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City of Charleston Commission on Women 8/16/23
A
Thank
you
good
morning.
Everyone
welcome
to
the
August
16th
commission
and
women's
monthly
meeting.
It
is
August
16th
and
we
will
go
ahead
and
unfortunately,
there
aren't
any
action
items
to
vote
on
during
this
meeting.
So
this
is
going
to
be
basically
a
discussion
call
and
just
to
recap,
some
of
the
items
that
we
had
discussed
in
our
July
meeting
and
and
then
proceed
with
hoping
to
get
our
Quorum
together
in
order
for
us
to
officially
accept
some
action
items
going
forward.
A
At
this
time
as
of
today,
I've
had
an
additional
seat
open
up
or
resign.
A
resignation
sent
to
me,
but
I
need
to
have
a
discussion
with
that
commission
member.
So
we
can
try
to
keep
that
as
much
as
we
possibly
can.
Based
on
our
2019
ordinance.
We
had
a
commission
comprising
of
16
members
and
in
order
for
us
to
have
a
quorum,
we
needed
a
minimum
of
nine.
A
We
decided
to
reduce
that
number
to
13
and
in
order
for
us
to
have
Quorum,
we
would
need
a
minimum
of
seven
and
that's
basically
the
the
update
and
the
request
for
the
amendment
that
was
sent
to
city
city
council
last
night
on
yesterday's
meeting
I
sent
that
to
our
members
earlier
this
morning.
Sorry
20,
maybe
30
minutes
ago,
for
you
guys
to
review
that
and
you'll
just
kind
of
keep
abreast
as
it
progresses
through
the
process.
A
I
will
definitely
share
that
information
out
as
well.
Basically,
after
the
third
reading
it
actually
becomes
into
the
change,
and
then
we
can
officially
have
a
minimum
Quorum
of
seven,
so
I'm
going
to
ask
councilwoman
Parker.
If
there
are
any
additional
things
that
we
ought
to
know
or
as
a
group
I'm
gonna
give
it
to
you.
If
we
need
to
show
up
support
and
no
it.
B
It'll
go
it'll;
it
will
be
fine,
just
like
last
night
at
past.
First
reading.
This
is
nothing
out
of
the
ordinary.
You
know
I
think
even
miss
Copeland
said
at
our
last.
You
know:
I
I
anyway.
I
think
that
16
is
a
lot
of
members.
You
know
so
that
that
raises
the
Quorum.
So
this
no
problem,
so
our
September
we
were
discussing
before
our
September
meeting.
Second
and
third
reading
will
be
September
12th,
so
the
ordinance
will
pass
and
be
accepted.
B
A
So
thank
you
so
much
there
really
isn't
in
Mindy,
I'm
gonna
put
you
on
the
spot,
real
quick
to
give
us
just
an
update
on
this
Sunday's
back
to
school
event.
I
know
your
your
office
with
the
the
mayor's
office
and
women
and
children,
family
and
and
Children
and
Youth,
is
really
important
and
vital.
So
just
a
status
update.
If
you
don't
mind,
yeah.
C
Happy
too,
it
was
a
great
day
we
packed
about
I,
think
close
to
2
000
bags
that
we
were
able
to
hand
out,
and
we
also
had
excess
supplies
as
well,
that
we
are
we're
able
to
pass
out.
Throughout
the
day
we
had
3
500
people
go
through
the
aquarium
for
free,
so
it
was
incredible
and
that's
about
where,
where
we
were
last
year,
so
that
was
great,
we
had
two
boat
rides
that
went
on
the
Harbor
for
free,
so
about
400.
People
got
to
do
that.
C
Thanks
to
Spirit
line
and
Lowcountry
Food
Bank
gave
out
bags
of
fresh
food
and
our
vendors
were
there.
Pcapp
was
there.
So
thank
you.
We
had
really
an
eclectic
mix
this
year,
which
I
think
is
great.
The
Tri-County
human
trafficking
task
force
was
there.
So
just
Noah
was
there
some
unique
exhibitors
that
I
think
get
information
out
to
families
that
they
really
may
not
get
from
other
sources.
