This year, our network of over 100 groups and leaders engaged hundreds of thousands of people in rural areas, small towns, and small cities. We changed electoral outcomes and built political power that will endure past the election. The 2022 Midterm Election had many hopeful and bright spots, along with surprises, many incredible learning opportunities, and of course some tough disappointments.
- RDI is hiring for two positions: Rural Climate Partnership Program Officer/Manager and Strategic Partnerships Associate
Rural people are working people. 70% of rural residents are working class (non-college), compared to 57% in urban areas. Working people are very concerned about economic issues that impact their everyday lives, especially costs and inflation. RDI helped spearhead the ambitious Winning Jobs Narrative (WJN) project to identify a core economic narrative that resonates with working people across race and geography.
“What we’re trying to do is work with people who really want to make change and lift those stories up, create those success stories, and then try to get some critical mass and momentum going.”
In a recent episode of in Building Local Power, Rural Climate Partnership Director Josh Ewing shares ways to support rural communities by implementing climate projects.
With the Midterm Elections just one month away, RDI held a briefing for our funding partners. The event featured three grantees: Siembra NC, RuralOrganizing.org in Ohio, and We the People Michigan. They shared what they’re hearing at the doors and vividly described how winning or losing in November will impact people’s everyday lives in their states.