SC Progressive Network

A. Philip Randolph Institute
1135 Glenwood Dr. Orangeburg SC 29115
803-534-0837
Organization of black trade unionists fighting for racial equality and economic justice.
Contact: Contact: Curtis Randolph 1135@bellsouth.net

Aiken Peace
707 Palm Dr. Aiken SC 29803
803-215-3263
This group is an anti-war organization, uniting activists of like mind to challenge U.S. foreign policy in Iraq.
Contact: Dave Matos aiken_peace@yahoo.com

Alliance for Full Acceptance
PO Box 22088 Charleston SC 29413-2088
843-883-0343 Fax: 843-723-3859
affa-sc.org
The mission of AFFA is to eliminate prejudice and secure social justice and civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
Contact: Warren Redman-Gress wgress@affa-sc.org

American Postal Workers Union Local 807
6 Thistle Ct Irmo SC 29063
803-413-6510
Contact: Elijah Fraizer efrasiersr@hotmail.com

Carolina Alliance for Fair Employment
1 Chick Springs. Rd, Suite 114 Greenville SC 29609
864-235-2926
cafesc.org
Contact: Carol Bishop msckbishop@aol.com

Carolina Peace Resource Center
P.O. Box 7933 Columbia SC 29202
803-446-2772 803-261-0495 Fax: 267-295-8657

carolinapeace.org
The central mission of the Center is to advance the cause of peace in the world by facilitating and encouraging the work of South Carolinians on peace and justice through research and education. The Center publishes a newsletter, maintains a calendar of events, and sponsors statewide meetings for groups to share information and plan activities.
Contact: Melanie Knight info@carolinapeace.org

CASA/Family Systems
PO Box 1568 Orangeburg SC 29116
803-534-2272 Fax: 803-534-2594
CASA/Family Systems is a private nonprofit agency that provides services to victims/survivors, family, and significant others of sexual and domestic violence in Bamburg, Calhoun, and Orangeburg counties. Services available 24 hours, 7 days a week, and includes emergency shelter placement, crisis counseling, medical and criminal justice advocacy, information and referral, emergency financial assistance, emergency legal advocacy, personal advocacy, support groups, transportation, and assistance in filing compensation claims.
Contact: Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Executive Director gch@scstatehouse.net casafamilysystems@sc.rr.com

Charleston Peace
123 Ox Trail Jamestown SC 29453
843-257-2556
charlestonpeace.net
Lasting peace begins with the awareness that justice for all, rather than power held by a few, must be the foundation on which is grounded the social and political interaction of all people. Equal access to education and health care and economic development guided with respect for human rights and the environment are the materials which must be crafted into the new structure for international relations – replacing the nuclear, chemical, and biological arsenals and armies now in use. Those who understand this and have the most to lose have the greatest responsibility to help remove these threats to our planet and to institute a new era of world relations based on the principles of nonviolence and justice. Because we acknowledge the potentially devastating nature of our circumstances, and because we hold the power to change them, we therefore dedicate this organization and our personal talents, labors, and love for peace.
Contact: Anna Shockley

Coalition for New South Carolinians
POB 25414, Columbia SC 29224
803-429-8742
coalitionfnsc.org
The mission of Coalition for New South Carolinians is to assist, organize, advocate for and mobilize the diverse immigrant community in the state.
Contact: Emily Stanek stanek@coalitionfnsc.org

Common Cause of South Carolina
www.commoncause.org
PO Box 7021, Columbia SC 29208
803-799-0706
Government reform is the main purpose of Common Cause: open meetings, minimize influence of money on politics, honest policy-making, competent and fair judges. Board meets four times a year, one annual membership meeting a year, one major conference on various topics each year including Campaign Finance Reform and Judicial Selection Reform.
Contact: John Crangle, Director

Darius Jennings Charitable Foundation
PO Box 2368, Orangeburg SC 29115
803-536-2464
Contact: Elaine Johnson TomeL22@aol.com

