WELCOME!

We’re thrilled you’re here. This is your home base for all event information and details.
If you have any questions or need something, please find a volunteer with a yellow lanyard and they can help you.

MAYORAL CANDIDATES:

All Charleston & North Charleston Mayoral candidates were invited. These 14 candidates are confirmed to attend today. CHS candidates have a BLUE ribbon on their name badge & NCHS have a YELLOW ribbon on their name badge. To learn more or talk to their teams, they have tables in the main building.

  • William Cogswell

    Charleston

  • Mika Gadsden

    Charleston

  • Debra Gammons

    Charleston

  • Clay Middleton

    Charleston

  • Peter Shahid

    Charleston

  • John Tecklenburg

    Charleston

  • Reggie Burgess

    North Charleston

  • Russ Coletti

    North Charleston

  • Stephanie Ganaway-Pasley

    North Charleston

  • Rhonda Jerome

    North Charleston

  • Curtis Merriweather

    North Charleston

  • Teddie Pryor

    North Charleston

  • John Singletary

    North Charleston

  • Jesse Williams Headshot

    Jesse Williams

    North Charleston

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

Head over to Community Village (to the right when you walk in) to meet these incredible local organizations. To learn more from their website, you can also click on their logo,

A multiracial, multigenerational grassroots power organization working to push back against and transform the systems that force people into poverty and homelessness
A network of culturally, economically, geographically & religiously diverse faith-based congregations who come together to make the Charleston area a more just place to live, work, and do business.
Advances economic prosperity and local ownership through innovative and inclusive initiatives that build our community’s wealth and wellbeing.
Provides nonpartisan voter information & resources in order to make voting easier and more accessible for South Carolinians. Our digital hub is home base for what you need to register and vote in South Carolina.
Jenkins Youth & Family Village
The Green Heart Project
Charleston Climate Coalition
Charlestonians for Responsible Development
Charleston Hope
Pay It Forward Charleston
Palmetto Community Care
Tri-County Gun Violence Coordinating Council
Turn 90
Palmetto Hope Network
Lowcountry Period Pixies
Charleston Black Pride
Black Liberation Fund
Charleston Alliance for Fair Employment
Doors To Dream
Bundles of Joy Diaper Bank
Lowcountry Black Parents Association

ACTIVITIES:

Throughout our gathering space you will find activities, games and things to do. Whether it is at one of our planned activities, picking up one of the hula hoops to let it swing or feeling the beats from the incomparable Kate Counts and getting up on the stage to groove with your neighbors, we hope you find moments of joy, hope, love, gratitude and celebration today.

ACTIVITIES:

  • Our Communities Future Art Installation: one of a kind interactive art installation focused on the future of Charleston & North Charleston. Answer this question on a small card: “What does the future of Charleston & North Charleston look like?” and then add it to our wall. Over the course of the day we’ll collectively see what the future looks like for our communities.

  • Everyone Deserves a Roof: arts & craft station designing small houses with information on housing from SC Housing Justice Network

  • Plant The Future: plant the seeds today for our future. Use the plant fruit & veg seeds in compostable cups to take home with you.

  • Thank A New Voter: write/decorate a postcard for a newly registered voter that will be delivered before Nov. 7 w. reminder to vote and learn more from Be The Ones about their pilot program

  • Books Under the Oak: have a seat, take a rest, grab a book, read to your neighbor or kiddo. This is our community space to gather and get lost in words together.

LOCALS ONLY SWEEPSTAKES

Head over to the patio by main building and enter to win packages from some of the best local businesses in town and help support the local businesses that are truly the heartbeat of our communities.

THANK YOU to our local businesses that donated their time and talents to our Locals Only Sweepstakes:

Sorelle, J. Stark, Park & Grove, Xiao Bao Biscuit, Graft Wine Shop, Sightsee, The Works, Bar Rollins, Bevi Bene, Mercantile & Mash, Melfi’s, The Tiny Tassel, The Daily, Black Octopus Mercantile, Madra Rua Irish Pub, Turning Page Bookshop, Park Circle Co-Op, Orange Spot Coffee, Itinerate Literate Books, Commonhouse Alehouse, Odd Duck Market, Tattooed Moose, Kate Counts, Evolve, Leon’s, Accent on Wine, Munkle, Roots & Shoots Nursery, Blue Bicycle Books, Taco Boy, Royal American, Tradesman Brewing, HKBalloons, Grow with the Flow Homestead, The Charleston Mattress, MaidPro.

LOCAL EATS & BEVS!

Head over to grab a bite and beverage from our friends at Roti Rolls, Tamales by Guadalupe, Big Tent Pizza, Platia Greek, Vibrant Alkaline Vegan Meals, Waffle Sensations, Las Aguas CHS, Team Time by Rafa, King of Pops and Whip Wagon.

LEND YOUR SUPPORT

Having fun today? Want to see more of these types of events? Please consider making a donation to allow us to do more of this work.

Hosts & Partners:

Be The Ones is a nonpartisan grassroots organization building healthier communities, a more equitable democracy, and expanding power by removing barriers to local civic participation across the Southeast. Learn more here.

SC Housing Justice Network is a multiracial, multigenerational grassroots power organization working to push back against and transform the systems that force people into poverty and homelessness. Learn more here.

Charleston Area Justice Ministry is a network of culturally, economically, geographically & religiously diverse faith-based congregations who come together to make the Charleston area a more just place to live, work, and do business. Learn more here.

Lowcountry Local First advances economic prosperity and local ownership through innovative and inclusive initiatives that build our community’s wealth and wellbeing. Learn more here.

FAQs

  • ALL North Charleston & Charleston Mayoral candidates have been invited to attend the event in its entirety (11am - 2pm). We will share confirmed attendees as they respond. Please note: while we will share this information based on candidates communications prior to the event, we cannot guarantee their attendance or the amount of time they will be there.

  • This event is strictly nonpartisan. Be The Ones, SC Housing Justice Network and partners affiliated with this event do not support or endorse any candidate or political party.

  • The event is hosted be Be The Ones and SC Housing Justice Network in partnership Charleston Area Justice Ministry, Lowcountry Local First and coalition of local organizations and partners (more announced soon!). To learn more about Be The Ones, click here and to learn more about SC Housing Justice Network, click here.

  • We encourage you to visit Go Vote SC for additional registration & voting information as well as SCVotes.gov

  • Nope! We want the focus to be on you - our community & neighbors - so you get the “theoretical mic” to talk to your candidates. There will be no candidate speeches or announcements.

MORE INFORMATION:

If you have questions, need additional information, or interested in press coverage, send us an email: hello@betheones.org