This meeting of the SC Progressive Network<\/a>\/Progressive Voter Coalition (SC ProVote) will be held at the spacious new Teamsters Hall in West Columbia. We will finalize plans for the Network’s ground game through the end of the legislative session, the primary elections and the November general elections.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Please RSVP by calling 803-808-3384 or by email to network@scpronet.com. Pay at door. Nobody turned away for lack of funds. You do not need to be a Network member to attend. All welcome for all or part of the program.<\/p>\n Registration with no meals, $5; with lunch only, $15; with dinner only, $15; with lunch and dinner, $25.<\/p>\n See you at Teamsters Local 509 Union Hall,<\/a> 2604 Fish Hatchery Rd. in West Columbia!<\/p>\n AGENDA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 9:30am – Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n 10 – Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:15 – Health care and the Affordable Care Act – What’s fact and fiction, how is it being used politically, and what role we can play in health care reform in South Carolina?<\/strong> We will discuss nonpartisan strategies that churches and civic groups can use to educate voters about the benefits of the Affordable Care Act \u2014 and the tragic human cost of refusing to accept billions of federal dollars to provide health care to 250,000 poor South Carolinians. Noon – Voting rights – staying vigilant in light of recent changes<\/strong> 1pm – Lunch.<\/strong> Catered sandwiches and sides on site. Time for networking and small-group discussions.<\/p>\n 2pm – Network business<\/strong> Adjourn c-3 meeting. Convene c-4 meeting<\/p>\n 3pm – Taking it to the streets and polls<\/strong> 4pm: Primary and general election targets<\/strong><\/p>\n 4:30pm: Endorsements<\/strong><\/p>\n 5pm Adjourn for dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n Read Free Times’<\/em> write-up on the meeting<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Join us for the Network’s annual spring strategy session This meeting of the SC Progressive Network\/Progressive Voter Coalition (SC ProVote) will be held at the spacious new Teamsters Hall in West Columbia. We will finalize plans for the Network’s ground … Continue reading
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