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alumnae Chapter – Columbia (SC)
PO Box 7784 Columbia SC 29202
803-735-1444
Columbiadeltas.org
The Columbia (SC) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a public service organization composed of college-educated women committed to upholding the founding principles and ideals of the sisterhood with emphasis on economic and educational development, international involvement, political awareness and involvement, and physical and mental health.
Contact: Erica Carter

Environmentalists, Inc.
1339 Sinkler Rd. Columbia SC 29206
803-782-3000
Environmentalists, Inc. helps citizens locate information regarding environmental pollution in their community, providing guidance on data collection, training lay persons in the procedures for filing FOIA requests, contacting officials, becoming a party to an adjudicatory proceeding, identifying experts and information resources and empowering people as they assume responsibility for their own well-being.
Contact: Ruth Thomas

Garden of Grace United Church of Christ
1020 Atlas Road Columbia SC 29209
gogucc.com
803-240-6873
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ is a sanctuary of love, warmth, laughter providing Spirit-filled worship, music, and an open-communion. Experience the radically inclusive love of Christ!
Contact: Andy T. Sidden pastorandys@msn.com

Greater Charleston Central Labor Council
1106 Shat River Ct. Mt. Pleasant SC 29464
843-324-6384
Contact: Erin McKee emjm2@comcast.net

Greater Columbia Central Labor Council
254 LaTonea Dr. Columbia SC 29210
803-798-8300
A coalition of Midlands labor unions promoting the interests of working families.
Contact: Linda Houck scaflcio@bellsouth.net

Greater Piedmont Central Labor Union
PO Box 2151 Greenville SC 29602
864-905-6690
A coalition of Upstate labor unions promoting the interests of working families.
Contact: Roger Finch ubitquitus@aol.com

Grimke Sisters
P.O. Box 8325 Columbia SC 29202
803-808-3384
The Grimke Sisters is a group of grassroots activists dedicated to promoting feminist ideals and nurturing a diverse community of women in the Midlands.

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Contact: Becci Robbins beccirobbins@hotmail.com

GROW Food Co-Op
1925 Smith St. Columbia SC 29209
803-776-2372 803-783-0000
GROW Food Co-op provides affordable groceries to low-income families.About 200 families participate in a monthly food buy.
Contact: Glen Davis

Hilton Head for Peace
3 Gumtree Rd., #303 Hilton Head SC 29926
843-681-4010
Hilton Head for Peace is an organization comprised of individuals from a variety of backgrounds drawn to a common cause: the promotion of peace as the rightful condition of all humankind, the resolution of conflict using nonviolent means, and the respect for human rights and personal freedom for all people without the threat of violence. We promote peace through information, action and education.
Contact: Finian Taylor fintaylor@hargray.com

IFF ONLYS
PO Box 338 White Rock, SC 29177
803-479-4089
Prison support group.
Contact: Margaret Abbott Contactmom@aol.com

International Longshoreman’s Association, Local 1422
1142 Morrison Dr. Charleston SC 29403
843-720-7363 Fax: 843-881-3488
The ILA-1422 is a labor union of SC dockworkers that promotes good jobs and equal justice for working families.
Contact: Charles Brave Jr. cbravejr@hotmail.com

League of Women Voters – Georgetown
P.O. Box 18 Georgetown SC 29442-0018
The mission of the League is to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government and to act on selected government issues. We are political but nonpartisan, and do not support or oppose any political party or candidate.
Contact: Carol Winans CarolandGarvey@aol.com

Low Country Peace Network
4463 Fringetree Dr. Murrells Inlet SC 29567
843-651-0184
Our purpose is to inform citizens in the Low Country of South Carolina of opportunities for coming together to encourage and support one another in promoting nonviolence and peace in every aspect of their lives. The best place to find encouragement for peacebuilding is in small groups. Through our group you can locate a group or find out how to start one yourself. You also will learn why and how becoming an active peacebuilder will lift your spirits and improve your health. Really.
Contact: Dwight Fee dwightfee@aol.com

NAACP/Lower Richland
6820 Bluff Rd. Hopkins SC 29061
803-776-2792
This local chapter advances the issues and policies of the state NAACP by educating and engaging citizens living in Lower Richland.
Contact: Hattie Fruster, President