A
C
A
C
A
D
Brief
and
how
that
went,
yeah
it
was
wonderful.
We
had
15
students
participate
in
our
inaugural
class
of
Charleston
civil
rights
and
Civics
I'm.
The
mayor
actually
joined
us
on
Friday
for
graduation,
but
it
was
an
incredible
week.
We
started
at
the
international
African-American
Museum.
We
took
the
students
down
to
the
Pen
Center
in
Beaufort
to
learn
about
reconstruction
and
Robert
Smalls.
We
had
the
opportunity
to
go
to
Orangeburg
and
actually
meet
photographer
Cecil
Williams
Congressman
Clyburn
spoke
to
the
students
we
were
at
South
Carolina
state
talk
about
hbcus.
D
We
were
able
to
tour
the
All-Star
bowling
lane,
which
was
the
spark
of
the
Orangeburg
Massacre.
We
were
able
to
go
to
the
Gibbs
and
engage
in
different
forms
of
art
to
discuss
art
and
culture
and
Race
and
History.
We
heard
from
an
Orangewood
Massacre
Survivor
We
heard
from
an
original
Hospital
stripe
worker,
how
we
heard
from
Jeanette
Jenkins,
who
is
the
granddaughter
of
Issa
Jenkins.
We
talked
a
lot
about
the
progressive
club
and
John's
Island
and
Senator
mcclark,
and
then
Friday.
D
We
were
able
to
tour
the
new
board
of
election
headquarters,
conduct
a
mock
election
have
a
legislative
panel
and
the
students
did
a
workshop
with
Marcus
Amaker,
our
Poet
Laureate
and
then
the
American
for
graduation.
So
it
was
an
absolutely
incredible
week
and
we
looked
forward
to
many
more
years
of
the
program.
F
E
F
D
E
On
we
just
wrapped
up
our
summer
program
and
I
am
just
so
you've
been
doing
this
for
a
while
in
Mindy
excellent
excellent
program
on
Sunday.
We
just
wrapped
up
our
summer
youth
Works,
which
is
the
employment
portion
of
our
youth
leadership
program,
but
also
has
a
college
component
of
it.
I
am
I'm
happy
to
announce
that
anyone,
it
almost
all
I'm
gonna
say
like
everybody,
but
99
of
our
program.
E
Participants
are
first
generation
bound
college
students
and
I
am
happy
to
announce
that
one
of
our
program
participants
earned
their
bachelor's
degree
from
the
University
of
South
Carolina.
Her
sister
will
be
entering
the
University
of
South
Carolina
or
has
entered
the
University
of
South
Carolina
as
a
freshman,
and
the
older
sister
will
start
has
started
graduate
school
this
week
at.
E
That
we
actually
sent
off
seven
first
generation
bound
college
students
off
to
college.
We
wrapped
up
our
program
on
August
9th
and
then
that
this
is
a
great
segue,
because
education
is
the
way
to
the
American
dream.
It
does
not
have
to
be
a
four-year
college
education.
It
can
be
a
certification
program,
but
we
have
got
to
start
drilling
in
our
communities
and
our
families
and
our
children
that
you're
going
to
have
to
do
something.
E
E
As
the
chair
of
the
African-American
Leadership
Council,
there
is
a
poverty
stimulation
coming
up
in
September
I
strongly.
If
you
have
never
done
that
activity,
I
I
encourage
you
to
do
it
because
we're
all
passionate.
We
all
talk
about
moving
women
forward,
but
some
of
us
are
in
different
points
in
our
lives
and
we
don't
know
what
a
lot
of
women
are
facing
in
our
community.
E
I
know
didn't
if
Denise
was
on
camera.
She'd
probably
be
shouting
by
now,
because
Denise
is
an
advocate
as
well,
but
please
please
look
into
the
Alice
program
at
try
the
United
Way.
Please.
Please
encourage
students
to
not
only
look
at
finishing
high
school,
but
going
to
college
going
to
a
certification
program
getting
an
associate's
degree.
Your
education
has
a
direct
link
to
how
much
money
you
will
make
in
a
lifetime.
Thank
you.
