Buckeye State Rural- L Hackleman-Good, T Cottone and J Kennedy

Published: Feb. 29, 2020, 6:25 p.m.

Carolyn Harding (host) with 3 Indivisible Ohio District 15 activists/ organizers, Leah Hackleman-Good, Tina Cottone and Jim Kennedy, working on Buckeye State Rural. From website: \u201cOur mission is to change the conversation in rural Ohio to promote progressive policies and candidates." \n\nThe election of Trump and its aftermath of dangerous threats to democracy fuels Leah Hackleman-Good\u2019s daily actions and activism. As part of Indivisible Ohio District 15's leadership team, she\u2019s traveled all over the district to connect with activists, and to help organize rallies, events, and activities. She\u2019s made terrific connections with people outside the urban areas\u2014"people that their current congressman doesn't care about\u201d. She works on many campaigns, including her own, in 2018 for county commissioner. She manages the IndivisibleCOLUMBUS.com website and earns a living through her information design business. \n\nTina Cottone found her place in Indivisible Ohio District 15 in January of 2017 and she\u2019s been an active participant/leader since. She\u2019s involved in outreach to all 12 counties in Ohio 15th Congressional District. In 2018 she worked for the D15 Congressional candidate, and canvassed for the Ohio Coordinated Campaign from June through November 2018. She was a neighborhood canvassing trainer for 2018 GOTV. She is the new Ohio Regional Organizing Coordinator for Swing Left.\n\nJim Kennedy, MSW, is a retired Information Technology consultant, a trained and certified social worker, and an experienced social services planner and researcher. The common thread of his varied career is a concern for the wellbeing of, and opportunities for, children and families. His involvement with BSR is a natural outgrowth of his experience in managing child welfare service agencies, developing information technology to make social services agencies more efficient and effective, and performing strategic planning and program evaluations for a variety of social services sectors (including Head Start, Juvenile Justice, and child welfare services). He works with the BSR Advisory Group to craft relevant messages to better inform the voters in the rural areas of central Ohio.\n\nhttps://buckeyestaterural.com\n\nLISTEN HERE to ALL #GrassRootOhio radio podcasts archived on SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753\n\nNew shows air Friday evenings at 5:00pm, EST, at 94.1 FM, Columbus and simultaneously online @ wgrn.org. Join Us!\n\nConversations with every-day people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. \nLike our Face Book Page: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/.