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  • Come to Supreme Court Hearing

    Created: Monday, 22 February 2010 17:53 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    {jcomments off}Supporters Gathering to Oppose Taxpayer Financing of Loan Guarantees At 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 4, people will gathering before proceeding into the South Carolina Supreme Court.  The hearing itself should be fairly brief, with it all...

  • A Definition

    Created: Sunday, 14 February 2010 19:44 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    klep·toc·ra·cy (klěp-tŏk'rə-sē) n.   pl. klep·toc·ra·cies A government characterized by rampant greed and corruption. ...

  • LIoness

    Created: Friday, 08 January 2010 03:22 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    LIONESS JANUARY 12, Tuesday One screening only at 6:00pm followed by TalkBack Part of the Nick's Community Film Forum series Presented in cooperation with the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center Lioness tells the story of a group of female Arm...

  • Remember Gaza, WED Jan 13 @ the Statehouse

    Created: Wednesday, 06 January 2010 20:50 Author: David Matos
    Remember Gaza, End the Siege!WED Jan 13th, 5-7pmStatehouse, Columbia, SC(corner of Gervais & Main)Marking one year since Operation Cast Lead took the lives of 1,400 Palestinians in Gaza and 13 Israelis. We call for an end to the violence, accountabili...

  • SC Woman Travels to Egypt for Gaza Freedom March

    Created: Wednesday, 30 December 2009 05:41 Author: David Matos
    Michele Hobart, a 52 year-old wife, mother and student at Midlands Technical College from Cayce, SC, has traveled to Cairo, Egypt to participate in the Gaza Freedom March.  Committed to human rights and nonviolence, Hobart  joins some 1,400 other intern...

  • Breaking Bread and Barriers: Immigration Reform

    Created: Monday, 28 December 2009 19:57 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    Come to a potluck supper and forum to learn more about Immigration Reform! Breaking Bread and Barriers A Potluck for Immigration Reform When: January 15, 2010 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM Where: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 170 St. Andrews Rd., Columbia Mo...

  • Playing for Change

    Created: Tuesday, 01 December 2009 18:08 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    PLAYING FOR PEACE PLAYING FOR CHANGE: PEACE THROUGH MUSIC DECEMBER 8, TuesdayOne screening only at 6:00 followed by TalkBackPart of the Nick's Community Film Forum Filmmakers Jonathan Walls and Mark Johnson combine the work of musicians on four...

  • Sustainable Holiday Celebration

    Created: Monday, 23 November 2009 15:36 Author: Administrator
    presented by Sustainable Midlands 'Tis the Season to be Green! Monday, November 30, 2009 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Historic 701 Whaley - Columbia, SC Save on gas and skip the malls,Join us at Historic 701 as we deck the hallswith some fantastic sustainable ...

  • Rethink Afghanistan

    Created: Tuesday, 17 November 2009 06:34 Author: Administrator
    An 80 minute film followed by a discussionSunday, Dec. 6, 2:30 pm, at the NickelodeonSponsored by the SC Progressive Network and Carolina Peace Resource CenterWith No End Game in Sight, the Time Has Come to Rethink Afghanistan There is no "end game" stra...

  • 2009 Christmas Carol at the White House

    Created: Tuesday, 17 November 2009 01:55 Author: Administrator
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  • Special Program on Humans Rights Issues in Violence-Plagued Colombia (South America)

    Created: Saturday, 07 November 2009 23:01 Author: Tom Clements
    Tuesday, November 17, 6:00pm, University of South Carolina, School of Law, Room 138, 701. S. Main St., Columbia Three human rights defenders from Colombia will present "Somos de Esta Tierra: Afro-Colombian and Campesino Resistance to Violence and...

  • Journalist Nir Rosen Speaks @ USC

    Created: Saturday, 31 October 2009 01:41 Author: David Matos
    Journalist Nir Rosen Speaks MONDAY  Nov 2nd, 4:30PM USC, Gambrell Room 431 Born in New York City in 1977, Nir Rosen is a freelance writer, photographer and film-maker who has worked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and other popular tourist ...

  • Nov. 4 PSC hearing on SCE&G nuclear power plants

    Created: Thursday, 29 October 2009 16:32 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    SCE&G is already requesting changes in the schedule and costs for their nuclear proposal that was approved earlier this year by the PSC. Please attend an oral hearing at the SC PSC at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 4, and let the commission know how...

  • Act Now as Senate Weighs in on Global Warming

    Created: Thursday, 29 October 2009 15:57 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    Act Now as Senate Weighs in on Global Warming New Senate climate legislation attempts to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and create green jobs. As the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee finishes the last of its three days of hearings on this ...

  • November 20-22, 2009 – Converge on Fort Benning, Georgia

    Created: Thursday, 29 October 2009 15:44 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    Mass Mobilization to Shut Down the School of the Americas (SOA/ WHINSEC)! The military coup by SOA graduates in Honduras has once again exposed the destabilizing and deadly effects that the School of the Americas has on Latin America. The actions of the ...

  • Wind From the Plateau

    Created: Friday, 23 October 2009 16:10 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
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  • "Gaza Steadfast" presentation THURS Oct 22 @ USC

    Created: Thursday, 15 October 2009 23:25 Author: David Matos
    "Gaza Steadfast"  Multimedia Presentationwith photojournalist Skip SchielTHURSDAY Oct 22nd, 7PMUniversity of South Carolina, Law School Building, Room 135Sponsored by the International Law Society (USC Law School)and the Carolina Peace Resource Center....

  • SEIU | Being a woman is a pre-existing condition?

    Created: Thursday, 15 October 2009 22:09 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    Health insurance companies treat being a woman as a pre-existing condition. Tell Congress: "I am not a pre-existing condition!" Women pay up to 48% more for private health insurance than men for the same policies. This is known as "gender rating," a...

  • From Violence to Healing

    Created: Tuesday, 13 October 2009 19:09 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    From Violence to Healing Bill Pelke, internationally famous expert on the death penalty, will tell his story of forgiveness and healing. WHAT: Journey of Hope ... From Violence to Healing WHEN: Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 p.m. WHER...

  • A West African Night

    Created: Wednesday, 07 October 2009 19:32 Author: Gerald L. Rudolph
    The African Awareness Workgroup of Carolina Peace Resource Center presents: A West African Night When: Nov. 6th6-9:30pm Where: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbia, 2701 Heyward Street Cost: $8/person, save $1 per per...