Able South Carolina

Able South Carolina is a Center for Independent Living (CIL)– a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability nonprofit that provides an array of independent living services to people of all ages with all types of disabilities, in 23 counties in South Carolina.

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American Civil Liberties Union

For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

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ACLU South Carolina Affiliate

Local affiliate of the ACLU, located in Charleston, SC

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Beyond Differences

Beyond differences is a cross cultural relations organization that brings people, ideas and principals together to create a more progressive and inclusive community through development and the engagement of our youth to create change in Greenville, SC.

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Campaign for Southern Equality *

LGBTQ equality organization. Running a series of free legal workshops, led by volunteer attorneys and transgender leaders, will cover issues such as name changes for trans folks, health care power of attorney documents for LGBTQ youth, how to obtain a passport for gender marker changes and second parent adoptions to help protect LGBTQ families.

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Coastal Conservation League

Since 1989, the Coastal Conservation League has worked with communities, businesses, citizen groups, and people like you to protect what we love about South Carolina. Our vision is a future in which we strive for common ground and the balance of nature and community.​

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Daily Action *

Organization which follow the news cycles closely to determine where citizens can collectively make the greatest impact. The point of Daily Action alerts is to make civic engagement easy and logistically painless. Sign up for their free service and recieve periodic text updates about current actions you can take over the phone.

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Democracy Spring *

Democracy Spring is a movement organization committed to winning sweeping democracy reforms that would end the corruption of big money in politics and guarantee the right to vote for all.

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Dirty Energy Money

Dirty Energy Money is an interactive tool that tracks the flow of oil, gas and coal industry contributions to the US Congress.

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El Refugio

A ministry of hospitality and visitation serving immigrants detained at Stewart Detention Center, their families, and friends.

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Freedom Fighters

Freedom Fighters is a volunteer-based organization in Greenville SC that consists of dedicated individuals who have joined together to promote peace, unity and justice for all on both a local and national level.

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GLOW Lyric Theatre

Every year Glow Lyric Theatre presents works of opera, operetta and musical theater that are in direct response to the political and social climate of South Carolina. Glow is proud to be the only professional opera company in South Carolina.

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Greenville CAN

Greenville CAN is a network of self advocates, service providers, families, caregivers, and professionals committed to making Greenville County a better place to live and work for individuals with disabilities. 

 

Greenville County Democratic Party 

The Greenville County Democratic Party (GCDP) is the local branch of the state and national Democratic Party. Includes Democratic Women of Greenville County and Young Democrats.

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Greenville Cultural Exchange Center

The Greenville Cultural Exchange Center (GCEC) is an African-American history museum and culture center dedicated to the preservation of African-American history in the Greenville area.

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Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

The Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a welcoming and accepting liberal religious community. We embrace freedom of thought, encourage spiritual growth and practice social responsibility.

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Hispanic Alliance

The Hispanic Alliance unites the largest network of agencies and individuals working collaboratively to advance Hispanic communities in the Upstate region. They seek to build trust with Hispanic communities by speaking their languages, promoting their culture, and understanding and addressing their needs, and to help our partner agencies serve the local Hispanic population in a culturally, linguistically and socially appropriate way through grassroots outreach, training and community events.

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Indivisible Guide *

A Practical Guide For Resisting the Trump Agenda. Former Congressional Staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen.

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​Indivisible SC District 5

​A group of concerned and progressive constituents living in South Carolina's 5th congressional district which includes Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Newberry, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, and York counties. Using the Tea Party model to actively resist the Trump Agenda on a local level.

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Informed Immigrant

In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, millions of documented and undocumented immigrants face increased uncertainty around their status in the United States. Immigrant rights organizations and leaders across the country have banded together and pooled resources to help immigrants and their allies obtain the current best-known information and guidance.

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Islamic Society of Greenville

The Islamic Society of Greenville is an independent non-profit organization. It functions to provide a place for Muslims to worship and to spread Islam in the United States by providing religious and educational facilities for members of the society.The center is open every day of the year for all payers and more and serves as a place of worship, a place of gathering, a host for community events, and interfaith dialogue.

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NAACP *

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.

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NAACP--South Carolina Chapter

The South Carolina State Conference is the leading civil rights organization in the state of South Carolina. The organization was chartered in 1939 and now operates through a network of branches, youth councils and college chapters located across the forty-six counties of the state. 

