Third Act Ohio w/ Jess Grim, Ted Wolner and Judy Smucker

Published: April 8, 2023, 10:16 a.m.

b'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.\\nJess 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.\\nTed Wolner is Chair of the Environmental Concerns Committee, at Kendal retirement community in Oberlin, Ohio. He\\u2019s Co-lead, of the Citizens Climate Lobby, Lorain County Chapter; and a member of the Coordinating Committee of Third Act OH.\\nJudy Smucker is a grandma who\\u2019s very concerned about the future our grandchildren are facing, and she has found it easy to find lots of \\u201cGood Trouble\\u201d. 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\\u2019s 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.\\nYou All took part in the Tuesday, March 21, 2023, \\u201cRocking Chair Rebellion\\u201d, 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?\\nthirdact.org\\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 & 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.\\nContact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station.\\nFace Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grassroot_ohio/\\nSoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753\\nApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../grassroot-ohio/id1522559085\\nYouTube: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!'