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Carolyn Harding with Randy Cunningham, Ohio activist and author of the new book, Where We Live, Environmental Activists' Fight to Save Their Communities. Randy Cunningham is a Cleveland writer/activist. He has been active in a wide variety of issues for the past fifty years. His first book, Democratizing Cleveland: The rise and fall of community organizing in Cleveland, Ohio 1975-1985 (Belt publishing 2018) is a must read for a new generation of Cleveland activists. His second book, Where We Live: Environmental Activists' Fight to Save Their Communities (Pilgrim Press, 2024) is based on interviews he conducted with environmental activists in Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Since completing Where We Live, he has launched an online weekly newsletter called Randy's Rants that has become popular in Cleveland. To subscribe email Randy at: randino49@gmail.com. GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streams worldwide at www.WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams at www.WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Mia Lewis from Common Cause Ohio. She helped organize the volunteer signature gathering effort for the Citizens Not Politicians amendment, with the goal of finally ending gerrymandering. Mia Lewis is Associate Director of Common Cause Ohio. She joined Common Cause during the push to pass 2018's anti-gerrymandering Issue 1, coordinating teams across Ohio to push for a “Yes” vote. She comes from an organizing and educational background, and is passionate about protecting and expanding the right to vote. On July 3, 731,306 petition signatures were turned in to the Ohio Secretary of State's office, for the Citizens Not Politicians constitutional amendment ballot initiative, where the signatures will be validated by the Ohio Secretary of State and Ohio boards of elections, in order to be placed on the November 5, 2024 ballot. As a lead organizer of the state wide ballot initiative, Citizens Not Politicians, which would create an independent redistricting commission- talk about where we are today? citizensnotpoliticians.org fairdistrictsohio.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, & Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Mariah Ross, Ballot Initiative Director at One Fair Wage, Ohio. Mariah Ross has worked in progressive politics for the past 10 years. Growing up on the east side of Cleveland in Glenville, she has a passion for economic justice, foreign policy and education. She focuses her work on turning out young voters and communities of color. Currently she is the Ballot Initiative Director at One Fair Wage, leading the campaign to raise the minimum wage and end subminimum wages for tipped workers, workers with disabilities, and youth. The Raise the Wage Ohio ballot committee is working to put an initiative on the ballot for the November 2024 election in Ohio. The initiative would raise the state minimum wage to $15/hour, and end subminimum wages for tipped workers, workers with disabilities, and youth. The initiative is being driven by a large coalition of organizations, led by One Fair Wage, Ohio Organizing Collaborative, Red Wine and Blue, and many more groups at the intersection of community, labor and faith. You are very busy- Talk about the Raise the Wage ballot initiative you are leading out right now. raisethewageoh.org mariah@onefairwage.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding w/ Ginger Tornes and Margo Wakefield advocates for Friends and Families for Safe Streets Columbus. Ginger Tornes was born and raised in Columbus. She moved to Alaska, where she managed a commercial salmon fishing business and worked with the state legislature. Ms. Tornes became involved in safe street/safe systems advocacy after the 2017 hit and run death of a good friend on a street with no sidewalks. She formed Friends and Families for Safe Streets, Columbus, and World Day of Remembrance, a global event supported by the UN. Ms. Tornes is a member of the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission attributable funds committee, and various other organizations. Margo Wakefield holds an advanced degree in the Performing Arts. As a writer and choreographer, she uses her Art to communicate the human condition. Her Baha'i' spiritual training inspires her active participation in efforts and organizations that support Survivors of Human Trafficking, promote access to Mental Health care without stigma, and movements for Transportation Justice and Safer Streets. According to NBC4i.com, on Thursday, May 30th, at 9:24pm a young man was struck twice by separate vehicles in north Columbus. Unable to survive his injuries he died that night. And On Tuesday, May 28, at 9:15pm, a Pedestrian was killed while attempting to cross West Broad Street in Columbus. According to the Columbus Dispatch, On Friday, April 19, at 1:00am a male pedestrian died after being struck by two vehicles that both fled the scene on East Broad Street on the city's Far East Side. These recent deaths, are a result from pedestrians simply trying to cross a street in Columbus. Talk about these, all too common, tragedies happening in Columbus today. https://www.facebook.com/SafeStreetsColumbus GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Jenny Morgan, Anton Krieger, and Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice, producers of the upcoming Sunday, June 2, Central Ohio Concert Book-Tour Event: FrackStock w/ Justin Nobel. Jenny Morgan is a singer/songwriter and an environmental public health activist from Columbus, Ohio. Jenny's songs have been used for independent documentaries, for nature programs, in school classrooms, at political rallies and more. Along with being a singer/songwriter, Jenny is also a preschool teacher and founder of The Leave No Child Inside Central Ohio Collaborative and Citizen Pollution Watch. She also sits on the steering team of Save Ohio Parks, and is a long time member of the Ohio Brine Task Force, a group working to ban radioactive gas and oil deicers and dust suppressants from our Ohio roads. Anton Krieger started as an environmental justice organizer at Buckeye Environmental Network in 2021 and manages the oil & gas waste program. He received his Master of Public Administration from Cleveland State University with a dual specialization in economic development and city management. He serves as the secretary on the Board of Supervisors for Cuyahoga County's Soil and Water Conservation District. Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice is the Sr. Scientist for the local engineering firm of Bennett & Williams who specialize in the installation and management of public water supplies and the protection of our water, soil and air. She hold a BSEdu in Earth Science Education, a MS in Geology and PhD in Soil Science, all from Ohio State. Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice has a deep and wide knowledge of the geology of Central Ohio, the effects of the oil & gas industry on our region, and Ohio's regulatory system as it pertains to both. She has been an invaluable guide and resource to many organizations working to protect Ohio's water, air and soil. On Sunday, June 2, FrackStock w/ Justin Nobel takes Place. It's advertised as A night of Love, Justin and Music. What is FrackStock? Where? Why? Justin Nobel's (environmental journalist) 2020 RollingStone magazine story, “America's Radioactive Secret,” won an award for longform writing with the National Association of Science Writers and inspired his newly released book, Petroleum-238: Big Oil's Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It. Justin's writing has helped lead to lawsuits, public dialogue and been taught at Harvard's School of Public Health. Sign Up for Your Free Ticket/s HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/frackstock-w-justin-nobel Find Out More about Justin Nobel HERE: https://petroleum-238.blogspot.com/ Producers and Sponsors: GrassRoot Ohio: facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Buckeye Environmental Network: benohio.org Jenny Morgan Music: jennymorganmusic.com First Universalist Unitarian Church of Columbus: firstuucolumbus.org Columbus Community Rights Network: ColumbusBillofRights.org Save Ohio Parks: saveohioparks.org Third Act Ohio: ThirdActOhio.org Ohio Brine Task Force: ohbrinetaskforce.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Justin Nobel, writer on science and environment for US magazines, investigative sites, and literary journals. Justin Nobel's work has been published in Best American Science and Nature Writing and Best American Travel Writing. A book he co-wrote with a death row exonoree, The Story of Dan Bright, was published in 2016 by University of New Orleans Press. His 2020 RollingStone magazine story, “America's Radioactive Secret,” won an award for longform writing with the National Association of Science Writers and inspired his book, Petroleum-238: Big Oil's Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It. Justin's writing has helped lead to lawsuits, public dialogue and been taught at Harvard's School of Public Health. Welcome to GrassRoot Ohio Justin. You're coming to Ohio in May and early June, 2024 to present your soon to be released book, Petroleum-238: Big Oil's Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It - which began as an investigation with Rolling Stone magazine that examined the radioactivity brought to the surface in oil and gas production and the various pathways of contamination posed to the industry's workers, the public and communities, and the environment. The book will be published April 24, 2024. This book is the culmination of 7 years of investigation in Ohio, Virginia, PA, and other oil & gas regions through out the US. JUSTIN NOBEL'S BLOG - FIND HIS UPCOMING BOOK TOUR DATES HERE: https://petroleum-238.blogspot.com/ GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Elaine Robertson and Bryn Bird, concerned citizens working to protect their rural communities next to the mega Intel microchip fabrication industrial buildup in New Albany, Ohio. Elaine Robertson is a founding member of the citizen's action group, Clean Air and Water for Alexandria and St. Albans township. She and about a dozen residents formed the group in 2023 in response to two proposed asphalt plants- one on each end of the town - only 1 mile apart. Due to their effort, in part, neither asphalt plant has permission to operate. Some of the Clean Air and Water for Alexandria and St. Albans Township volunteers have begun working with the CHIPS Communities United with a goal to bring responsible and equitable implementation of the CHIPS Act. The alliance includes labor, environmental, social justice, civil rights, and community organizations representing millions of workers and community members nationwide. Elaine currently teaches elementary music for Columbus City Schools Bryn Bird hails from a dirt road outside of Granville, Ohio growing up on her family's produce farm. After an undergrad at Miami University, she finished her masters degree in public health from The George Washington University. Bryn spent her early career as an epidemiologist working at the Navy and Marine Corp Public Health Center before organizing at Rural Coalition and Rural Organizing. Bryn spearheaded the development of the Canal Market District and Enterprise Hub. Bryn was elected Granville Township Trustee in 2018 and re-elected in 2021. Her passion for just and equitable rural policymaking stems, not only from her own experiences as a family farmer, but the desire for all rural Americans to thrive. She serves on the Board of the Ohio Farmers Union, Buckeye Valley Family YMCA and Rural Organizing. She is co-owner of her family's farm supporting the marketing and direct sale of produce through local markets, CSA's and wholesale accounts. Bryn and her husband Brian are also the proud parents of three daughters 10, 8, and 5! Bryn is currently a candidate for Licking County Commissioner on the November 5th ballot. It's an election year and President Joe Biden (D), Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D) and Governor Mike DeWine (R) are All In with the Intel mega industrial build outs. And according to a March 20, 2024 Reuters news article - “Intel is planning a $100-billion spending spree across four U.S. states to build and expand factories after securing $19.5 billion in federal grants and loans.... The centerpiece of Intel's five-year spending plan is turning empty fields near Columbus, Ohio, into what CEO Pat Gelsinger described to reporters on Tuesday as "the largest AI chip manufacturing site in the world", starting as soon as 2027.”” You both live in communities that comprise these “empty fields near columbus” - Tell us what's going on in your communities, regarding Intel. Clean Air and Water for Alexandria and St. Albans Township: https://www.facebook.com/groups/904509544135710 https://chipscommunitiesunited.