Category Archives: Activism
February Breakfast Meeting / Day of Action
After breakfast on Feb. 1st, we’re going to have A Day of Action! We’re going to knock on doors and teach everyone we meet how easy it is to We will meet at Montague’s at 9 AM for breakfast as … Continue reading
2019 Spratt Issues Conference
Hosting the First in the South primary, South Carolinians have an important opportunity as the early voters determining the policy shaping the Democratic primary. Therefore, we are excited to use this year’s Issues Conference as an opportunity to set the … Continue reading
Compassionate Care Act Call to Action
The sponsor of the Compassionate Care Act bill, Sen. Tom Davis, is seeking input from his stakeholders prior to the bill being moved into the Medical Affairs full committee. The next hearing is scheduled for March 13. Sen. Davis needs … Continue reading
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays: Teacher, Preacher, Mentor, Scholar, Author, Civil Rights Activist
In honor of Black History Month, the Greenwood County Democratic Party pays tribute to Dr. Benjamin E. Mays. “Remembering Dr. Benjamin E. Mays’s Legacy” by Marian Wright Edelman (Founder and President of Children’s Defense Fund) “’It started here in … Continue reading
Important Legislative Information- TAKE ACTION
Two positive developments from this last week are: 1) SC Election Commission Executive Director Marci Andino told a Senate judiciary subcommittee that all the voting systems available for the state to purchase have a paper trail (see the article on … Continue reading
Monthly Breakfast Meeting Turned Get Out The Vote Rally!
James Smith and Mandy Powers Norrell will be our speakers at this Saturday’s breakfast meeting, which will be held @ 9:00 @ The Hut (1310 Cambridge Ave behind Jerry’s Flowers)! Workman’s is catering. This is going to be a Get … Continue reading
Evvie Harmon: Women’s March co-founder & James Smith campaign staffer
At the GWCDP Breakfast Meeting on Saturday, Aug 4, the main guest speaker was Evvie Harmon, a lifelong resident of South Carolina with an impressive resume of activism in a traditionally conservative state. Evvie was one of the original co-founders … Continue reading
