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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...

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...

Our Work Was...

Wow! I can’t believe it. Yesterday evening, NPR’s All Thing’s Considered highlighted our work! You can listen to the story below! And here's a transcript from...

We Engaged Over...

Late last week, our team here hosted a conversation with rural organizers and strategists who worked tirelessly over the last several months in rural...

Local small-town and...

As we head into the final weeks of the 2022 election cycle, Ohio candidates have the opportunity to let rural Ohioans know who is...

Joe Biden To...

Today, President Joe Biden is signing the Postal Service Reform Act and Matt Hildreth of RuralOrganizing.org is in Washington, DC to attend celebration events, including the bill...
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