Over the weekend, the SC Progressive Network moved out of the Modjeska Simkins House, our home since 2009, when Historic Columbia graciously gave us the key. The house will be undergoing much-needed renovation.

We’ve temporarily relocated our offices to the building next door, the former Science Academy, a failed charter school at 2015 Marion St. This will serve as our headquarters until we complete the purchase and rehab of the building at the corner of Marion St. and Elmwood Ave.

We are very grateful to Historic Columbia for letting us use the Modjeska House for nearly a decade. It was a fitting place for activists to organize and strategize, informed and inspired by Ms. Simkins’ work. We’ve outgrown the space, though, and it’s time for the Network to have its own home. We envision something akin to the GROW, the Network’s predecessor. GROW – the Grass Roots Organizing Workshop – was a self-supporting enterprise that over the years ran a worker-owned cafe, an eco-friendly print shop (Harbinger Publications), an independent newspaper (POINT), and offered meeting space for Columbia’s activists.

The move is bittersweet, but we look forward to the next chapter in the Network’s evolution. As always, we appreciate any support – financial or sweat equity – you can offer to help elevate our organization to another level.

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John Dawkins (left) helps Network Director Brett Bursey on move-in day in 2009.