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b'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.\\n\\nJonathan 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.\\n\\nNoel 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.\\n\\nIn 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.\\n\\nWebsite: http://columbusrentcontrol.info\\nFace Book: https://www.facebook.com/groups/361249442629320/\\n\\nGrassRoot Ohio, Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio.\\nEvery Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org,\\nSundays 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.\\nContact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station.\\nCheck us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/\\nCheck us out on Instagram:\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/\\nIf you miss the Friday broadcast, you can find it here: All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753\\nGrassRoot Ohio is now on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085\\nThis GrassRoot Ohio interview can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ/\\nIntro and Exit music for GrassRoot Ohio is "Resilient" by Rising Appalachia: https://youtu.be/tx17RvPMaQ8\\nThere\'s a time to listen and learn, a time to organize and strategize, And a time to Stand Up/ Fight Back!'