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Judge Terri Jamison, candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court. Judge Terri Jamison began her work history in social work with the West Virginia Department of Welfare. She became a trailblazer when she was one of few women to join the United Mine Workers of America. She moved to Columbus, Ohio when mass layoffs shut the mines down. As a single parent, she worked a variety of jobs before becoming a small business owner for more than 16 years. She became a nontraditional student at Columbus State Community College, ultimately graduating cum laude from Franklin University with a Bachelor of Science degree. She enrolled in Capital University Law School where she obtained her juris doctor degree. As an attorney, she stood beside families in crisis, not corporations, representing them in various courts around Ohio and in U. S. District Court, in administrative hearings, and later being hired to preside over unemployment compensation claims. She comes to this campaign with more than a decade as a judge, having served on the Franklin County Court Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch, and now on the Court of Appeals, Tenth District. Judge Jamison has often been quoted, “when the law is not on your side, you deserve to be heard, treated with dignity and respect.” Welcome to GrassRoot Ohio. When everyday folk go to the polls, most voters have an idea of who the candidates are, what party they represent, and if they are engaged, they have some idea of the candidates' platforms. But even engaged voters, get a bit overwhelmed when it comes to judges. There are usually many judges on the ballot - and very few opportunities to hear what each candidate hopes to bring to the table. Ohio early voting started Feb 21 and primary election day is March 19, and my hope is that each voter does their own due diligence for all the candidates on their ballot, and this November- All Ohioans will vote for the open seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. www.votejudgejamison.com GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Jolene Strieter, trans woman, founder & CEO of the non-profit advocacy organization,Trans Humanity. Jolene Strieter (She/Her/Hers/Ladywoman) please share your bio with our listeners. “From my earliest memories, I always knew I was created uniquely and wonderfully different. The hidden secret was... I am a Girl. I grew up with great inner turmoil between two worlds, on one side The Far-Right Evangelical Church led by religious zealots bent on narcissistic control of my life. On the other hand, a hidden life of discovering my True Identity knowing I was different than what society's black and white binary viewpoints had attempted to control my life to be, and I struggled greatly.... Eventually publicly coming out at age 18 I went through the chutes and ladders of life from being alienated by my own family and outcasted as a recluse, institutionalized, abandoned driven to Cleveland Ohio's homeless shelter by my own father, demon exorcised, attending Conversion Therapy in the deep south of the United States and even drugged up, molested and raped. My upbringings became almost an impossible nightmare where I grew up house hopping from partner to partner just to try to find some security unfortunately never having done so and greatly unprepared for life. I was torn between The Religious Control of my Transphobic upbringing and independently setting a new course for my destiny away from the burden of bigotry and regret. So, I purged and detransitioned to promote Conversion Therapy for 5 years as a poster child for detransitioners. Afterwards having stumbled upon undeniable fact which validates Transgender and Gender Variant Identity I re-transitioned at age 33 at the tail end of 2020. Today I advocate because of the undeniable truth I have found and have established Trans Humanity to promote the equality of all genders. I believe we're on the verge of a mass New Renaissance in the transgender world and since Felicity Huffman, Jenner, Jaz and Bono Transgender exposure has gone mainstream this has become a verge of success for so many. I would like to see what the future holds in store for us all.” We first met at the Ohio statehouse on January 24, 2024, the day the Ohio Senate Voted to overrule Governor Mike DeWine's Veto of HB68, which, according to the Ohio Capital Journal, will block gender-affirming care for trans youth and prevent transgender athletes from playing women's sports. The bill prohibits transgender youth from starting hormone therapy and puberty blockers…. Gender-affirming care is supported by every major medical organization in the United States. Talk about HB 68 and how it will impact Ohio trans girls/boys and their families? Talk about your story. https://www.facebook.com/groups/202511045351389 GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Zerqa Abid, Columbus community leader and Candidate for US Congress, Ohio District 15. Zerqa Abid is a small business owner, an award-winning nonprofit leader, and a women's rights advocate. She is running as a Democrat for US Congress out of Ohio's 15th congressional district against incumbent Mike Carey. She is the Founder, President and Executive Director of the largest Muslim Social Services Organization in Ohio, MY Project USA. She served as the Greater Hilltop Area Commissioner and as the Public Safety Chair and has served more than 300,000 Ohioans and has saved thousands of children. The impact of her work in the district is about $38 million. She has received the national AARP Purpose Prize 2023 Award, the Benefit Mutual's Philanthropist of the Year Award 2023, The Columbus Foundation's Outstanding Philanthropist 2021 Award and Everyday Hero 2019 Award from the Dispatch Media Group for her outstanding work. She is a Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude graduate of North Carolina State University. Talk about your community work on the West side of Columbus. You've worked hard in your Community. Talk about why you are running to represent Ohio Congressional District 15 in Washington DC. www.zerqaabid.com GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Jaelle Terrell, a Ohioan trans writer and humorist who is currently living in Akron with her chosen family. Excerpts from her novel "The Tales of Victoria" can be found at www.statestreetnews.com. On January 24, 2024, the Ohio Senate Voted to overrule Governor Mike DeWine's Veto of HB68, which will, according to the Ohio Capital Journal, "block gender-affirming care for trans youth and prevent transgender athletes from playing women's sports. The bill prohibits transgender youth from starting hormone therapy and puberty blockers…. and Gender-affirming care is supported by every major medical organization in the United States. Children's hospitals across Ohio, the Ohio Children's Hospital Association, and the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians all opposed HB 68. No Ohio children's hospital performs gender-affirming surgery on patients under 18 currently." You were there at the Senate Session with your adopted trans daughter and partner. We heard the myopic statements of State Sen. Kristina Roegner, R-Hudson, “There are men and there are women and there are boys and there are girls and they are different…Gender is not fluid. There is no such thing as a gender spectrum....” And they passed HB 68, 24-8. It will go into affect, likely on April 23, 2024. And here you are Jaelle.... talk about your experience that day. Tell us your story. GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with visual artist/activist Andrea Bowers and Lauren Leving, curator at Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, or commonly called moCa. On December 21, 2023, Andrea, you posted on Face Book, “A line from the Lake Erie bill of rights will be shining over Lake Erie on the science center across from the rock and roll hall of fame!” with photos and video clip from the installation of your work of Art, which is now hundreds of feet high installed on the Great Lakes Science Center, next to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in downtown, Cleveland, Ohio. Congratulations! That's a big and very public work of Art. Let's Talk about this huge Glowing Sign that says “Lake Erie has the Right to Exist, Flourish and Naturally Evolve” in Red, Green, Blue and Yellow Neon. Ohio-raised Andrea Bowers is a Los Angeles-based artist who has been recording and amplifying the work of activists present and past for more than two decades. Her multi-media practice includes drawing, video, sculpture, and installation work that foregrounds the experience of the people who dedicate their time and energy to the struggle for gender, racial, environmental, labor, and immigration justice and those who are directly affected by systemic inequality. Over time, her different bodies of work have become a document of the changing language, prerogatives, and dynamics of social justice movements. In 2021, a major mid-career survey of Bowers's work curated by Michael Darling and Connie Butler opened at the MCA Chicago and traveled to the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles in 2022. Other recent solo exhibitions include Grief and Hope, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany and Light and Gravity, Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen, Germany. In September 2022, Bowers opened a solo exhibition including both new and existing work at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Milano as part of an exhibition program organized by the Fondazione Furla. Bowers is represented by Vielmetter Los Angeles, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Kaufmann Repetto, and Jessica Silverman Gallery. Lauren Leving (she/her) is a curator and writer based in Chicago, IL and Cleveland, OH. Her work explores how creative practice can expand institutionally-rooted understandings of access. Currently, she is Curator-at-Large at the Museum of Contemporary Art (moCa) Cleveland; Associate Curator for the Orange County Museum of Art's 2024 California Biennial; and Co-Curator of Everlasting Plastics, originally presented in the U.S. Pavilion during the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale. Since joining moCa in 2019, Leving has organized projects including the Getting to Know You residency, which supported the production of Messages to Authorities (Go Away!), a largescale textile commission by Aram Han Sifuentes and Don't mind if I do, a group exhibition stewarded by Finnegan Shannon. She holds an MA in Museum & Exhibition Studies from the University of Illinois–Chicago and a BA from Tulane University. https://www.mocacleveland.org/exhibitions/andrea-bowers-exist-fourish-evolve Celdf.