E
Are
no
programs
free?
Certain
programs
are
free,
it
I
know
for
a
fat.
Medical
coding
right
now
is
free,
but
you
have
to
reach
out
to
it
used
to
be
called
continuing
education,
but
I
think
it's
called
Workforce
Development
now,
but
you
have
to
reach
out
to
try
to
detect.
You
have
to
apply
and
this-
and
this
is-
and
this
is
also
a
factor
trying
to
I'm
going
to
tell
it
and
it
can
be
recorded.
Your
track
record
would
tried
intact
will
have
a
major
impact
on
if
you
get
free
tuition.
E
E
If
you
have
a
history
of
that
you're
not
getting
free
tuition,
and
it
also
depends
on
what
program
you're
interested
in
so
adults
have
to
contact
Trident
Tech
directly,
but
if
you
are
on
the
right
track
on
the
high
school
track.
So
when
you
do
your
igp
meeting
with
your
high
school
student,
so
when
you
put
this
out
in
your
community
binder
facts
about
the
Dual
credit
that
is
free
to
high
school
students.
F
E
A
Okay,
so
with
that,
there
really
aren't
much
of
an
additional
or
extended
open
discussion
and
there
aren't
any
actions
to
take,
but
one
of
the
things
that
I
had
wanted
to
place
on
our
agenda
this
this
month
to
talk
through
and
to
share
that
information.
It's
about
the
Tri-County
human
trafficking
task
force
and
if
you
don't
mind,
councilwoman,
Parker
I'm,
just
gonna
put
you
in
there
they're
they're.
Did
you
want
to
give
a
brief
on
how
they
came
to
contact
you
and.
B
Again,
I
I
normally
take
those
things.
You
know
she
was
wearing
the
shirt
and
I
was
just
curious
if
she
worked
for
them
or
not,
as
we
know,
I
think
deputy
chief
Thompson
very
early
on
you
know
at
some
point
last
year
gave
a
an
overview
and
I
I'm
the
first
one
to
admit.
It
was
shocking
to
me
to
know
that
that's
going
on
here
in
the
Low
Country,
you
know
I
talk
about
a
lot
of
things.
B
You
know
in
this
commission
there's
there's
not
a
lot
that
we
can
do
right,
legislative,
wise.
You
know,
I
I
mean
on
a
city
on
a
municipality
level.
Yes,
but
obviously
the
state
legislature
makes
the
laws
things
like
that,
but
there
are
things
that
we
can
do
for
women
here
in
this
area.
You
know
that
have
to
do
with
human
trafficking.
So
anyway,
when
I
saw
her
shirt,
you
know
I
approached
her
and
I.
Just
think
it's
a
really
great
organization
and
I
I
would
love
for
them.
B
To
present
to
this
group,
I,
certainly
like
I,
always
say
the
more
heads
in
the
room,
the
better.
So
hopefully,
maybe
they
can
have
some
action
items
for
us
and
that
we
can
really.
You
know,
begin
some
work
on.
You
know
whether
it's
contacting
our
Representatives.
You
know
similar
to
what
we
did
with
FMLA.
You
know
I
think
we
really
have
to
start
taking
action.
Steps
towards
things
like
that.
E
B
A
A
So
thank
you
so
much
that
that
that
really
Falls
in
parallel
with
a
lot
of
symptoms
issues
and
it's
kind
of
like
one
of
those
symptoms
that
we
can
slowly
be
effective
in
eradicating
and
that
will
trickle
around
to
the
key
points
of
homelessness
and
getting
Financial
education.
So
if
people
can
sufficiently
and
effectively
support
each
themselves
and
identifying
domestic
violence
that
kind
of
end
up
in
the
circle
as
well.
So
thank
you
so
much
Nicole
Hoffman
and
several
of
the
other
Tri-County
human
trafficking
task
force.
A
A
A
C
C
A
The
task
force
of
what
they
do,
you
know
the
type
of
training
that
they
can
extend
to
the
community
and
and
most
importantly,
how
we
can
help
support
them
and,
like
I,
said
it's
one
of
many
spokes
in
the
Cog
wheel.
