In her online article in The American Prospect Amy Hanauer,  executive director of Policy Matters Ohio, discusses the fiscal issues that have swept through Ohio in recent years, and the toll it has taken on many of its residents. Though the state and many of its communities are teetering on the brink of budget deficits and even greater basic equity deficits, Hanauer names a few bright spots that are working to a better, more equitable way for Ohioans. Named among those was MVOC:

Community organizing is enjoying a modest resurgence with groups like the Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative effectively mobilizing citizens to push for equity.

Hanauer goes on to discuss the solutions for Ohioans to work together to prepare the state and its people for upcoming challenges. Read the rest of Hanauer's article here.

 

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