Lowcountry Action Committee

Join the Lowcountry Action Committee on Tuesday, May 19th for our Monthly Organizational Meeting ! Pull up and get plugged into the work! We need you 💪🏿 📍DM for location

Hi!!! We are the Lowcountry Action Committee, a Black-led grassroots organization dedicated to Black liberation through service, political education and collective action in the Lowcountry. We are an official branch of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (@nationalaarpr ) fighting for community control of police and working alongside the families of victims of police brutality in their fight for justice! Click the link in our bio to get involved 🔗 📸 @newhard_illustrations

That’s a WRAP! On the 2025 conference of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression! South Carolina was in the building 17 deep! Let’s double it next year! Our executive director Frank Chapman said the strategy is unity in action, not in ideas and the goal is COMMUNITY CONTROL OF POLICE! That is our charge in 2026 and beyond! Let’s make it a reality!

Charleston, SC – On Wednesday, May 13, organizers with the Lowcountry Action Committee (LAC), a South Carolina branch of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR), gathered in support of members of the family of Walter Scott against the early release of former North Charleston Police Department Michael Slager. In 2016, Slager pleaded guilty to federal civil rights violations and was sentenced to 20 years in prison; this was after a South Carolina grand jury indicted him on a state murder charge, which ended in a mistrial. For many who have lost loved ones to police brutality, the outcome of the federal trial felt like a rare instance of justice. . . . Read more at fightbacknews.org

Jilandre Scott demands justice for her uncle Walter Scott at the press conference to demand the DOJ rescind the early release of killer cop Michael Slager! Justice for Walter Scott! NO EARLY RELEASE! KEEP KILLER COPS IN JAIL L! Sign the petition! Link in bio 🔗

Statement in support of the family of Walter Scott against the early release of Michael Slager. NO EARLY RELEASE! KEEP KILLER COPS IN JAIL! Sign the petition: TinyURL.com/NoEarlyRelease27

Join us at the federal courthouse to stand in solidarity with family of Walter Scott on Wednesday, May 13 at 11AM at a press conference to demand NO EARLY RELEASE FOR MICHAEL SLAGER! On April 4, 2015, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a local police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina. Slager stopped Scott for a non-functioning brake light and lied about the shooting by falsely claiming he acted in self-defense. He alleged Scott grabbed his stun gun, a narrative disproven by video taken by Feidin Santana that showed Slager shooting the unarmed Scott in the back while he fled. Slager further tried to cover up the shooting by planting the taser near Scott’s body, all of which was captured in Santana’s footage, which was publicly released four days after the shooting. In May 2016, Slager was indicted on federal charges including violation of Scott’s civil rights and obstruction of justice. He pleaded guilty to federal charges of civil rights violations. In December 2017, Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison. It was recently been brought to the attention of the Scott family that Michael Slager has been quietly shaving time off his sentence due to a loophole in the First Step Act and he is now eligible for early release to a halfway house in 2027. The Scott family is devastated by this news and will make their voices heard at a press conference on Wednesday. Stand in solidarity with the Scott Family! Sign the petition to demand no early release for Michael Slager and join them on Wednesday to amplify their call! JUSTICE FOR WALTER SCOTT!! TinyURL.com/NoEarlyRelease27

Join the Lowcountry Action Committee Wednesday, May 13th at the Main Branch of the Charleston County Public Library (68 Calhoun Street) to learn who we are, our current campaigns and intiatives and how YOU can get plugged into the work: 🔴 LAC Community Control of Police Subcommittee ⚫️LAC African Pride Club (Afterschool Reading Program) 🟢 NAARPR Anthony Gay Task Force 🟡 NAARPR Families Committee We are a Black-led, grassroots organization dedicated to Black liberation through service, political education and collective action in the Lowcountry. We are a branch of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (@nationalaarpr ) supporting the families of victims of police brutality and fighting for community control of police! We need YOU to help us build power, self-determination and liberation in the Lowcountry! See you next Wednesday. Be ready to serve the people 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 📸 @newhard_illustrations

NAARPR condemns the Supreme Court Assault on the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais! The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais is a direct assault on the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965, legislation won through the blood, sweat and tears of the Civil Rights movement and the broader Black Liberation movement. The consequences will be felt most by Black communities across the Black Belt south.  Swipe to read the full statement

Lowcountry Action Committee cofounder, Erica Veal speaking at the 11 year Walter Scott Angelversary about the importance of supporting the family of Omar Grant in their fight for justice. 📸 @everydaypeoplefast

We are calling on volunteers to help us hit the road! Our Caravans for Cuba campaign is on it’s way to S.C. collecting and carrying life saving aid. We need people to help us label boxes, sort and load up trucks on April 9th at locations in Ladson and Charleston. In addition, people who can materially support our caravan with funds, support our volunteers with lunch, or help us with documenting our work.  This survey will give us an idea of how you can contribute to this effort to break the U.S. blockade on Cuba!  We will follow up with exact details on time and locations once we collect and review responses.  Thank you.  Contact: @mossisaadi Caravan Volunteer Interest Form: https://forms.gle/Cj2z2ydfa7zCoA3r5

Hey people!! Update! It’s working!! CONTINUE TO PHONE ZAP TO DROP THE CHARGES! Call the Charleston Prosecutor’s Office at (843) 965-4148, ask to speak to Kevin Hales to demand these bogus charges be dropped!! You can also email him at [email protected] if you can’t leave a voicemail! Ain’t no need for a new court date! Drop the charges!! Let’s keep the pressure on them!!