That
affects
everything
else
in
our
community
and
the
main
points
that
we
really
why
we're
here
is
to
highlight
them
and
to
try
to
push
some
change
towards
that.
So
yeah.
F
I'm
going
to
start
with
human
trafficking
and
then
I'm
going
to
go
back.
I
recently
was
at
the
airport,
so
this
is
August,
it
would
have
been
in
July
and
I
got
there
a
little
early
and
I
was
sitting
and
I
saw
a
a
girl
with
beautiful
pair
of
shoes
on
and
her
dress,
and
she
was
so
excited
and
she
was
with
the
man
and
the
man
was
not
engaged
with
her
at
all
and
I
got
a
little
suspicious.
My
gut
kept
telling
me
something
is
not
right
here.
F
And
now
this
is
at
the
airport.
Okay-
and
this
is
midday
this.
This
was
not
a
weird
time
and
I
I
was
gonna,
go
up
to
the
man,
but
he
was
a
rather
large
man,
so
I
said:
maybe
I
should
just
go
up
to
a
security
guard,
so
I
did
and
the
TSA
guard
was
very,
very
nice,
but
he
said
there's
nothing
that
they
could
do
so.
He
took
me
to
a
police
officer
and
I'm
going
to
be
honest
with
you,
the
police
officer,
who
was
also
a
very
nice
middle-aged
man.
F
A
C
F
F
C
F
Some
of
this,
these
sexual
crimes
and
all
this
stuff
they're
targeting
girls
that
are
like
the
size
of
10
year
olds,
okay,
yeah
and
this
girl
fit
this
description
perfectly.
You
could
tell
she
was
being
treated
because
she
was
so
so
excited
and
this
man
was
so
aloof.
You
could
tell
it
wasn't
a
dad,
it
wasn't.
An
uncle
I
couldn't
tell
who
the
hell
it
was.
F
So
we
already
know
we've
had
problems
in
North
Charleston
at
some
of
the
hotels
where
I
mean
people
are
telling
me
their
their
sexual
trafficking,
but
there
were
no
police.
Okay
and
again,
you
know
it
it's
it's.
The
the
targets
are
typically
what
they
say
in
New,
York,
City,
Is,
that
a
Grand
Central,
Station
or
Madison
Square
Garden.
C
F
This
is
a
much
first
of
all,
I
I
think
we
need
to
talk
to
the
airport.
I
think
we
need
to
actually
have
them
and
explain
to
us.
What
are
they
looking
for?
Are
they
even
looking
I
got
the
feeling
they
weren't
even
paying
attention
I
think
we
need
the
police
on
a
regular
basis.
I
would
like
to
hear
from
the
school
system.
I
don't
know.
F
Is
the
school
system
paying
attention
to
this
because
I
know
I
mean
I've
run
into
a
lot
of
young
men
in
my
life
that
were
homeless
and
they
were
picked
off
the
street
by
drug
dealers.
The
dealer
said:
if
you
come
and
live
with
me
and
you're,
the
mule
I'll
give
you
a
place.
I'll
give
you
food
and
I'll,
give
you
clothes.
So
that's
one
way
homeless.
Boys
get
off
the
street,
but.
F
F
C
F
Laws
on
on
exposing
breasts
I
mean
I,
don't
understand
today
why
you
know
why
we
have
to
have
situations
where
you
know.
If
you
talk
to
girls
that
have
gone
that
route
and
again
nobody
chooses
to
go
that
route,
but
their
dad
took
them
there
when
they
were
14..
Their
pride
was
alcohol
and
drugs.
Yeah
they're,
given
clothes
they're
given
foods,
but
they're
basically
prisoners.
They
can't
leave.
Okay,
I
mean
I
I.
F
Just
think
we
have
to
be
a
little
bit
more
proactive
because
it's
no
offense,
it's
like
Long
Island,
the
gilco
beach.
What
11
people
were
killed
over
10
years
and
the
police
really
didn't
get
involved?
Okay
and
I
think
when
it
comes
to
women
disappearing
women
dying,
that's
right,
no
offense,
the
police,
don't
care
and
and
I
think.
