Advocacy Allies - June 25 Call

Advocacy Allies is Together SC's peer network that seeks to harness the collective power of its member organizations who are advancing the greater good through public policy and advocacy efforts.

Is your organization active in developing or affecting public policy? Then this call is for you!

Thursday, June 25th, 1:00- 2:30 - 90min Zoom Call

Grassroot Lessons in Advocacy

Grassroot organizations, and the individuals that lead them, work on the front line of the battle against inequity and have always been important. But in this current time, the real work to make our communities stronger is being done by those who understand their communities best.

Advocacy organizations working at the regional, state, or even county and city levels, can sometimes overlook the vital role these groups have on how equity and justice are achieved.

This virtual forum will lift up the voices of three grassroots organizations and individuals who are putting their words into action when it comes to racial equity and support for those unjustly impacted by today’s “normal”.

Guest Speakers 

Marilyn L Hemingway

President/CEO, Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce

Co-Chair, Environmental & Climate Justice Committee, SC Conference of NAACP

Councilwoman Shaterica Neal

Town of Gray Court, SC

SC Lead Organizer, Working Families Party

Maribel Acosta & Lydia Cotton

Art Pot Multicultural Center (Hanahan, SC)