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Kyle Herman and Lee Crumrine, Ohioans working to establish Ranked Choice Voting in our State. Kyle Herman co-founded Rank the Vote Ohio in 2020, volunteering in different capacities until he was hired to serve full-time as Executive Director, with the help of their national partner Rank the Vote USA, in December 2022. Before his work with Rank the vote Ohio, Kyle managed pro-democracy programs in Iraq and Lebanon, worked for the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence, and taught high school history and civics. Kyle was just sworn in as a Stowe Ohio city council member. A proud son of Stow, Ohio, Kyle earned degrees from Ohio Wesleyan University and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. H. Lee Crumrine is a public sector law attorney and currently serves as an assistant law director providing legal services to a northeast Ohio municipality. He earned his Bachelors of Arts in History and Political Science from Ohio University and his Juris Doctor from William & Mary Law School. He is a resident of University Heights, Ohio, and previously served on the 2022-23 University Heights Charter Review Commission, during which time he proposed an amendment to the city's charter to adopt ranked choice voting for city elections. He is now the chair of Rank University Heights, a local ballot issue committee comprising several former members of the commission, that supports the adoption of ranked choice voting in University Heights with the goal of getting a charter amendment on the ballot in 2024. Happy New Year. 2024. It's a big one for our communities, our State & Country. And Ranked Choice Voting is gaining momentum here and all around the Country. RanktheVoteOhio.org RankUH.org Rank the Vote Ohio Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rtvohio SB 137 Petition: https://www.rankthevoteohio.org/sb137petition Rank Choice Voting History: https://www.rankthevoteohio.org/history Proportional representation and election reform in Ohio / Kathleen L. Barber ; with a foreword by John B. Anderson: http://olc1.ohiolink.edu:80/record=b16307191~S0 Fair Vote: https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/ranked-choice-voting/ GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding sharing this Sprouts episode from one of GrassRoot Ohio shows featuring Tish O'Dell on State Preemption Laws and Nature's Rights. It was an honor to work with Pacifica Radio to bring this to you. Tish has been a Community Organizer for CELDF (Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund) since 2012 assisting residents to organize rights based initiatives in their communities in order to help them “make real” the just and sustainable communities they envision for the future. CELDF has assisted hundreds of communities across the country to develop “first in the nation” laws banning fracking, factory farming, sludging, water privatization, industrial scale energy development, and others addressing worker's rights, homeless rights, immigrant rights, fair election issues and nature's rights, including the first in the nation law recognizing the rights of a specific ecosystem, the Lake Erie Bill of Rights in 2019. Tish is a founding board member of the Ohio Community Rights Network (OHCRN), organizing and assisting county chapters to build a movement of community rights organizing throughout the state to culminate in constitutional change that will guarantee people's rights to local self-governance and the rights of people and nature over corporations. Tish co-founded the grass-roots organization MADION, Inc (Mothers Against Drilling In Our Neighborhoods) in her hometown of Broadview Heights, Ohio that successfully campaigned to adopt the first Home Rule Charter amendment in Ohio creating a Community Bill of Rights banning new gas drilling, fracking and injection wells in 2012. Tish has also been featured in the documentary We the People 2.0, appeared on the Thom Hartmann Show and The Daily show and is one of the editors of the 2021 book, Death by Democracy: Protecting Water and Life - Frontline stories from Ohioans fighting corporate and state power. celdf.org ohiocrn.org pacificanetwork.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Sharon Scott, co-founder and general manager of the Low Power Community Radio Station ART FM/ WXOX 97.1 FM in Louisville, KT. WXOX is a noncommercial radio station committed to providing access to the airwaves for creative and experimental use. Ms. Scott's radio advocacy has been covered by sources such as the New York Times, The Hill and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Sharon Scott has just published the book and primer “Low Power FM for dummies”. In October, we both attended the 2023 Grassroots Radio conference in Charleston, West Virginia, hosted by community radio station, WTSQ 88.1LP-FM. This was my first conference, and I was inspired by meeting new community radio folks, the excellent presentations, exhibits, performances, and the opportunity to hear Amy Goodman from Democracy Now. You were attending, presenting and introducing your newly published book, “Low Power FM for dummies” - artxfm.com LPFMresources.com Commonfrequency.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local LP-FM community radio station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Adrienne Hood, Columbus City Council candidate for the People, on the November 7, 2023 ballot. Adrienne Hood is a mother of three and has four grandchildren. She retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2020 as a Master Sergeant, and is a Columbus native who grew up in Linden. Adrienne graduated from Columbus City Schools and has her bachelor's in criminal justice administration and her master's in human services. A servant leader at her core, she serves in her church and has served on several grassroots boards over the years. Adrienne is passionate about the changes that need to take place in our city which will protect everyone regardless of their zip code. She is most passionate about public safety, mental healthcare, affordable housing, and public education. Adrienne Hood for Columbus City Council is endorsed by ElectBlackwomen, New Politics New Power, Our Revolution - Ohio, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in AmericaCandidate, Ohio Working Families Party and The Matriots. Welcome Adrienne. Your campaign is in the final stretch, less than two weeks to election day. If elected Columbus City Council member, what will you do first for the People of Columbus? AdrienneHood.com GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 91.9FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: GrassRoot Ohio Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Joe Motil, Columbus Ohio Mayoral candidate for the November 7, 2023. Joe Motil was born the 7th of 11 children and grew up in the Columbus Clintonville neighborhood. He graduated from Bishop Watterson High School, attended Youngstown State University where he played college basketball, and in his 20's, aspired to be a professional jazz musician. Married for 37 years, he raised two children while working in the commercial construction industry as a union Laborer of Local 423 for 24 years, and worked as a construction safety professional before retiring. Since 1995, Joe ran for City Council and State Representative, and has been active in citizen driven ballot initiatives on voting rights, tax levies, and development projects that negatively impacted the environment. He fights structural racism, and advocates for our unsheltered, for police reform/community policing, for historic preservation, for creating affordable housing, parkland protection, and for strengthening public education through his long-standing fight against the city's tax abatement policy. Your website states you are the “People's Mayor” and your Facebook page calls you the “Mayor of the People and for the People”. If you are elected in less than three weeks, what's the first action you will do as Mayor for the People of Columbus? joemotil.com GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 91.9FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Dr. Lauren Beene, a general pediatrician practicing in the Cleveland area. She is co-founder and Executive Director of Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and co-leader of the non-partisan grassroots coalition Protect Choice Ohio and the Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights alliance. Dr. Beene is concerned that abortion restrictions will cause a medical crisis in Ohio, and will disproportionally affect the most vulnerable populations, including her teenage patients and people of color. Dr. Beene with Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights, Protect Choice Ohio & Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights are working diligently toward protecting reproductive freedom via the citizen-led ballot initiated constitutional amendment on the November 2023 ballot. Welcome back to GrassRoot Ohio. This is our third episode together focused on this momentous campaign to Codify Womens' Reproductive Rights into the Ohio Constitution at the ballot - Issue 1. Folks are voting now through November 7, 2023. Where are we Today Dr. Beene? https://ohioansunitedforreproductiverights.win GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 91.9FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Jason Orabella and Josephine Duffy, volunteers with Redbird Books to Prisoners. Redbird Books to Prisoners has been packing books in Columbus since 2011. They send books free of charge to prisoners incarcerated in both Ohio and West Virginia. They also have an extensive catalog of zines (pamphlets on various subjects) that prisoners can also request. Jason Orabella is an Ohio State University alumni who has been volunteering with Redbird for over a decade now. Outside of his passion for prison activism, Jason enjoys gardening, hiking and identifying wildlife native to Ohio. Josephine (JD) Duffy is a student at the Ohio State University pursuing a Masters in environmental science. She began volunteering with prison book programs during her time as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois, where she spent 3 years working with Books-to-Prisoners Urbana-Champaign to provide free books to incarcerated readers throughout Illinois. Determined to stay involved with the mission after moving to Columbus, she started volunteering with Redbird and has been involved with the organization for over a year. https://www.facebook.com/redbirdbookstoprisoners Book Packing Volunteer Sessions: 1st & 3rd Sundays every month, 5-7pm @ Third Hand Bike Co-op 979 E. 5th Ave. GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Julie Doran, hemp farmer and advocate