The Largest Social Justice Mobilization in the SC Lowcountry in over 50 years

As we prepare to protest Donald Trump's angry, violent, and cruel plans for America and the Lowcountry grows, the illusion that the SC Lowcountry is a Red area has collapsed beneath a community of activists and demonstrators, which now numbers thousands. Despite resistance from right-wing local officials in some Towns and Cities, there are now two more social justice actions every day in and around Charleston. Over six are planned for the upcoming No Kings Weekend, which will begin with Lowcountry Up is Good's Liberate Our Lowcountry Campaign- Five Weeks for Freedom.

Destructive Local Impacts. Locally, over 100 healthcare providers have been laid off at the local VA hospital. Workers terminated face eviction while waiting for their severance pay, which may come at some indefinite time in the future. Many local food programs are struggling with tje end of Federal food deliveries, which have helped keep people here fed. ICE raids sweep up scores of innocent people to arrest a handful who might have connections to gangs, which in the countries these people have fled, often conscript young men against their will to serve as disposable "soldiers." More negative impacts are appearing every day. They far outstrip the capacity of local media to detect and report them.

We are organizing three activities are planned to prepare for No Kings Weekend, which are part of Up Is Good's coalition effort. These are not the only preparation activities set for the coming week. Please check our TIDELC Calendar for details, which are constantly being updated. In the rapid rush of events, we are made aware of activity that never makes it onto the public calendar.

On Tuesday, We'll be running a workshop to make large banners for you to use in weekend's rallies and events and in the efforts beyond. We'll be set up to design, trace, and paint banners of 4x15 feet and 5x20 feet. However, with preparation, other sizes are possible. We'll also have a button maker and button-making supplies for 2.25-diameter buttons. We may do some digital and music production as well. It's time to go big or go home in preparation for "Liberate Our Lowcountry- Five Weeks For Freedom."

The production session will be held at 32 Sowell St. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (The Home of the Brave) and the home of Wendy Temple and William Hamilton. Tuesday, June 10, 6 pm until we're done. You can sign up on Google Calendar online at https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=Y2twbTZjMzM2cGhqZWI5aWM0cTNnYjlrYzRvamFiOW9jY3E2NGI5bTZjcmo2Y2hwNnBnbTZjaGk2MCB3amhhbWlsdG9uMjk0NjRAbQ&tmsrc=wjhamilton29464%40gmail.com

Full details on the Banner and Button Making can be found on our blog at https://lc-up-is-good.blogspot.com/2025/05/banner-and-button-making-on-june-10.html

Thursday, 4 to 6:30 - Outreach in Brownsville/Summerville
We'll follow up yesterday's successful Brownsville effort, which reached over 2o families, with more boots on the ground outreach in Summerville's traditionally African American Brownsville area, basing our operations at the community's oldest African American-owned and operated grocery store, Michael's. We'll greet shoppers and send outreach teams out into the neighborhood to reach selected families we know want to hear from us. Details and signup are available on the TIDELC Calendar.

Wednesday to Sunday - Preparing to Illuminate the American Night
At Sunset, June 15 and the end of No Kings Weekend, we ask our friends and neighbors across the SC Lowcountry and the US to join us in illuminating our "Welcome Home Lights" to call the US back to its traditional values of kindness, decency, and justice. Lowcountry Social Justice Advocates are preparing their lights to challenge the darkness overtaking parts of America. Details on this effort can be found at https://lc-up-is-good.blogspot.com/2025/06/illuminate-your-welcome-home-light-at.html

Preparing to Raise the New Mary Flag
We are recruiting teams to raise the new Mary Flag at this Weekend s demonstrations in and around Charleston. The Flag honors the late Lowcountry Social Justice Activist Mary Smith and has had two stripes added to the original five: one for education and a second for healthcare and wellness. Details on the New Mary Flag. The first and largest of the new flags will be raised in Summerville at 10 am on Saturday.

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