, will be our guest presenter in Greenville on March 1. His current research centers on analyzing the development of the undue burden standard (the current Supreme Court test for determining the constitutionality of abortion statues) in the federal courts. Dr. Halva-Neubauer teaches courses in American Government, Urban Politics, State Politics, Policy and Administration, and Racial and Ethnic Politics.

Monday, March 1 at 6:00 p.m.
Charlie’s Steak House (map)
18 E. Coffee St. in Greenville
Free parking (after 5:00 p.m.) will be available in the Region’s Bank lot located 1/2 block from the restaurant.

A prix-fixe chicken breast dinner (with salad, potato, coffee or tea) will be offered for $21.00, including tax and gratuity. We will collect payment for the dinner at the door. Payment by cash or check (sorry, no credit cards!) made payable to ACLU Foundation.

Reservations are a must so we can give the restaurant a confirmed head count and ensure everyone has a place. Please RSVP by no later than February 25!

A New Decade: Perspectives on Civil and Voting Rights

In celebration of Black History Month, please join the ACLU South Carolina National Office for a screening of Legacy: Black and White in America, the highly acclaimed PBS documentary feature film that highlights the most celebrated African-Americans of our time and examines the political rise of Barack Obama against the backdrop of changing racial attitudes.

Legacy is also about racial division in America and the conflicts that define us as a civilization and as human beings — conflicts that have fueled our rise to global supremacy but that undermine our future. It is about a new generation of leaders forged from the black experience in America and poised to make the dream of the Civil Rights Movement and the promise of democracy and pluralism a reality. More about the documentary.

Tuesday, February 23 at 6:30 p.m.
University of South Carolina School of Law Auditorium
701 Main St. in Columbia (Google map)

Meredith Bell-Platts, Staff Counsel of the ACLU Voting Rights Project in Atlanta will speak following the film screening. Ms. Bell-Platts is a frequent panelist and speaker on matters involving election reform and minority political participation. Her experience includes racial and partisan gerrymandering, the Voting Rights Act, voter ID and registration, election day challengers and voting technology. Please HYPERLINK "https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageNavigator/SC_rsvp" RSVP to join us.

The American Constitution Society and the Black Students Law Association of the University of South Carolina School of Law have partnered with us to present this thought-provoking event in recognition of Black History Month.

Thursday, February 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Morris Brown AME Church
13 Morris St. in Charleston (Google map)

In celebration of Black History Month, please join the ACLU South Carolina National Office, and League of Women Voters, NAACP and the YWCA of Charleston who have partnered with us to present a screening of Legacy: Black and White in America in Charleston.

These events are free and open to the public. Please RSVP to join us.