for cannabis in Ohio. Julie was raised on a small farm in a big family. She's passionate about cannabis, and her focus is to free this plant, and to keep cannabis a clean medicinal option for anyone who wishes to use it. She manufactures an organic fertilizer formulated for cannabis production. She also farms 5 acres of hemp and grows the cbd that she uses in her cbd line, Ohio Friends and Family CBD Products. She enjoys educating people on the benefits of cannabis, how to cultivate it, and what it's uses and possibilities are. You can find her at the statehouse educating legislators on the benefits and uses of cannabis, or hosting summits to educate farmers on how to cultivate a new crop. She loves connecting the dots for businesses, growers, patients, and legislators. She has submerged herself in the industry because of the way the cannabis plant can change a life. When Julie isn't focused on the world of cannabis, she can be found outside in nature, gardening, showing alpacas, and hanging out with friends and family. ohiofriendsandfamily.com GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Dr. Lauren Beene, a general pediatrician practicing in the Cleveland area. She is co-founder and Executive Director of Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and co-leader of the non-partisan grassroots coalition Protect Choice Ohio and the Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights alliance. Dr. Beene is concerned that abortion restrictions will cause a medical crisis in Ohio, and will disproportionally affect the most vulnerable populations, including her teenage patients and people of color. Dr. Beene with Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights, Protect Choice Ohio & Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights are working diligently toward protecting reproductive freedom via the citizen-led ballot initiated constitutional amendment on the November 2023 ballot. Welcome to GrassRoot Ohio. Yesterday, on July 25, 2023, 495,938 valid Ohio voter signatures were certified from the Ohio Secretary of State office, meeting the requirements for citizen-led ballot initiative “The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety” to be on the November, 2023 ballot - where Ohio voters can Vote to codify the Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety in the Ohio Constitution. Huge Congratulations Dr. Beene! Talk about this monumental Win. ProtectChoiceOhio.com https://ohioansforreproductivefreedom.org https://www.facebook.com/OURR2023 GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with David DeWitt, editor-in-chief of the Ohio Capital Journal about Ohio Issue 1 - the Single Issue on the August 8, special election Ohio ballot. Ohio Capital Journal Editor-in-Chief and Columnist David DeWitt has been covering government, politics, and policy in Ohio since 2007, including education, health care, crime and courts, poverty, state and local government, business, labor, energy, environment, and social issues. He has worked for the National Journal, The New York Observer, The Athens NEWS, and Plunderbund.com. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and is a board member of the E.W. Scripps Society of Alumni and Friends. The Ohio Capital Journal covers the Ohio Statehouse, Issues, Politicians, Wins/Losses and Votes since I started reading your daily newsletter. And in my opinion, your articles, editorials and opinion pieces have been pointedly on the side of the People of Ohio. As a professional journalist and news organization, you must have credible sources and facts to back up your assertions, statements, opinions in your articles. Your July 6 commentary entitled, “The historical malfeasance of equating the Ohio Constitution with the U.S. Constitution to attack it - Issue 1 assault on majority rule is a grotesque overthrow of ideals behind America's constitutional republic”, your June 29 commentary, “Ohio government is already captured by radical special interests. State Issue 1 would make it worse” , and your June 8 commentary “Change to 88 counties under State Issue 1 would effectively kill Ohio grassroots amendment proposals”- leads one to surmise you have strong opinions in opposition to Issue 1. So let's look at some of these issues and breakdown for our listeners & viewers- Ohio Issue #1- on the statewide ballot now through August 8, 2023. ohiocapitaljournal.com https://twitter.com/DC_DeWitt GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding w/ Cathy Cowan Becker and Randi Pokladnik, co-organizers of the grassroots coalition to Save Ohio Parks, No Fracking on Public Land. Cathy Cowan Becker is a longtime climate and environmental activist in Central Ohio. From 2017-21, she led the Ready for 100 Ohio campaign, which pushed the city of Columbus to enact electric aggregation for 100% renewable energy and issue a Climate Action Plan that aims to cut carbon pollution 45% by 2030. She is the former director of the sustainability nonprofit Simply Living. Cathy now works as Responsible Finance Campaign Director for the national sustainability group Green America and is volunteer co-lead for Save Ohio Parks, a grassroots campaign to resist forced fracking in our state parks and other public lands. Cathy holds master's degrees in history, journalism, public administration, and environment and natural resources. Dr. Randi Pokladnik was born and raised in the Ohio Valley. She earned an associate degree in Environmental Engineering, a BA in Chemistry, MA and PhD in Environmental Studies. She is certified in hazardous materials regulations and holds a teaching license in STEM. She worked as a research chemist for National Steel Corporation and has taught secondary and post-secondary science and math classes for more than 20 years. She now volunteers for several local grassroots groups including: FaCT Ohio, Citizens Climate Lobby, Mid Ohio Valley Climate Action and Save Ohio Parks. www.saveohioparks.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! @user-42674753 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Rachna Dhingra, environmental and social activist who works in Bhopal, India, with the survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster, the 1984 Union Carbide India Limited Corporation's poisonous gas leak- killing thousands of people. Rachna Dhingra works on the issues of medical care, research, social support, economic needs, assessment and cleanup of toxic waste, legal claims for appropriate compensation and corporate accountability of Union Carbide & Dow Chemical. She works with a group called Bhopal Group for Information and Action and also with International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal. In 2003 she quit her job in Michigan, US and moved to Bhopal to work with those exposed to poisons of Union Carbide & Dow Chemical. On December December 3, 1984, in the middle of the night, 40* tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC) and other poisons leaked from Union Carbide's Indian subsidiary plant in Bhopal, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Talk about what happened that night. www.bhopal.net Rachnya@gmail.com * in the Guardian article of June 14, 2023, they cited 27 tons of MIC were leaked. GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Bob Krasen, Sandy Bolzenius and Will Perkins, volunteer organizers with the Columbus Community Rights Coalition and Leads on the recently released White Paper Study, The Risks to the Greater Columbus Water Supply from Oil and Gas Production. In retirement, Bob Krasen became an activist for SPAN Ohio in 2006. The organization wants "Health Care for All Ohioans" and/or Enhanced and Improved Medicare for All. He joined the Columbus Community Rights Coalition in 2014 because he figured there was no point in trying to get health care for all, if we were going to be poisoned by our drinking water. We need both clean water and health care for all. Sandy Bolzenius is a local community rights activist, the facilitator for Move to Amend (Central Ohio), an Army veteran, and a former international teacher who has lived in Europe, Africa, and Asia. she holds a doctorate in History from the Ohio State University, and is the author of Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took on the Army during World War II (University of Illinois Press, 2018). Sandy believes that a just, fully inclusive and sustainable world for all is not only possible, but within our grasp--so long as People (not Big Money) are deciding our public policies. Will Perkins was born and raised in Columbus. He was a member of the first graduating class of Columbus Northland High School and went on to graduate from both Columbus Technical Institute and Ohio Dominican College. He spent his career in printing and graphic arts, ranging from printing press operator to plant manager, and finished his printing career as manager of the in-house printing and mailing operation at Ross Laboratories, a division of Abbott Laboratories. He is realizing a life goal by spending his retirement years involved in community activism with a focus on endeavoring to improve our planet for future generations. In February of 2021 the Columbus Community Rights Coalition (CCRC) reached out to the Columbus Water Department asking for a copy of the Columbus Source Water Protection Plan to review and ascertain whether Columbus was testing for oil & gas production and waste contaminants in the Columbus Metro water supply, serving over 1,200,000 people and 20+ communities. The CCRC White Paper team received only 3 out of the 9 sections of the Columbus Source Water Protection Plan. Undaunted you took on the material provided, researched publications, peer reviewed scientific studies, conferred with water, soil and map scientists, to write, The Risks to the Greater Columbus Water Supply from Oil and Gas Production - White Paper. www.ColumbusBillofRights.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Michael Ketterer, PhD, an analytical chemist and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Northern Arizona University. We'll talk about the Portsmouth Ohio Nuclear Site, otherwise known as the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, south of Piketon, Ohio, and HOT in Energy news NOW. Michael E. Ketterer, PhD, is an analytical chemist and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Northern Arizona University. Michael holds a BS in Chemistry from University of Notre Dame and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Colorado. Michael has worked in private industry, as a chemist for USEPA's Office of Enforcement, and has taught at four different Universities. Dr. Ketterer specializes in understanding the sources, transport and environmental fates of long lived radioactive contaminants, such as uranium and plutonium, near former and active nuclear sites. Michael has performed mass spectrometric studies of uranium isotopes in off-site samples near the Portsmouth Nuclear Site (PORTS) which show conclusively, using modern nuclear forensics, that the contamination originated from PORTS. The US Department of Energy has contradicted but has not disproved Dr. Ketterer's results. Michael is currently providing technical assistance to communities throughout the US affected by legacy nuclear contamination. Ohio Nuclear Free Network website coming soon: www.onfn.org The Ohio Nuclear Free Network PRESENTS: A CITIZEN FORUM ON RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH and THE FUTURE OF THE PORTSMOUTH NUCLEAR SITE Saturday, June 10 at 1 pm At the Comfort Inn, 7525 US-23, Piketon, OH 45661 Speakers: Michael E. Ketterer, PhD, analytical chemist and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Arizona University “Contamination is forever: Radioisotopes near PORTS” Joseph J. Mangano, MPH, MBA, epidemiologist and Executive Director, Radiation and Public Health Project “Soaring Death Rate Near Ohio Uranium Plant”* Announcing the release of his NEW Seven-County Health Impact Study Terry J. Lodge, Esq. Specialist in Environmental Law and Civil Rights “Is Piketon's Disastrous Past a Prelude to Even Worse?" Following the presentations, the public will be invited to speak about health issues and environmental concerns. _______________________________________ In person, on livestream at https://bit.ly/portsforum, and recorded on the Ohio Nuclear Free Network YouTube Channel. GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Tracey and Sean Barnes, flower farmers facing, not one but two imminent asphalt plants on either side of Alexandria, and next to their farm in St Albans Township. Tracey Barnes is a mother and flower farmer with a deep love for the natural world. Along with her husband and three children, she lives and works full time on their flower farm in Alexandria, Ohio. Before she began farming in 2016, Tracey worked connecting people with plants, as a Volunteer Coordinator and Horticulturist in public gardens. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from The Ohio State University. Tracey's love of travel has taken her around the country and abroad, but the place she loves the best is her home, in Alexandria. Sean Barnes has always loved being in nature. His interest in plants drew him to Horticulture, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from The Ohio State University. He has worked mainly in public gardens, but got his start working in greenhouses and nursery production. In addition to flower farming with his wife since 2016, he is also a certified Arborist, with an endless passion for trees and forestry. When Sean is not farming, he is usually spending time with his kids, or finding time to travel to the places where he is most at peace, in the woods. Last night's Township Trustee Meeting was packed, but the Trustees did Not want a repeat of the heated BZA meeting, so they told folks to ask their questions online…..and the packed house waited to hear more information…. Several pieces of literature with information were passed around - * One paving company has history of violating EPA permits -water & air; * Large scale manufacturing operation; * Production of 3,000,000 tons/year w/ surface area 15 acres; * Runs 24/7, 300 days/year; * Requires 385 trucks/day to haul out asphalt continuously; * Water for dust suppressant, what source; * Noisy, bright, smoky, heavy industrial operation; * A bag house will collect particulate from mixer, but no other air pollutants, Sulfer Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Volatile Organic Compounds, Carbon Monoxide; * No capture of blue smoke from silos of hot asphalt; * quarry pond used for industry and run-off returned, enroute to acquifer and private well water. https://www.facebook.com/groups/904509544135710 GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streams worldwide at www.WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams at www.WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Joe Motil & Adrienne Hood, Mayor and City Council candidates running for the PEOPLES' vote in Columbus, Ohio on November 7, 2023. Mayoral Candidate Joe Motil was born the 7th of 11 children and grew up in Clintonville, Ohio. He graduated from Bishop Watterson High School, attended Youngstown State University where he played college basketball, and in his 20's, aspired to be a professional jazz musician. Married for 37 years, he raised two children while working in the commercial construction industry as a union Laborer of Local 423 for 24 years, and worked as a construction safety professional before retiring. Since 1995, Joe ran for City Council and State Representative, and has been active in citizen driven ballot initiatives on voting rights, tax levies, and development projects that negatively impacted the environment. He fights structural racism, and advocates for our unsheltered, for police reform/community policing, for historic preservation, for creating affordable housing, parkland protection, and for strengthening public education through his long-standing fight against the city's tax abatement policy. www.joemotil.com Columbus City Council Candidate Adrienne Hood was born in Columbus and raised in the Linden area. She has dedicated her life service to God, family, community, and country. She is the mother of three and a grandmother to four. She is running for Columbus City Council District 4 to advocate for equitable public safety, quality mental healthcare, affordable housing, and public education. Ms. Hood graduated from Independence High School in Columbus, University of Phoenix, with a bachelor's in Criminal Justice Administration, and she completed her master's in Human Services at Liberty University. Ms. Hood retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2020 as a Master Sergeant and has used these leadership skills to serve in her church and on the boards of local grassroots organizations. She is passionate about the changes that we need to make in Columbus which will protect everyone regardless of their zip code. www.adriennehood.com You've both been active in the Columbus Justice community for years. You're both running on issues you have profound commitment to. And you're both Democrats running against incumbent, and possibly endorsed, Democrats on the November 7, 2023 Columbus, Ohio ballot. We have a lot to cover. Ready? GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streams worldwide at www.WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams at www.WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Dave Noble of Red Beard Bees. Dave Noble began his professional beekeeping career at OSU's Honey Bee Research Lab in the mid-1990's. He has been training beekeepers and teaching about bees since the early 2000's. Currently Dave runs and operates Red Beard Bees where he continues to breed bees, harvest honey, educate people about honey bees, and train beekeepers in partnership with the Columbus Garden School. Dave employs a bee-centered philosophy to guide his beekeeping, bee-breeding, and educational endeavors. He believes that a better understanding of bee behavior and bee biology creates better beekeepers. “Listen to the bees and let them guide you.” -Brother Adam "Bees Knees", "None of your Beeswax" and of course the "Birds and the Bees - almost every thing comes down to BEES. And If you are like me, you may have only an inkling of what a Bee keeper does - Dave Nobel is steeped in Bees - let's find out more! www.redbeardbees.com GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streams worldwide at www.WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams at www.WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Jess Grim, Ted Wolner and Judy Smucker, organizers with Third Act Ohio, a branch of the national climate action organization for seniors, Third Act. Jess Grim is Co-facilitator of Third Act Ohio. She's been involved in activism of various stripes for many years. Third Act - "over-60's" working to protect our climate and our democracy - came into existence at just the right time, as she recently retired and was looking for opportunities to engage actively with the fight to end fossil fuels and save our planet! Jess lives near Oberlin, in NE Ohio. Ted Wolner is Chair of the Environmental Concerns Committee, at Kendal retirement community in Oberlin, Ohio. He's Co-lead, of the Citizens Climate Lobby, Lorain County Chapter; and a member of the Coordinating Committee of Third Act OH. Judy Smucker is a grandma who's very concerned about the future our grandchildren are facing, and she has found it easy to find lots of “Good Trouble”. She feels lucky and very happy to have connected with Jess and Ted, when they were active at the Manchin Coal Baron Blockade. And when she heard they were starting a ThirdAct OH group, it sounded like a great idea. She's fortunate to have friends who share her love the earth, and do all they can to protest the crimes against nature that are occurring. Judy is from Athens, Ohio. You All took part in the Tuesday, March 21, 2023, “Rocking Chair Rebellion”, according to the NYTimes, where more than 100 climate actions were staged across the country by Third Act, a protest group for people aged 60 and older, co-founded by Bill McGibbon, the writer and climate campaigner. Why You? Why Now? thirdact.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streams worldwide at www.WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams at www.WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Bill Good and Helen Jaccard, volunteer and organizer with the Veterans for Peace - Golden Rule Project. Bill Good is a veteran, local activist and educator. He has worked on numerous issues pertaining to the environment, human rights, education, and labor at local, state, and federal levels. He's been sailing for 15 years, and when the opportunity came to sail on the historic Golden Rule - he jumped on board. Helen Jaccard is the lead organizer for the Veterans for Peace Golden Rule Project. She spreads the word about the continuing dangers of nuclear power, and the poisoning of our air, water and soil from the entire nuclear cycle, from uranium mining to the disposal of nuclear waste. www.vfpgoldenruleproject.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Lynn Anderson and Silverio Caggiano working to protect Youngstown, Ohio from a toxic industry setting up in the center of town, all in the name of "Recycling". Lynn Anderson is an Organizer for SOBE Concerned Citizens of Youngstown, OH, Treasurer of Youngstown Community Bill of Rights, and Board Member TreezPlease. Silverio Caggiano is a retired Youngstown Ohio Fire Department Battalion Chief and HazMat/WMD Specialist and team member of 39 years. He's retired from the State of Ohio HazMat/WMD Technical Advisory Committee where he assisted the state build HazMat/WMD teams to quantify and qualify equipment and to educate and advise the state EMA. He trained with US Military 52nd WMD-Civil Support Team. He is the Fire and HazMat WMD Instructor & Paramedic Member of the board of directors for Buckeye Environmental Network, and Member of the Ohio Brine Task Force. https://www.facebook.com/SustainableYoungstown https://benohio.