Unless
we
edu
and
again
I
actually
have
adult
men
that
will
say
to
me.
Well,
those
girls
chose
that
profession.
They
don't
know
what
the
hell
they're
talking
about.
They
really
don't
so
again.
F
I
think
we
have
to
bring
in
the
police
I
think
we
have
to
bring
the
sheriff's
department.
I
would
like
to
talk
to
in
Texas.
They
work
with
the
truckers,
associations
and
I
think
we
also
have
to
bring
in
the
airport,
people
and
importantly,
the
doc.
What's
going
on
with
the
port,
we
know.
Occasionally
we
get
dead
women
showing
up
in
shipping
containers
and
they
were
being
trans.
C
F
A
F
F
It's
extremely
frustrating
I'm
dealing
with
the
richest
people
in
our
state.
They
don't
want
it
dealing
with
developers.
They
can't
make
enough
money
and
I
was
in
a
meeting
and
I
and
I
made
I
made
a
comment
that
we've
got
2
000
women
right
now
in
the
low
country,
with
women
with
children
that
have
housing,
insecurity
and
in
the
meeting
I
was
corrected.
They
said
no
Denise,
the
accurate
number
right
now
in
the
Low
Country,
we
have
4
000
women
with
children
that
are
housing
insecure.
So
these
women
are
sleeping
in
tents,
they're,
sleeping.
F
F
F
F
Would
be
one
and
then
I
can
talk
to
you
all
about
a
daycare
model
we're
working
on,
but
it's
it's
it's
very
I'm.
Just
gonna
say
it's
very
depressing.
I've
been
working
on
this
housing
since
2016
and
again
the
people
with
the
money
don't
want
to
do
anything
and
the
governments
really
don't
want
to
do
anything.
And
it's
one
thing
to
say:
well,
we
want
we
want
working
moms.
Well,
working
moms
is
good,
but
you
can't
just
have
you
have
to
have
Community
around
families?
F
You
just
have
to
have
Community
whether
it's
a
we're
a
single
family,
single,
head,
household
or
joint.
You
have
to
have
Community
built
around
the
family
unit,
and-
and
we
don't
so
this-
the
other
thing
that
this
is
transforming
to
and
there's
a
young
woman
Eva.
As
your
last
name,
she
wrote,
writes
for
the
Washington
Post
and
there's
two
other
books.
F
Men
what's
happening
with
young
boys
is
happening
very
rapidly
and
it
started
in
1965.
So
it's
not
current,
but
boys
going
to
college
is
dropping
very
quickly.
Male
suicide
is
increasing
very
quickly,
so
the
reality
is
I
love
the
fact
that
women
step
up
and
raise
these
children,
but
God
we've
got
to
get
we
have
to
get.
Unfortunately,
men
are
like
dogs,
they
want
to
be
around
other
boy,
dogs-
and
you
know
these
women.
Some
of
them
are
working
two
jobs.
F
They
might
have
three
or
four
kids
they're,
making
minimum
wage
I
mean
it's
a
blessing
that
we
even
are
able
to
repopulate,
but
there's
a
bunch
of
bad
things
and
I
I,
don't
really
know
how
we
can
help
fix
it
without
housing,
safe,
stable
and
secure
housing,
and
then,
after
we
work
on
that,
we
can
work
on
the
other,
smaller
issues,
but
that
and
there's
plenty
of
land
in
the
Low
Country
plenty.
So
I
rest
my
case,
but
it
is
very
depressing.
A
So
we
can
actually
become
more
effective.
So
with
that
saying,
thank
you
Denise.
If
you
send
me
the
the
the
title
of
those
that
book
no
I,
maybe
you
mentioned
the
sex
trafficking
one
but
I.
Don't
remember
the
author
on
that,
but
I
will
share
it
out,
like
we
did
the
Seneca
Falls
information,
any
other
things
that
are
upcoming.
A
Please
let
me
know
I
know,
Lydia
did
and
also
Mindy
the
Latin
Community
Exchange
Club
back
to
school
is
on
the
26th,
so
any
of
your
friends,
family
members,
and
that
are
in
part
of
that
Community.
