Envisioning a liberated South Carolina where women and girls can shape their own futures
We hereby proclaim:
The land which we occupy today is the traditional ancestral home of the Edisto Kusso-Natchez, Santee, Pee Dee, Waccamaw, Catawba, Lower Cherokee, Sumter Band of Cheraw, Santee, Beaver Creek, Chickasaw, Wassamasaw, Uchee, Westoe, Yemassee, Wimbee, Combahee, Sissipahaw, Ashepoo, Escamacu, Stono, Etiwan, Kiawah, Wando, Sewee, Winyah, Wateree, Eno, Shakori, Sugaree, Chicora, Waxhaw, and many other Indigenous peoples of South Carolina, past and present.
Without them, we would not have access to this space. We take this opportunity to thank the original caretakers, and we honor with gratitude the beings of the land and water, as well. We do not claim to be those who came first, for it was our siblings, the Four Legs, Winged, Swimming, and Standing Relatives who were the first inhabitants, and our first Ancestors. They were created first, to be our teachers and our guides. This calls us to commit to continuing in the ways of our ancestors, to remember how to be better relatives to the land we inhabit, as well as protectors of the water and air; all that is crucial to life.
Our Legislative Agenda
WREN’s policy priorities include economic dignity, workplace rights and the freedom to make decisions for ourselves and our bodies.
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Our Impact
Through steadfast advocacy, community education initiatives, capacity-building efforts, and coalition support, WREN champions transformative policies to drive systemic, statewide change.
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I am very excited to be associated with the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN) because the group has brought different views to the table to advocate for rights of women and their families. WREN has clarity of what needs to be done to bring partners together to achieve its goals.
Myriam Torres
Professor, University of South Carolina
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While we have one of the most wonderful and beautiful states in the union, women’s rights lag behind many other states. With the dynamic leadership being provided by WREN, we are going to make things better for all South Carolinians!
Michael Kelly
Attorney-at-Law, Mike Kelly Law Group
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I am so excited to have WREN launched here in South Carolina. The role they play in educating, advocating and empowering people to be part of positive change in this State for women and girls will have a powerful impact on this State for generations.
Tameika Isaac Devine
Senator District 19
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