Erica Carter
Erica Carter... is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. She currently resides in VA and is a software engineer in the insurance industry. Much of Erica’s advocacy work, past and present, has been for the improvement of conditions for the marginalized and poor living in her beloved place of birth, South Carolina. Some of her past work has been in the area of teen pregnancy prevention and affordable housing. She was a graduate student of Political Science/Policy at the University of South Carolina and her area of study was social welfare policy development, implementation, and evaluation. She has engaged in research projects pertaining to issues of out-of-wedlock childbirths, welfare and Medicaid policy interaction, and state welfare-to-work programs.
Erica Carter is currently a member of the National Coordinating Committee of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS) and the South Carolina Progressive Network.[1]
Education
- Studied Software Engineering Mgmt at Strayer University
- Studied at Wofford College
- Went to Richland Northeast High School
CCDS
The Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism held its every third-year national convention online Saturday, June 1 and Sunday June 2, 2024.
At mid-morning Jerry Harris gave the keynote address that highlighted the current political situation within the global context.
Next were several workshops on CCDS committees that included Elections (Carl Davidson), Class Race and Gender (Erica Carter and Paul Krehbiel), and Peace & Solidarity: International Relations, part 1 (Harry Targ, Duncan McFarland, Peter Deutsch).
After lunch, workshops resumed, with sessions on Labor (Paul Krehbiel and Sandy Eaton), the Environment and Climate (David Schwartzman), the Socialist Education Project (Jay D. Jurie), and Peace & Solidarity Part 2: Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (Stephen David, Rod Such & Harry Targ).[2]
"The War on Women Today"
The Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism Presents a panel discussion "The War on Women Today" Monday, March 28, 2022.
Speakers:
- Mildred Williamson Right to Life and Reproductive Justice for Black Women
- Ms. Erica Michelle Carter "pro-woman advocate"
- Meta Van Sickle
- Linda Alcoff "The significance of the MeToo movement for women workers"[3]
Committees of Correspondence NCC
July 25 2009 Erica Carter, South Carolina, was a candidate[4]for the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism National Co-ordinating Committee at CCDS national conference in San Francisco-elected.
2013 CCDS National Coordinating Committee
Erica Carter, South Carolina was elected in 2013 to the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism National Coordinating Committee;[5]
2016 CCDS National Coordinating Committee
Erica Carter, South Carolina, was elected in 2016 to the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism National Coordinating Committee;[6]
CCDS Democracy Charter Study Group
In 2017 the CCDS Democracy Charter Study Group consisted of James Campbell, Timothy V. Johnson, Mildred Williamson, Pat Fry, Erica Carter, Karl Kramer, Mark Solomon, Anne Mitchell, Meta Van Sickle.[7]