Please
let
them
know
as
well:
that's
going
to
be
in
Ladson
at
the
Exchange
Club,
but
just
to
Circle
and
close
out.
There
are
no
actions,
so
I
can't
even
say
anything
remotely,
authoritative
at
all
in
this
commission.
But
but
yes,
I'm
sorry
go
ahead.
Councilwoman
Parker.
B
A
B
I
do
think
that
that
would
be
a
an
agenda
item
just
to
so
we
can
adopt
some
of
those
bylaws.
That's
what
our
ordinance
is
is
changing.
That
fact
now
that
we
can
adopt
those
bylaws,
so
we
can
discuss
some
of
those
other
items
subcommittees
attendance.
Things
like
that,
so
I
do
think
that
that
should
be
I.
A
A
B
I'm
not
hearing
sorry
I,
I
guess
so:
okay,
I'll
double
check
with
Julia,
but
I
I
know
that
we
had
we
discussed
previously.
Like
I
mean
you
do
recall,
yeah,
that's
correct.
Okay
between
you
know
that
Monique
and
and
the
the
old
chair
there
were.
They
did
discuss.
That's
where
everybody
under
that's,
where
everyone
understood
the
attendance
roles,
that's
where
they
were
taking
the
attendance
rules
from,
but
we
don't
have
anything
recorded
or
anything.
So
we
were
trying
to
track
that
down.
You
know
what
this
group,
the
previous
group,
organized
and
wanted
correct.
A
Yes,
I
will
share
that
out
in
email
as
well.
The
discussion
was
around
the
number
of
attendances
and
what
would
be
excused
or
unexcused,
so
that
was
the
three.
The
three
I
put
that
in
here
quotes
three
instant
incidences.
That
will
actually
be
meaningful
or
equate
to
what
is
excuse
or
unexcused,
but
that
was
just
a
discussion,
but
it
was
never
made
the
original
ordinance.
F
B
A
Yeah
and
I
and
I,
don't
really
think
we
need
bylaws
for
the
commission.
I
think
we
just
need
it
to
be
the
ordinance
clearly
defined
because
I
think
if
we
get
into
bylaws,
then
it
gets
into
the
whole.
Just
my
personal
opinion,
not
a
chair,
opinion
the
whole,
the
the
whole
intricacies
of
okay.
Are
we
even
going
to
be
meeting
bylaws
I?
B
B
A
A
F
As
the
school
season
starts,
the
Charleston
County
school
district
has
250
homeless
families
right
now,
I've
been
working
with
them
over
the
summer.
If
any
of
you
any
of
you
know
of
where
a
house
is
sitting
abandoned,
maybe
grandma
died
and
your
family's
not
putting
the
house
to
use.
If
you
know
anybody
I'm
dealing
with
a
family
right
now,
Mom
Mom
and
her
son
are
living
in
the
car
between
the
two
of
them.
They
work
three
jobs
and
they
can't
afford
to
live
in
Charleston.
So
so
we
just
it's
again.
F
F
Pleasant
I
was
told
this
week
on
Monday
at
a
meeting
that
Mount
Pleasant's
average
home
value
now
is
up
to
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
that's
for
brick
ranch
split
levels.
It's
it's
tragic
so,
but
so
the
housing
crisis
again
I
don't
mean
to
it's
it's
getting
worse
by
the
minute,
and
yesterday
the
government
reported
that
homelessness
across
the
country
was
up
11.
So
it's
a
growth
industry
and
anybody
again,
if
you
know
anybody,
that's
got
an
empty
empty.
Anything.
Please
text
me.
Thank
you.
A
You're
welcome
all
right.
Thank
you
with
that
closing
it's
10
50
to
50
minutes
in
last
call
ladies,
anything
else
for
the
greater
good
okay
check,
your
inboxes,
please
and
I
will
definitely
share
out
more
information
and
especially
the
the
books.
Thank
you
so
much
Denise,
as
always
with
that
and
upcoming
events
for
us
to
be
in
the
community
facing
forward
and
maybe
recruit
some
wonderful
women
that'll
be
great.