Creating a common legislative agenda for a stronger, fairer South Carolina.

In corporate board rooms and on Wall Street, the economy is booming again. But here in South Carolina, working class, middle class and poor families are falling behind. Good jobs are harder than ever to come by. Retirement security seems to be crumbling before our eyes. Our schools are underfunded and stretched to the limit. Foreclosure continues to plague our communities.

We know that South Carolina’s families deserve better.

The Ties That Bind coalition has proved that we can succeed when we stand up together. That’s why we’re holding our “Common Good” conference on Saturday, November 19th in Columbia.

Click here to register right now.

You’ll be glad you did.

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Soon our State Legislature will be tackling the issue of redistricting.

Every ten years they redraw the lines of who gets elected where.

There will be public hearings held across the state.

Please attend and help make sure the process is fair and transparent.

And take some moral budget petitions with you and collect signatures while you’re at it!

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Monday March 28th. 6:30pm
Technical College of the Low Country, Beaufort

Tuesday March 29th. 6:30pm
Aiken Technical College, Graniteville

Wednesday March 30th. 6:30pm
York Technical College, Rock Hill

Thursday March 31st. 6:30pm
Greenville County Council Chambers, Greenville

Monday April 4th. 5pm
Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center, Lady’s Island

Monday April 4th. 6:30pm
Horry-Georgetown Tech College (Conway Campus), Conway

Tuesday April 5th. 5pm
Florence-Darlington Tech School, Fred Fort Auditorium, Florence

Tuesday April 6th. 6pm
Rock Hill City Council Chambers, Rock Hill

Wednesday April 6th. 6:30pm
Florence-Darlington Tech College, Florence

Thursday, April 7th. 5pm
Courtroom & Council Chamber of the Ted Collins Law Enforcement Center, Myrtle Beach

Thursday, April 7th. 6:30pm
Trident Technical College, North Charleston

Monday April 11th. 5:30pm
Aiken Technical College Auditorium, 2276 J.Davis Highway, Graniteville

Tuesday April 12th. 5:30pm
Auditorium in Massachusetts Hall (Voorhees College), Denmark

Wednesday April 13th. 5:30pm
Council Chambers, County Square, Greenville

Thursday April 14th. 5pm
Dorchester County Council Chambers, Summerville

Saturday, March 12th at 1pm. On the frontsteps of the State House.

We are rallying for a moral budget.

Our view? Stop the cuts. Find the money.

Here’s what you can do to help:

1). Attend.

2). Bring 5-10 friends and family with you.

3). Email all people you know who may be interested – send them this flyer and a personal note.

4). Distribute hard copies of the event flyer at your church, workplace, and elsewhere.

5). Invite any organizations you know to become an event sponsor.

6). Collect and circulate petitions for a moral budget.

7). RSVP to the rally on Facebook and forward the link on.

8). Call for 803.808.3384 and ask how you can help.

Policy Docs:
- Christian Action Council’s Statement on a Moral Budget
- Dr. Holley Ulbrich, Senior Scholar, Strom Thurmond Institute, Professor of Economics, Clemson University.
- How we can fairly raise revenues to protect the future of our state.

South Carolina is a beautiful state with much to be proud of. But our backwards budget plans are giving us a bad reputation in other states.

Watch this video by a group of North Carolinians concerned about their own state budget:

A budget is a moral document. It’s time to make sure the South Carolina state budget meets the needs of all South Carolinians and protects our future.

Want to make our budget one we can be proud of?

Sign our petition in the column to the right or click here to read our budget principles and sign.

The Ties That Bind Coalition is organizing across the state, mobilizing support for fair budget solutions to protect the future of our state.

We are holding town hall forum forums, generating phone calls and letters to our State Legislators, and conducting a petition drive to demonstrate the support for our shared values.

Our petition goal is 10,000 signatures by March 10th 2011 (shortly thereafter we will be holding an event at the State House to deliver these signatures).

The petition is specifically about supporting the following Ties That Bind budget principles: Continue reading →

Thanks to all who attended our 2011 Conference Event. For those who made it, we’d appreciate your feedback -

Please fill out this survey so we can make our next event even better. Thank you!