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Down Home Democracy: How Rural...

2023 showed us that abortion is the...

Data Delivers Democracy in Kentucky

There are various strategies for moving the...

Down Home Democracy: How Rural Grassroots Organizing Won Ohio’s Abortion Referendum

2023 showed us that abortion is the winning strategy in 2024. This year’s August and November ballot referendums in Ohio showed us small-town organizing works. Rural and small-town voters from different backgrounds, ages, and walks of life united under a common goal - protecting and expanding abortion access in Ohio.  For us, the results in Ohio are no surprise. At RuralOrganizing.org, we know that rural and small-town voters care about reproductive rights and democracy, and in red Ohio counties, many voters crossed party lines in significant numbers to protect abortion access.  The...

Down Home Democracy:...

2023 showed us that abortion is the winning strategy in 2024. This year’s August and November ballot referendums in Ohio showed us small-town organizing works....

Data Delivers Democracy...

There are various strategies for moving the needle forward and building progressive power in rural communities. From policies to messaging, there’s always room for...

Audio: What can...

From yard signs, to abortion, to MAGA Republicans, on this episode of RuralTalk,  Matt Hildreth and Joe Sudbay discuss the 2023 Election results and...

100 Top Rural...

Historically, rural voters have been neglected in the progressive strategy because it’s assumed they are predominantly conservative voters. We are learning that there are...

How to Make...

Second in our Rural Policy Roundtable series, on October 16th, 2023, a group of rural health experts met to discuss rural health and the...

Democracy and Abortion...

We won!  The No On Issue 1 campaign fueled by grassroots energy and investment in groups on the ground defeated the GOP's harmful attack on...

RuralOrganizing.org is hiring...

“Lead paradigm shift strategist” Compensation for the Director of Organizing is up to a $115,000 salary with benefits. To apply, please send resume and cover...

Running Rural Billboard...

On Thursday, June 29th, during our Rural Activism Series, Western Native Voice and Montana Rural Voters Action Fund joined to discuss how to use...

Rural Impacts from...

Annie Contractor, RuralOrganizing.org Education Fund an and Julianne Hopper, Global Health Advocacy Incubator RuralOrganizing.org polling has shown repeatedly that rural Americans want solutions focused on...
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