{"id":6491,"date":"2023-01-23T12:30:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/?p=6491"},"modified":"2023-01-27T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T19:53:38","slug":"up-your-activist-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/2023\/01\/23\/up-your-activist-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrollment now open for Modjeska Simkins School’s spring session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Modjeska Simkins School of Human Rights<\/strong><\/a> is now accepting applications<\/a> to its spring 2023 session. Classes will be held Monday evenings March 5 through June 26 online and at the SC Progressive Network<\/a>\u2019s newly renovated HQ at 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia, next to Simkins\u2019 historic home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched in 2015 and named after the famed South Carolina human rights advocate Modjeska Monteith Simkins, the school teaches the true and uncensored history of South Carolina, and provides tools for effective citizenship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claflin University assistant professor Dr. Robert Greene II<\/strong> has served\nas the Modjeska School\u2019s lead instructor since 2019. \u201cThe school continues a long and storied tradition of\nlinking civics, political action, and life-long learning,\u201d Greene said. \u201cSuch a\nhistory does emphasize the nature of oppression in the Palmetto State\u2019s history,\nbut the school equally teaches the spirit of justice, freedom, and equality\nthat so many in South Carolina have fought for through the centuries. In an age\nlike ours where teaching true history is under attack, the Modjeska Simkins\nSchool represents a different path for teaching and learning history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Robert Greene II<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Greene has published more than 350 articles in publications ranging from\nthe Washington Post<\/em> to The Nation<\/em>. Most recently, he\nco-edited the book Invisible No More<\/em><\/a>\ndocumenting the experiences of African Americans at USC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Greene has a wealth of\nknowledge, but he also has a rare talent for teaching,\u201d said Brett Bursey<\/strong>,\nexecutive director of the SC Progressive Network Education Fund, the school\u2019s\nsponsor. \u201cRobert teaches a living history that connects the past with our\npresent, which is critical to truly understanding current reality and to any\nhope of making meaningful change for the collective good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bursey has arranged an impressive line-up of guest teachers this session, maximizing connections he has cultivated with activists, authors, and historians over his 50 years as a South Carolina community organizer. The roster of presenters makes the school a unique experience, one that students cannot get anywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n