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Fridays 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out/Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts can be found at: https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Dr. Lauren Beene, MD, a general pediatrician practicing in the Cleveland area. She is co-founder and Executive Director of Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and is a leader of the non-partisan grassroots coalition Protect Choice Ohio. Dr. Beene is concerned that abortion restrictions will cause a medical crisis in Ohio, and will disproportionally affect the most vulnerable populations, including her teenage patients and people of color. Dr. Beene and Protect Choice Ohio are working diligently toward protecting reproductive freedom via a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the November 2023 ballot. https://protectchoiceohio.com/about GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Fridays 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out/Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts can be found at: https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Emily Myers and Gary Witte, folks helping Columbus Houseless Folk with food, necessities and love right where they are. Emily Myers is a housing advocate on the far south side. She started Heer to Serve in Sept of 2020 as a way to make sure people who were unsheltered were able to have their basic needs met. She has lived experience in being unsheltered as well as her Aunt Patty freezing to death when she was unsheltered. Emily is passionate about engaging in mutual aid and solidarity while meeting people where they're at. She's studied social work and harm reduction. Gary Witte is a Retired United Church of Christ minister involved in Urban ministry all his career. He's the Former Director of Open Shelter and co-founder of Friends of the Homeless. He Also has worked for the abolishment of the death penalty and feeding programs around Columbus. Welcome to GrassRoot Ohio. It's the winter solstice, the longest nights of the year, and we're heading into freezing rain and snow. A few days ago, early morning, I was having coffee and I heard a sound out towards my backyard and neighbors behind us, I thought it could be a Canadian goose or a hurt animal crying or a maybe even person? I opened my door and listened - it was someone crying/weeping. “Do you need help? Silence. Are you ok? Silence. Are you there? I waited. Nothing. I went back to my couch, my candle and my coffee, and I thought of the people you serve- outside, cold, unsheltered, without support, hot coffee, food, comfort. Heer to Serve Face Book page: https://www.facebook.com/heertoserve Needs for the Camp Residents: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4aafab22abfd0-heer?useFullSite=true#/ Heer to Serve Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3P5XXLAZF7DX2?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwAR3VtMeM-kiRUh26kMEa6klR-kSOd3pe1oaKPkC2-VKcdeua6guI4JrsmD4 Help the UnHoused Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-unhoused-in-columbus-ohio?utm_campaign=p_cp%20share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined&fbclid=IwAR1wkBmxQ_-z5bObN6RcMJc8YDq2lDlxXuu9ExNbkuwW-QFCWYXZr8n0hBY GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Kyle Herman and Denise Riley from Ranked the Vote Ohio. We'll talk about Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) and what it can do for Ohio. Kyle Herman is Executive Director for Rank the Vote Ohio, a nonpartisan nonprofit he co-founded as a volunteer in 2020 to help bring Ranked Choice Voting to Ohio. Kyle previously managed pro-democracy programs in Lebanon and Iraq for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs; staffed President Obama as a writer in the White House Correspondence Office; and taught high school history and civics in Beirut, Lebanon. Kyle earned degrees focused on public policy from Ohio Wesleyan University and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Denise Riley grew up in North Ridgeville Ohio. She received her bachelor's from Kent State University in nursing. In 2015 she was elected to the school board of Switzerland of Ohio Local School District, and served for 4 years (2 as board president). Denise joined Rank The Vote Ohio in December of 2020 as a member of the volunteer mobilization and onboarding team and is now the Team Lead Director. More than a year ago Rank the Vote Ohio launched it's all volunteer group to educate and organize Ohioans about Ranked Choice Voting. Ranked Choice Voting got a lot of press this last year, especially regarding Alaska's special & general elections pitting former right wing republican Governor Sarah Palin against moderate democrat Mary Peltola. And Mary Peltola WON, becoming the first indigenous congresswoman from Alaska. Both elections were held via Ranked Choice Voting. rankthevoteohio.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Rachel Coyle. We'll discuss the good, bad and dangerous Lame Duck Bills at the Statehouse, as we speak. Rachel Coyle, Innovation Ohio's Communications Director, was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and political science from The Ohio State University and a master's degree in political communication from American University. Rachel brings a broad range of Ohio political experience to Innovation Ohio. She has held legislative and campaign roles with the Ohio Senate Democrats, directed communications for Joe Schiavoni for Ohio Governor and Cathy Johnson for Ohio Senate, and served as press secretary for the Ohio Democratic Party. She has previous experience with nonprofits as well, having managed grassroots advocacy and mobilization at ACLU of Ohio. In her free time, Rachel operates the popular advocacy training program “How Things Work at the Ohio Statehouse,” which teaches Ohioans how to be effective Statehouse activists. If you're a concerned Ohio citizen, and on Face Book, go today to Rachel Coyle's, How Things Work at the Ohio Statehouse, page. You'll find imperative information and guidance to help you take action at the State House to protect the issues you're fighting for, or against. https://innovationohio.org/ https://www.facebook.com/InnovationOhio https://www.facebook.com/groups/howthingsworkoh GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Pat Marida and Lee Blackburn coordinators of the Ohio Nuclear Free Network. They are highly concerned with the current Ohio HB 434, and we'll learn what it's about and what we can do about it. Pat Marida has been an antinuclear activist since the 1980s, when she was a Board Member of the Ohio Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. For 25 years she held volunteer positions with the Sierra Club, working on environmental issues and chairing the Ohio Sierra Club Nuclear Free Committee. She is currently a Coordinator with the Ohio Nuclear Free Network. Lee Blackburn is one of the founding members of the Ohio Nuclear Free Network and is currently working to oppose Ohio House Bill 434, a senseless bill that provides no benefits but could saddle the State with billions in losses. He is a former Chief Investment Officer for a major real estate concern that invested some $3 billion in low to moderate income housing under his purview. He became concerned about radioactive materials and its deadly legacy after becoming familiar with the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in southern Ohio where uranium was initially enriched to weapons-grade. Beginning in 1991, until its relegation to Cold Standby in 2001, PORTS, or the A-plant as it's locally known, supplied low-enriched uranium for nuclear reactors. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Senator Sherrod Brown, The Department of Energy was required in 2008 to establish a community-based Site Specific Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Department Of Energy on clean-up efforts at the Site. Mr. Blackburn served as one of the founding members and still attends Board meetings to provide testimony as a private citizen. Ohio HB Bill 434 is relatively short, only 14 pages and YET this Bill is “Massive in Scope” - What's in it, and why you are so concerned? https://onfn.blogspot.com https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA134-HB-434 GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Jo Anne and Steve Grossman, advocates and champions of curbside composting in the Columbus suburb, Bexley, Ohio. Jo Anne and Steve Grossman have worked to create Bexley's Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee, where Jo Anne currently leads the Food Waste recycling group. Jo Anne was Project Coordinator for the League of Women Voters when they hosted an education program to a Ukrainian delegation on the American rule of law. She was the Volunteer Coordinator for Jewish Family Services for the Resettlement of people from the previous Soviet Union, Coordinator for the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights, Outreach Coordinator for the Holocaust Education Council, and President of the Board of Temple Beth Shalom. As a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutor at Temple Beth Shalom, during a 28 year period, Jo Anne prepared over 250 students during a nine-month period for their B'nai Mitzvah. Together with her husband Steve, they created Temple Beth Shalom's Green Team that provides their religious community with the tools, guidance and ongoing support needed to create a culture of conservation, sustainability and environmental awareness. Prior to retiring in 2017, Steve Grossman was the Executive Director of the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) where he oversaw the financing to local governments for projects related to water pollution control, water supplies, solid waste and brown-fields remediation. In his 29 years with the Authority, Steve presided over awarding approximately $13 billion dollars of loans. Before joining OWDA in 1988, he was the Assistant Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency where he was responsible for overall agency planning, budgeting and administration. Working with the Mid Ohio Regional Planing Commission, Steve has created the Resident Based Environmental Sustainability Forum where a number of cities in Franklin and Delaware Counties are coming together to share successes and ideas. https://bexley.org/food-waste/ GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Shelly Corbin, Roxanne Groff & James Yskamp. Petitioners & legal counsel to Revoke Primacy of Ohio Class II oil & gas Injection Wells from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Shelly Corbin(Takóni Kókipešni) is Itazipco/Mnicoujou, Lakota and a member of the Cheyenne River Reservation. She has served over 15 years in the military and continues to serve in the Ohio Air National Guard. Currently, as the Campaign Representative for the Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign at Sierra Club she focuses on oil and gas infrastructure and waste related issues of the fracking industry across Ohio. Shelly is committed to connecting with the land, relationships and herself to strengthen community, connection & unity with the living world. As a founding member of the grassroots group, Save Our Rural Environment, Roxanne Groff fought the permitting of strip mines in Athens County. Her interest in state law and the lack of implementation of rules by the regulatory agencies, led her to run for public office, first for Township Trustee, then for the County Commissioner. She participates in campaigns to raise awareness and challenge industry abuses that will affect the health and wellbeing of citizens. Roxanne works with Buckeye Environmental Network and the Ohio Brine Task Force, to stop dangerous bills in the Ohio General Assembly, regarding toxic radioactive oil and gas waste as a commodity, inadequate rules for injection wells and oil and gas waste facilities, and the current Petition to revoke primacy of Class II injection wells from ODNR. James Yskamp is a senior attorney at Earthjustice in the Fossil Fuels Program, where he works on matters involving oil and gas and petrochemical infrastructure in the Appalachian Ohio River Valley. Since 2014, James has been representing clients in Ohio and Pennsylvania in a variety of environmental civil matters, including cases involving water rights, citizen suit litigation, air quality permitting, water quality permitting, mineral rights, pipeline challenges, and land use and zoning. James also teaches a course in environmental law at the University of Akron School of Law. On Oct 11, 27 Ohio grassroots and non-profit environmental organizations, delivered a petition to the the US EPA, “to Determine by Rule that Ohio's Class II Injection Well Permitting Program No Longer Represents an Effective Program to Prevent Underground Injection that Endangers Drinking Water Sources and Fails to Comply with the Requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act.” Sierra Club Ohio Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign webpage: https://www.sierraclub.org/ohio/fighting-oil-and-gas Take Action on Petition: https://addup.sierraclub.org/campaigns/tell-the-us-epa-that-ohioans-had-enough-no-more-radioactive-waste-in-our-communities?_ga=2.165206204.227122745.1667409785-1269332763.1654095636&_gl=1*1c0gf9v*_ga*MTI2OTMzMjc2My4xNjU0MDk1NjM2*_ga_41DQ5KQCWV*MTY2NzQwOTc4NC41MS4xLjE2Njc0MTA0NzcuMC4wLjA. Ohio Brine Task Force webpage: https://www.ohbrinetaskforce.org Buckeye Environmental Network webpage: https://benohio.org EarthJustice law: https://earthjustice.org GrassRoot Ohio w/ Carolyn Harding - Conversations with every-day people, working on important issues here in Columbus and all around Ohio! There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back! Fridays 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming @ WGRN.org We air on Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cinublue/featured... Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 Photo by Ted Auch of FracTracker Alliance

