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Dec 1, 2020
Able South Carolina will present the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network with the Adaptable Award. Able SC’s annual Fundable event will be online this year on December 4th from 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Tickets are available now, click here to purchase your ticket. Ann Warner, WREN CEO, and Melissa Moore our Lowcountry Manager will
Advocate Stories, Leadership and Civic Engagement, News
by WREN Partners and Staff on Nov 28, 2020
In our November newsletter, we gave a reflection on what the election means for our work at WREN. TLDR: We’ve got to work harder than ever at the state level. If you’re interested in reading an excerpt from that newsletter keep scrolling. (We also recommend subscribing to our newsletter and joining the network here.) We
by WREN Staff on Oct 22, 2020
Emerge South Carolina hosted their annual Women of the Year awards ceremony virtually this year and our very own CEO, Ann Warner was honored! The next opportunity to celebrate the Women of the Year awards is on Thursday, October 29th. Emerge will posthumously honor Dr. Emily England Clyburn with the Legend award. Ann will participate
Advocate Stories, COVID-19, Economic Opportunity, Health and Education
by WREN Staff on Oct 15, 2020
What is paid leave? Paid leave was the number one relief policy voters wanted in recent polling. Paid leave saves lives, and livelihoods, but what is it? Paid leave enables workers to take time to care for themselves or a loved one without risking their job or paycheck. We know that families and the nation
Advocate Stories, COVID-19, Economic Opportunity, News
by Deitra Matthews, Conservation Voters of S.C. on Oct 12, 2020
The phrase “energy poverty” may sound strange, but it’s a vivid reality for far too many here in South Carolina. Energy poverty is reached when a household can no longer afford to pay the full cost of its utility bills and is instead forced to make difficult and often unhealthy decisions. In our efforts with
by WREN Staff on Jun 2, 2020
WREN joins with people across this state and country who demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other victims of state-sanctioned terror and racism. For far too long, too many have denied or made excuses for the harm that White supremacy and police brutality have caused to Black and Brown people,
Advocate Stories, COVID-19, Leadership and Civic Engagement
by Lynn Teague, VP for Issues and Action, League of Women Voters of SC on Apr 20, 2020
COVID-19 and existing South Carolina election procedures are a potentially deadly combination. COVID-19 is not going away in 2020, so the election procedures must change to protect us. Current South Carolina law will unnecessarily spread this disease by compelling the majority of our citizens to congregate in polling places on election day. This is a
by WREN Staff on Mar 31, 2020
We know that as we move into this unprecedented time of social distancing, we find ourselves spending more time at home (and with our families) than we’re used to. Schools have closed and many employers have moved to working from home, WREN made that leap two weeks ago. With the closure of many public activities
Advocate Stories, Be The Voice, COVID-19, Health and Education
by Dr. Jessica Tarleton, MD, MPH on Mar 27, 2020
As physicians, we are used to sometimes working in gray areas. We may feel internal unease when we counsel a patient that we are not sure whether this treatment or that will be better, but we or our patients must choose. The gray areas of these days, though, feel different. There is duality of telling
by Melissa Moore on Nov 7, 2019
Hurry! Only a limited number of tickets available so CLICK HERE to get your tickets! Announcing Keynote speakers, Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter and BlackFuturesLab, Fatima Goss Graves, CEO of National Women’s Law Center, and Brittany Packnett of Pod Save the People, Ferguson Uprising, and Campaign Zero for “Building Together: Harnessing Our Power for Gender Equity“ WREN
Now is the time to invest in South Carolina’s women, girls, and families. We need people like you joining the movement, speaking out, and leading the way toward positive change.