By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | The world — and even South Carolina — will be talking about climate change beginning today (Sept. 20) with world Climate Strike day.
Strike events coincide with the United Nations’ climate summit in New York City next week. Here is a short list of S.C. events:
Vigil for a Livable Climate: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Statehouse steps in Columbia.
Lecture: 21st Century Cannibalism: 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Addlestone Library in Charleston.
Lecture: The Good and Bad News on the Looming Crisis: 5 p.m. Sept. 22 at Gage Hall in Charleston.
The 2019 John Winthrop Civic Forum: 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Rita Hollings Science Center at the College of Charleston in Charleston.
How to Get Active in Climate Crisis: 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at Baker & Brewer in Charleston.
Lecture: The Unequal Consequences of Climate Change: 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Robert Scott Small Building at the College of Charleston in Charleston.
The Dutch Dialogues Report: 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at Charleston Gaillard Center in Charleston.
In other S.C. news:
State mourns the loss of Emily Clyburn. Emily Clyburn died in Columbia Thursday morning. She was the wife of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the South Carolina Democrat for whom she was often seen as his driving force. The couple met after they were arrested for participating in a civil rights demonstration as students at S.C. State College in 1960. Married for 58 years, they recently donated $1.7 million in endowed funds earlier this year to their alma mater S.C. State University.
Green Tie honorees include three lawmakers. The Conservation Voters of South Carolina held an awards luncheon this week to honor “public servants and conservation advocates for their dedication to protecting the South Carolina we love.” Three lawmakers each won the group’s Green Tie award: S.C. Rep. Nathan Ballentine, R-Richland; S.C. Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell, D-Lancaster; and S.C. Sen. John Matthews, D-Orangeburg. Other honorees included Peg Howell of Pawleys Island and Dr. J. William F. Holliday of Horry County.
7.7 tons. An update on Bahamian relief efforts by S.C. Rep. Bill Herbkersman, R-Bluffton: As of Thursday, he had flown in about 15,400 pounds of relief supplies to Treasure Cay in the Abacos since Hurricane Dorian smashed into the island. He also reports that there was a bad case of pinkeye throughout the residents and that a box of antibiotic eye drops sent by MUSC was a gift from heaven.
“The big ships and big planes are in there now. I’m off for a couple of weeks. At every turn, someone was assisting. We have incredible people in this country, for sure.” Thanks also to Herbkersman for a shoutout in a recent column in Bluffton Today: “I also want to thank my pal Andy Brack, who publishes and edits the Statehouse Report. He has another publication, Charleston Currents, that did a small article on my relief effort. Apparently, it found its way onto social media, where it proliferated like kudzu. Many of my constituent contacts were attributable to Andy’s article. It also produced a bump in contributions to Mercy Flight, Red Cross and the Salvation Army. I am grateful.”
2020 candidate calendar
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Harris plans two stops in S.C. California Sen. Kamala Harris will be the keynote speaker at the Charleston NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner 6:45 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Gaillard Center in Charleston. She will attend a church Service at Royal Missionary Baptist Church 11 a.m. Sept. 22 in North Charleston.
Blue Jamboree. Thousands are expected to attend the all-day Oct. 5 Blue Jamboree held by the Charleston County Democratic Party at The Bend, 3775 Azalea Drive, in North Charleston. Sponsors of the event include these presidential candidates: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard and Bernie Sanders, as well as Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Tom Steyer, Cory Booker, Andrew Yang, Michael Bennet and Julian Castro. Tickets are $20.
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