Carolyn Harding with James Quilligan and Greg Pace, leaders with Economic Democracy Advocates, focusing on our Common Resources, our Water, Food and Energy Resources, for the good of all people. James Quilligan has been an analyst and administrator in the field of international development since 1975.He has served as policy advisor and writer for many international politicians and leaders, including Pierre Trudeau, François Mitterrand, Julius Nyerere, Olof Palme, Willy Brandt, Jimmy Carter, and Prince El Hassan. He has been a monetary consultant for government agencies in Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Tanzania, Kuwait, India, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, and the United States. In addition, Quilligan has served as an advisor for many United Nations programs and international organizations. He is presently Managing Director of Economic Democracy Advocates. Greg began his advocacy in 2005 studying the peak oil phenomenon with the Central Ohio Relocalization Effort (CORE). In 2008, he attended the Convention for the Global Commons in Berlin, Germany, as his focus became centered around commons-based solutions for resource management. As the hydrofracking boom came to Ohio in 2011, Greg became involved with holding the industry accountable in Ohio and eventually joined Carolyn Harding in helping to create ‘Columbus Community Bill of Rights',where he remains as webmaster and treasurer. In 2019, Greg also became part of the executive committee as treasurer of Economic Democracy Advocates, where he also is engaged with the state legislation team. He has been active in educating local high school students on sex trafficking through Shared Hope International, as well as being a member of the Friends Committee on National Legislation Central Ohio Advocacy Team where members of Congress are lobbied for issues FCNL selects each year to focus on. https://sustaineda.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Maggie Scotece, Interim Executive Director of the Abortion Fund of Ohio. Maggie Scotece, JD is a long-time abortion advocate, doula, and former AFO volunteer & Board Member currently serving as the organization's Interim Executive Director. Since transitioning to this role in February 2022, Maggie has demonstrated her dedication to uplifting the stories of those most impacted by the barriers in Reproductive Justice spaces. She is a licensed attorney in Ohio with six years of experience in civil-rights law and direct, short-term legal assistance. Maggie has worked to make civic engagement and public policy conversations more accessible through her tenure on the Fair Districts Mapping Competition Advisory Committee and the Ohio Democratic Disability Caucus. They bring deep-rooted connections to Disability Justice organizing to their work at AFO, including their experience as a disabled activist and co-founder of the Supported Decision Making Network of Ohio. Over the last decade, Maggie has played an active role in community organizing spaces, including her involvement with the Ohio Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild where she began volunteering on their Protestor Jail Support and Legal Helpline in 2020. Maggie continues to work with local clinic escort programs, Racial Justice organizing, criminal justice reform, and movement lawyering. Welcome. When Row v. Wade was overturned on June 24, 2022. What was the Abortion Fund of Ohio focused on before the ruling, and what has changed since then? abortionfundofohio.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back! https://facebook.com/events/s/grassroot-ohio-radio-abortion-/635421758167449/

Carolyn Harding with Stephen Goldmeier and Patrick Hoffman, organizers with the Columbus chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. Their Housing Priority campaign's work currently centers on city policy which they say is contributing to the housing crisis through huge tax breaks to real estate developers and lackluster protections for tenants. Stephen Goldmeier is an attorney and consultant whose work centers on criminal justice, data, research, and technology. Patrick Hoffman has been active in DSA since 2017; his introduction to Columbus DSA was organizing with renters in Whitehall who were facing unsafe living conditions. Website: https://www.columbusdsa.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/columbus_dsa/ Interest form: https://actionnetwork.org/.../columbus-dsa-housing... GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back! See less Social issues

Carolyn Harding with David Harewood and Matina Bliss, organizers with First Collective, working to protect, and ensure homes for, Columbus Houseless residents. David S. Harewood is an Artist, Advocate, and Community Organizer (https://www.davidsharewood.com/). He is a Co-Founder, with FIRST Collective (https://bit.ly/3HBFMHn), Co-Chair of the Columbus Police Accountability Project (https://c-pap.info/), and Executive Committee member of the Columbus Coalition for Rent Control (http://columbusrentcontrol.info/). Matina Bliss serves as the volunteer organizer and treasurer for FIRST Collective. Matina started volunteering with FIRST Collective during the winter months of 2022 while they were operating an overnight warming station and has been a leading organizer for camp operations. She is also a leading organizer for the FIRST Collective's stop the sweeps efforts. Press Release Sunday, August 28, 2022, stated “FIRST COLLECTIVE TO HOLD A SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONS ON BEHALF OF HOUSELESS CAMP COLUMBUS, OH-- Members of the FIRST Collective will hold demonstrations at the homes of several elected officials this afternoon regarding the forthcoming September eviction of Camp Shameless, located at 897 E Mound Street. Camp Shameless is a houseless encampment established on the near east side of Columbus this past spring. This afternoon we will be holding space at multiple locations demanding the following: 1. Cancel the eviction for 897 E Mound Street. (asks are edited for word count) 2. Move all homelessness matters out of the jurisdiction of the Department of Development and to the Department of Public Health. 3. End the Environmental Remediation Contract associated with encampment sweeps. 4. Create a committee to review and revise practices and policies around homelessness. This committee must be inclusive of mutual aid and community organizations that work with this population, as well as folks currently experiencing homelessness. 5. Make space and funding available for an overnight warming center during cold months. The camp grew from a warming center we created in order to supplement the woeful inadequate resources for warming centers and inhumane conditions in the homeless shelters across the city. Access to buildings that might be used for warming centers from late fall to early spring would greatly increase the well-being of our most vulnerable populations. Contact: FIRST Collective Email: firstcollective614@gmail.com Social: https://www.facebook.com/FIRSTCollective614" www.first-collective.org GrassRoot Ohio, Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back! See less

GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with every-day People working on important issues here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Carolyn Harding with Jonathan Beard and Noel Williams, co-organizers with the Columbus Coalition for Rent Control. Jonathan Beard is a member of the Coalition's Executive Committee, and a community development professional with long-time exposure to fair housing issues: his father, Charles A. Beard, testified in the landmark 1973 housing discrimination case United States of America vs. City of Parma, where the court found Parma liable of violating the Fair Housing Act. After moving to Columbus to receive a Masters in Public Administration from what is now known as the Glenn School at OSU, from 1995 - 2017 Jon served as President and CEO of Columbus Compact Corporation, where he raised more than $40 million to invest in the redevelopment of Columbus's most distressed neighborhoods. In that role, Jon financed and engaged directly in new construction and rehabilitation of single-family and multifamily housing as he led the city's largest comprehensive community development initiative since the 1970's.. Jon has been a landlord for more than 25 years as both a private citizen and president of the Columbus Compact, a nonprofit corporation, and has signed more than 100 leases as landlord over that period. As a public policy expert, real estate developer, banker and landlord Jon has in-depth knowledge of issues related to housing. Noel has been advocating for people's rights via labor and community organizations for over 20+ years. Noel is the past president of the Columbus NAACP, past president of labor group which is part of Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA) and is currently the VP President for the BREAD organization which stands for Building Responsibility Equity and Dignity. BREAD is made up of 44 diverse congregations which are racially, geographically, socially and economically diverse. BREAD holds officials accountable to implement proven solutions to community problems such as disrupting the school to prison pipeline by pushing Columbus City Schools to implement a program called Restorative Practices. In my recent canvassing in Columbus Ohio, I asked folks what are their most concerning issues right now. They answered, reproductive rights, affordable housing and gun violence. Jonathan and Noel, you are leading out with a citizen-led ballot initiative for the city of Columbus, Ohio, to give citizens the right to affordable rent. Website: http://columbusrentcontrol.info Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/groups/361249442629320/ GrassRoot Ohio, Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding and today I'm talking with Dr. Alice Faryna and Bob Krasen with SPAN Ohio, an organization working for improved Medicare for All in Ohio! Dr. Alice Faryna, M.D. served in private practice in Marion, OHio, at the Neighborhood Health Center; VA hospitals and in Academic medicine at Wright State University. Her last full time job was as medical director for Part B Medicare in Ohio and West Virginia. That is what convinced her that the Medicare program should be expanded to cover all ages, but with improvements to eliminate co-pays and deductibles which can be done at a cost less that our current privatized system. Bob Krasen is a former clergyman in Cleveland; he worked for non-profits in Columbus, including United Cerebral Palsy; American Red Cross Blood Services; and Vision and Vocational Services; until retirement in 2006. He has been involved in SPAN Ohio ever since, and is now Coordinator in Central Ohio, promoting Medicare for All on the National and State levels. I'm turning 65 in November and since last November I've been getting a lot of mail, emails and texts about Medicare. I'm confused, I assumed Medicare was an automatic enrollment, but I'm hearing it's not that easy. I need help. So let's break this down for everyday folks- and for those of us skeptical of the spin and possible booby traps. How does one best sign up for Medicare? SPANOhio.