Columbia, SC- Yesterday, MSNBC announced extended coverage of the forum, including a special edition of “Hardball with Chris Matthews” aired live from the Winthrop University campus at 6 p.m. EST. The forum will also air live on MSNBC from 8-10 p.m. EST, followed by a post-forum analysis with Maddow and Matthews from 10-11 p.m. EST.
In addition to the First in the South Presidential Candidates Forum on Friday, November 6, SCDP Chair Jaime Harrison and State Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, will host separate events in the afternoon before the Forum.
What: Town hall meeting, “The New South: Shifting Cultural Norms”
Who: South Carolina State Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Chair of the DNC Southern Caucus
Rev. William Barber, organizer of North Carolina’s Moral Monday movement
Rev. Ralph Warnock, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Laura Cahue, a member of Somos SC and Young Immigrants in Action
Nekki Shutt, a prominent South Carolina attorney active in the equality movement
Louis Elrod, President of Young Democrats of America
When: Friday, November 6, 2015 from 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Dina’s Place, DiGiorgio Campus Center, Winthrop University
Members of the pubic interested in attending can register online at Eventbrite or visit https://goo.gl/bjPd3y.
What: Chair Chats with Southern Democratic State Party Chairs
Who: Jaime Harrison, South Carolina Democratic Party Chair and host of “Chair Chats”
Allison Tant, Florida Democratic Party Chair
DuBose Porter, Georgia Democratic Party Chair
Patrick Hughes, Kentucky Democratic Party Chair
Karen Carter-Peterson, Louisiana Democratic Party Chair
Rickey Cole, Mississippi Party Chair
Patsy Keever, North Carolina Party Chair
Mary Mancini, Tennessee Democratic Party Chair
Susan Swecker, Virginia Democratic Party Chair
Belinda Biafore, West Virginia Democratic Party Chair
When: Friday, November 6, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Dina’s Place, DiGiorgio Campus Center, Winthrop University
To view previous Chair Chats click here.
“I’m glad we are able to provide additional opportunities for Democrats to be a part of our First in the South Candidates Forum. Next Friday will be filled with informative discussions on the importance of the South and how Democrats in the South are building state parties that will change the narrative on how the Democratic Party is viewed,” said SCDP Chair Jaime Harrison. “All of these events will lead up to a forum in which our Presidential candidates will have substantive conversations on how our party is best suited to address the issues confronting middle class and working families in the South, and across our country.”
Media interested in covering the Town Hall or Chair Chats can RSVP to diane@scdp.org.