National Association of Social Workers, SC
2711 Middleburg Dr., Suite 313-C Columbia SC 29204
803-256-8406
scnasw.org
Contact: Terre Eichler scnasw2@scnasw.org

Natural Guard Fund
PO Box 8325 Columbia SC 29202
803-808-3384
The Natural Guard Fund was founded in 1978 to promote social and environmental justice in South Carolina. From 1990-2001, it published POINT, South Carolina’s only statewide alternative newspaper. In 1995 the Natural Guard got a grant to organize a statewide multi-issue coalition that became the SC Progressive Network.
Contact: Bob Guild bguild@mindspring.com

Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays – Columbia
PO Box 1838 Columbia SC 29202
803-772-7396
PFFLAG offers support, education and advocacy for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders, and their parents, family and friends. We educate our members and the general public about the truths of homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender issues in an effort to dispel the many myths which exist.
Contact: Harriet Hancock pridemom@aol.com

Planned Parenthood Health Systems
2712 Middleburg Dr., Ste. 107 Columbia SC 29204
803-256-2600 Fax: 803-256-4905
Planned Parenthood of South Carolina promotes and ensures access to comprehensive reproductive health, education and counseling services for the men and women of our state.
Contact: Vicki Cannon vicki.cannon@pphsinc.org

RHFACTOR
5 Turtle Lane Lake Wylie SC 29701
803-675-6002
Contact: Mary Keenan mkeenan@emporium.net

Riverside Community Development Corporation
P.O. Box 496 Saluda SC 29138
864-445-3310
Our mission is to save the children, uplift fallen and at-risk humanity by providing educational programs, information and creating an environment for community empowerment.
Contact: James Holloway jholloway12@earthlink.net

SC Campaign to End AIDS
c2ea.org/sc/
Contact: Karen Bates

SC Coalition for Healthy Families
807 Gervais St. Columbia SC 29201
803-929-0088
newmorningfoundation.org
Contact: Brandi Parrish bparrish@schealthyfamilies.org

SC Gay and Lesbian Business Guild
PO Box 7913 Columbia SC 29202-0655
803-771-0411
scglbg.net
The South Carolina Gay + Lesbian Business Guild is a not-for-profit organization supporting the needs of South Carolina’s gay and lesbian members of the business community and our allies.
Contact: Chuck Archie scglbg1@aol.com

SC Hispanic Outreach
PO Box 25277 Columbia SC 29224
803-419-5112
This organization advocates for the growing Hispanic community and offers a support system to meet these families’ needs.
Contact: Carmen Enid Santiago

SC Professional Firefighters Association, Local A-0039
POB 3536 Myrtle Beach SC 29578
803-222-0003
Contact: Mike Parrotta scpres39@bellsouth.net

SC State Conference – NAACP
PO Box 1148 Columbia SC 29201
803-754-4584
Contact: Dwight James scnaacp@bellsouth.net

Sean’s Last Wish Foundation
PO Box 5697 Greenville SC 29606
864-884-5003
seanslastwish.com
Sean’s Last Wish serves the state of South Carolina and Western North Carolina. By the end of 2008 we hope to have extended our reach throught NC and Georgia. Volunteer Meetings are held the 1st Saturday of every month. To be added to our mailing list or to receive our newsletter please send an email to seanslastwish@yahoo.com.
Contact: Elke Kennedy Seanslastwish@gmail.com

Secular Humanists of the Low Country
Post Office Box 32256 Charleston SC 29407
843-670-0290
lowcountryhumanists.org
Our members are free thinkers: agnostics, skeptics, secular humanists, rationalists and scientific naturalists. The purpose of our nonprofit organization is to promote the non-theistic, human-centered viewpoint as a valid contribution to public discourse; to work to maintain the First Amendment guarantee of separation of state and church; and to join in coalition with like-minded organizations where joint action is needed to achieve these goals.
Contact: Jonathan Lamb president@lowcountryhumanists.org