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Lisa Jackson and Sarah Teale, documentary film makers of Patrimonio, a story of a small coastal town in Mexico and its 3-year battle against an American mega-development, along with Bill Lyons of the Ohio Community Rights Network. Lisa F. Jackson (Producer /Director / Cinematographer) has been producing documentaries for over 35 years and has won 2 Emmys, a Sundance Jury Prize and the Muse Award from NYWIF. Credits include Sex Crimes Unit (HBO 2011) a portrait of prosecutors in the Manhattan DA's Office; The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo (HBO 2008 Sundance Special Jury Prize, 2 Emmy nominations) Meeting with a Killer (2001 Emmy Nominee) and The Secret Life of Barbie (ABC, 1999 Emmy Winner). It Happened Here, about sexual assault on college campuses, aired on Pivot in January 2015. Grazers: A Cooperative Story premiered at DOCNYC in 2014 and is being distributed by Collective Eye. She recently received the first ever Legacy Award from the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival. Sarah Teale (Producer) was a Producer/Director of Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections (aired: HBO March 26th, 2020. Emmy nominated for Outstanding Investigative Documentary 2021). She was also a Producer/Director on the HBO series The Weight of the Nation, nominated for a Prime Time Emmy. Other HBO films she produced and directed include Dealing Dogs, (Emmy nomination Outstanding Investigative Documentary); Hacking Democracy, (Emmy nomination Outstanding Investigative Documentary); Death on a Factory Farm; Bellevue: Inside Out, a year inside the locked psychiatric wards at Bellevue Hospital; and Mumia Abu Jamal: A Case For Reasonable Doubt?, HBO Cable Ace Award nomination. She has also produced and directed documentaries for the BBC, A&E and Discovery. Teale also produced and directed the feature documentaries Grazers: A Cooperative Story with Lisa F. Jackson distributed by Collective Eye and Passion River and Patrimonio, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and Full Frame and is distributed by First Run Features Bill Lyons is a co-organizer of Columbus Community Bill of Rights, a group that is working to protect the water of the Columbus metro area from toxic and radioactive fracking waste. Bill is also the president of the Ohio Community Rights Network (OHCRN) whose mission is to establish a network of just communities in Ohio working to advance community rights and rights of nature. Bill teaches mathematics at Columbus State Community College and has taught mathematics and science on 4 different continents. http://www.patrimoniofilm.com https://www.ohiocrn.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!

Carolyn Harding with Laura Robertson-Boyd and Terri Black, advocates with Moms Demand Action. A national non-profit to end gun violence. Laura Robertson-Boyd has been a grassroots volunteer with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America since 2016, and she currently volunteers as the Columbus Local Group Lead. In addition to her efforts to prevent gun violence in Ohio, Laura has spent many years as a grassroots activist around elections, redistricting reform, and LGBTQ+ equality and anti-discrimination protections. Terri Black is a very proud mother of two teens. She works as a Grant Manager for a Univ in Cleveland. She resides in the Columbus area and has lived in Ohio the majority of her life. Terri is the spokesperson for Columbus Moms Demand Action. Last week we attended a Vigil at the Ohio Statehouse in honor of the children and teachers slain in Uvalde, Texas. Moms Demand Action Ohio, Brady United Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Survivor network hosted the vigil. Everyone knows we have a growing crisis, an epidemic of gun violence in the US, and we are All, looking for answers and action. MomsDemandAction.org GrassRoot Ohio, Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back! See Less See less

Carolyn Harding with Dion Green, son of Derrick Fudge, who was shot the night of August 4, 2019 in the mass shooting in Dayton Ohio. Dion has taken his pain and trauma and started the Fudge Foundation in honor of his Father. Mr. Dion Green is the Founder/CEO of FUDGE Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit that helps survivors through traumatic experiences with resources and support. The Foundation seeks to support individuals on their journey of grief and healing through the delivery of support service and advocacy at both a local and national level. Mr. Green has his MBA from Keller's Graduate School in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science from DeVry University in Business Administration. Mr. Green is a Certified Peer Support Specialist with the State of Ohio. Mr. Green is a survivor, he speaks around the country and in communities that have been impacted by gun violence. In addition, he serves on the Board of Felons with a Future, Upturn Ohio and numerous other community initiatives and support networks across the country. Mr. Green is the published author of his memoir, Untitled: Act of God/Act of Man. He is a 2021 graduate of Leadership Ohio, and recipient of multiple awards and recognitions from local officials and Governors. Mr. Green is a mentor, leader and change agent for the community, working to help communities heal. FudgeFoundation.org GrassRoot Ohio - Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 GrassRoot Ohio interviews can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back! Thanks for Joining Us.

Carolyn Harding with Rita Hallaveld and Carissa Roberts, organizers for the DSA, (Democratic Socialists of America) Central Ohio Childcare for All initiative. Rita Hallaveld (she/her) is passionate about community building and organizing with an eye toward addressing the root causes of issues. With a background in social work, she previously worked as a mental health therapist for a decade, first in community based work then in private practice. A single parent of a preschooler, Rita currently dedicates her spare time to organizing with Columbus DSA's Child Care Campaign and volunteers on the board of a summer camp. She is an outdoor enthusiast, with hiking and rock climbing among her favorite activities. Carissa Roberts (she/they) grew up in Upper Arlington and attended The Ohio State University, studying Spanish Linguistics. As a childhood trauma and relationship abuse survivor with chronic mental health issues, she is passionate about pursuing collective solutions to systemic issues that impact our individual lives. Carissa joined the Columbus DSA Child Care Campaign to advance feminist, racial, and economic justice through prioritizing the needs of children, parents, and early childhood educators at a local level here in Central Ohio. Outside of the Child Care Campaign, she is also a dedicated volunteer with the Central Ohio Housing Action Network, helping to connect tenants facing eviction in Franklin County with legal resources. Last week at the Ohio Education Association march, I met Rita and asked her why she was marching. She shared her Childcare for All campaign with me, and I think we all will benefit to learn more about this Need and their campaign's proposed solutions. May 14th Coalition kickoff registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZ0sduCrqTsjEt2vwgdGPPHv4J9GB... Sign-up to be involved or stay in the loop: https://tinyurl.com/mw5frp69 And DSA's website for the local chapter: www.columbusdsa.org GrassRoot Ohio, Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back! See less

Carolyn Harding with Sherry Fleming and Susan Catterall, water protectors of the Michindoh Aquifer. According to epa.gov “In 2007, the city of Bryan, Ohio applied to U.S. EPA to designate the Michindoh Aquifer as a "sole-source" aquifer. That designation means the aquifer is the only source of drinking water for people in a nine-county area that includes parts of three states. Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Sherry Fleming is the chairperson for the Williams County Alliance, a grassroots 501c3 citizen group, promoting a sustainable future through education and citizen action. The Alliance has been involved with issues such as factory farms, tire pyrolysis, fracking and water privatization. Sherry graduated from OSU with a degree in animal science production. She and her husband Ted live on a small homestead in Williams County. Sherry also serves on the board of the Ohio Community Rights Network and is coordinator for the Bryan Food Co-op. Susan Kipfer Catterall was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and currently resides in Hamilton, Indiana. She is married with five adult children. Susan is a direct support professional employed by Full Potential, Inc., and she's the DSP of her two adult sons on the autism spectrum. Advocating for her disabled children led her to activism. She is an organizer for United Activist of Fort Wayne. She volunteers at the local animal shelter, Literacy for Companionship, and serves as the treasurer for Feline Fixers. Susan serves as the precinct chair of her township with the democratic party in Steuben County, and is an active member in The Green Party of northeast Indiana. Sherry lives over the aquifer in Indiana, and in 2018 she created the Michindoh Water Warriors FB page after she became aware there was an effort to sell water from the aquifer to the Toledo area. Susan's worked to raise the awareness of the people and electeds in Indiana. https://www.facebook.com/wmscoa/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/726682254348572 GrassRoot Ohio, Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org, Sundays at 2:00pm EST on 92.7/98.3 FM and streams @ WCRSFM.org, and Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/ If you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 GrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 This GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/ Intro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8 There's a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!