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National LGBTQ Taskforce

"We’re building a future where everyone is free to be themselves in every aspect of their lives. Today, despite all the progress we’ve made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. That’s why the Task Force is training and mobilizing millions of activists across our nation to deliver a world where you can be you."

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Politics That Work*

Politics That Work is a resource for finding hard data to enable you to decide which party's policies are actually playing out better. We present a wide variety of infographics and graphs that package reliable, objective, publicly available information about the parties' track records into formats which we hope make the patterns in the data clear. Many of our graphs focus on the economic performance of the policies of the Republican and Democratic Parties, but we cover a variety of other topics of political importance as well.

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Progressive Nation WNC

A movement is about progressive change that will keep our country moving forward. Focusing on both national and WNC and Upstate local actions.

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Project Hope Foundation

We serve individuals of all ages across the autism spectrum, from those most severely impacted (who may need very basic training such as developing a way to communicate) to those with Asperger’s Syndrome (who may need help completing college classes).  We provide a wide range of services – family support, Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, education, training, social groups, and adult programs.  Our programs benefit not only the child affected with autism but also the entire family, all of whom are forever changed by this diagnosis.  We provide a broad array of workshops and trainings to families, educators, childcare providers, medical professionals, and community groups.  No other South Carolina organization offers our range of services and support for the autism community.

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Project Host

Using food as a tool to nourish the hungry and train the unemployed. Soup kitchen, culinary training, out-of-school nutritional support for school-age children, community garden in Greenville, SC

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Protection and Advocacy

Since 1977 P&A has been an independent, statewide, non-profit corporation that protects and advances the legal rights of people with disabilities.

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Rainbow PUSH Coalition Greenville Chapter

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is the product of a social justice movement that grew out of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's (SCLC) Operation Breadbasket. Founded by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Operation Breadbasket sought to combine theology and social justice, and to effect progressive economic, educational, and social policy in America. In 1966, Dr. King appointed Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. to serve as the first director of Operation Breadbasket in Chicago, IL. The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is the result of a merger between Operation PUSH and the Rainbow Coalition. Established in 1971 by Rev. Jackson, People United to Save Humanity (later changed from "Save" to "Serve")--PUSH, was an organization dedicated to improving the economic conditions of black communities across the United States. The local chapter serves to  promote the legacy of Dr. King by supporting initiatives that engage his vision.

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RISE

RISE is working to become the largest citizen watchdog organization in the United States with the mission of empowering Americans to monitor and take action in response to the Trump Administration, Congress, and state and local governments.

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Sierra Club, South Carolina--William Bartram Group

Local chapter of the Sierra Club, dedicated to protecting, serving and promoting the unique Upstate environment.​

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Southern Poverty Law Center*

National organization which monitors activities of domestic hate groups and other extremists, promoting equality, inclusiveness and equitable learning environments in the classroom, focuses on impact litigation in Children’s Rights, Economic Justice, Immigrant Justice, LGBT Rights, and Criminal Justice Reform.

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Speaking Down Barriers

Speaking Down Barriers transforms our life together across our differences by facilitating community dialogue, training, performances, and consultation. Meetings in Spartanburg and Greenville, SC

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The Mary Black Foundation

The mission of the Mary Black Foundation is to invest in people and communities for improved health, wellness, and success in Spartanburg County through community events and small grant funding.

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Thrive Upstate

To provide all people with disabilities and special needs with meaningful services, opportunities, and support, so they may thrive in life, work and play.

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Triune Mercy Center

Greenville ministry working predominantly with the homeless community. "At Triune, we attempt to empower rather than enable. Toward that end, our relief work is limited to four hot meals a week, a grocery pantry and laundry services. Every other ministry is aimed at offering transformational possibilities to our parishioners – from drug rehab to mental health counseling to advice from our three volunteer lawyers."

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United We Dream *

National organizational hub for grassroots campaigns powered by immigrants, people of color, and allies determined to to reject Trump’s hate and continue honoring and celebrating immigrant and refugee resilience and defiance by creating: Undocu-friendly classrooms and educators, changing your school/campus to sanctuary and/or demanding and supporting a Local Campaign for Sanctuary city

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WREN--Women's Right's and Empowerment Network

WREN, the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network, is a South Carolina-based network created to build a movement to advance the health, economic well-being, and rights of South Carolina’s women, girls, and their families. WREN provides a strong, collective voice for South Carolina’s women and girls.

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Women's March On Washington *

National website organizing the Women's March On Washington--January 21st--as well as providing information about Sister Marches around the country

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