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by Megan Plassmeyer on Aug 15, 2018
WREN will hold its first annual Upstate Summit on November 9th at Furman University. Following a legacy of state-wide events, this full-day conference will provide specialized content and collaborative opportunities geared towards partners, advocates, students, and businesses that work and operate in the Upstate region of South Carolina. The WREN Upstate Summit will focus on… Read more
by Sarah Nichols on Aug 7, 2018
Last Friday, we continued our #FacebookLiveFridays with a discussion with Corrine Reed of the SC Livable Communities Alliance, a statewide campaign from the Palmetto Cycling Coalition and several other community partners. Our discussion focused on what actually makes a community livable and accessible. That may seem like a loaded and difficult question to answer, but… Read more
Health and Education, Policy Updates
by Ashley Lidow on Aug 6, 2018
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) has applied for a Medicaid waiver to change the way that family planning services are delivered in South Carolina. While the stated intentions of the waiver are to improve maternal and child healthcare, this change in policy will limit South Carolinians’ access to the health… Read more
Leadership and Civic Engagement, Special Events
by Lara Winburn on Aug 4, 2018
Job Description Overview of Position The Development Associate is an exciting new position with the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that is building a movement to advance the health, economic well-being, and rights of women, girls, and their families in South Carolina. WREN’s Development Associate will be responsible for supporting… Read more
by Guest Author, Laird Green (Abacus Planning Group) on Aug 3, 2018
For WREN’s First Financial Friday in August, we sat down with Laird Greene of Abacus Planning Group to discuss financial safety online. If you missed it, or you need a recap, you can watch the full discussion here: And here’s Laird’s recap with some important tips: We continue to hear about major retailers and… Read more
Leadership and Civic Engagement
by Sarah Nichols on Jul 27, 2018
Last week, as a part of our #FacebookLiveFridays series, we sat down with Mahkia Greene to discuss organizing in the queer south. You might recognize Mahkia from our Seen and Heard project: she was the talented filmmaker who created the Seen and Heard documentary for us. She is also an educator at Indie Grits Labs,… Read more
by Sarah Nichols on Jul 18, 2018
Have you been hearing a lot of talk about the Supreme Court, or have you heard the name “Brett Kavanaugh” floating around a lot recently? That’s because President Trump recently nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the vacant spot on the Supreme Court. This has concerned many advocates for women’s health—including us—because Roe v. Wade hangs… Read more
Advocate Stories, Leadership and Civic Engagement
by Jennifer H. Gunter, PhD on Jul 16, 2018
In February of this year I became the Director of The South Carolina Collaborative on Race and Reconciliation (SCCRR), which is starting its third year on the University of South Carolina campus. Begun in the wake of the horrific tragedy at Mother Emanuel in Charleston, the Collaborative launched The Welcome Table SC. This initiative, based… Read more
Health and Education, Policy Updates
by WREN Statement on Jul 12, 2018
Statement from Ann Warner, CEO, WREN “As advocates for women’s health, economic well-being, and rights in South Carolina, we are accustomed to working and winning against the odds. We fight daily to ensure that all members of our community have access to the healthcare and services they need, and the freedom and dignity they deserve…. Read more
by Ashley Lidow on Jul 10, 2018
As we all come back from barbeques and fireworks, those who show disdain for women’s bodily autonomy have been hard at work. President Trump announced that Judge Brett Kavanaugh is his nominee to replace Justice Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Here is some background on Kavanaugh: He ruled against Jane Doe, a young immigrant woman… Read more
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