SC AFL-CIO
PO Box 39, Swansea SC 29160
803-798-8300 Fax: 803-798-2231
The SC AFL-CIO is a statewide organization of unions promoting the interests of working families.
Contact: Donna Dewitt, President scaflcio@bellsouth.net

SC Association of Community Development Corporations
658 Rutledge Ave. Charleston SC 29403
843-579-9855 Fax: 843-579-0232
communitydevelopmentsc.org
A statewide network of Community Development Corporations. Our mission is to promote community economic development in our most rural and distressed communities.
Contact: Bernie Mazyck, President and CEO
bmscacdc@bellsouth.net

SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
PO Box 7776 Columbia SC 29202
803-256-2900 Fax: 803-256-1030
sccadvasa.org
SCCADVASA is a statewide membership coalition committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault through advocacy, education and social change.
Contact: Vicki Bourus, Director vkbourus@sccadvasa.org

SC Pride
PO Box 12648 Columbia SC 29211
803-771-7713
scglpm.org
Working through the Harriet Hancock Community Center (1108 Woodrow St.), GLPM provides programs and services devoted to education and advocacy on behalf of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered citizens of South Carolina. Our mission: to educate the public about our issues and concerns, to support the gay and lesbian community, to celebrate the richness and diversity of gay and lesbian lives, and to advocate for visibility, equality, and inclusiveness. Services provided include a speakers bureau, educational and social programming, and support groups.
Contact: Ryan Wilson prideinsc@yahoo. com

SC Legislative Black Caucus
PO Box 495 Columbia SC 29202
803-734-2804 Fax: 803-734-8711
sclbc.org
The Legislative Black Caucus is composed of members of the state legislature, organizations and individuals. The nonprofit group is nonpartisan and works to strengthen citizens involvement in the political process.
Contact: Rep. David Mack
djm@scstatehouse.net

SC Voter Education Project
PO Box 7846 Columbia SC 29202
803-799-7700
The Voter Education Project seeks to register, educate and mobilize South Carolina voters.
Contact: Liz Deas lizzdeas@bellsouth.net

South Carolina Equality
PO Box 544 Columbia SC 29202
803-256-6500
scequality.org
The South Carolina Equality is a statewide coalition of fair-minded individuals, religious groups, and social justice organizations working to secure civil and human rights for all citizens of South Carolina, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Contact: Ray Drew craydrew@scequality.org

South Carolina Fair Share
PO Box 8888 Columbia SC 29202
803-252-9813 Fax: 803-799-5816
South Carolina Fair Share, along with its associated 501(c)(3) South Carolina Fair Share Education Fund, works to help build the infrastructure for a social change movement. Our vision is to be a catalyst, bringing about changes so that historically oppressed people are able to enjoy full participation in the economic, educational, political, and social facets of our state. Our goal is to spark hope and facilitate the ability of disenfranchised people to imagine new possibilities for themselves and their communities, and to enable them to participate in the shaping of the public policies that impact them. Fair Share publishes a weekly Legislative Update during the legislative session, Policy Perspectives (in-depth analysis of public policy issues), Margins of Health and a member newsletter. Training programs are offered covering topics such as lobbying rules and regulations, voter participation, leadership training, fundraising, and financial management.

South Carolinians Abolishing the Death Penalty
PMB #336, 100 Old Cherokee Rd., Suite F, Lexington, SC 29072
843-312-9741
www.sc-abolish.org
Statewide organization working to abolish capital punishment in South Carolina.
Contact: Anna Shockley anna@charlestonpeace.net

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbia
2701 Heyward St. Columbia SC 29205
803-799-0845 Fax: 815-799-4740
chaliceweb.org/uufc
The mission of our fellowship is to nurture and respect each other in our spiritual growth and pursuit of meaning, to create a welcoming and engaging environment through which we work for positive change in our community and the world.
Contact: Rev. Dr. Neal Jones nealjones@sc.rr.com

Upstate SC Secular Humanists
P.O. Box 1744 Greenville SC 29602
864-419-3802
uscsh.org
Contact: M. Lee Deitz, President leeingvl@aol.com