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We’re a group of volunteer grassroots group leaders who are committed to amplifying the power and the voice of the grassroots. The Grassroots Connector is our Substack publication. We report on innovative grassroots projects and the latest research on voter contact strategies. Beyond words on a page, we offer spaces for leaders to come together, share, and grow.
The Grassroots Connector isn't just a newsletter—it's a hub of inspiration, innovation, and united purpose, sustaining effective grassroots leadership for 2024 and beyond.
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Robbin is one of the badass women of Network NOVA, producer/director of the Friday Power Lunch (video podcast that amplifies the voices of the Virginia Grassroots), event coordinator of the annual Women’s Summit, and Co-Founder of Postcards4VA.
I am a free-lance activist and organizer from Oakland, CA. I started working with the Grassroots Collaboration Project last year, to help pro-democracy grassroots organizations to work better with each other and the Democratic party.
Co-lead: Swing Blue Alliance, the largest all-volunteer organization headquartered in Massachusetts. We protect our democracy, work on competitive elections, and strengthen the Democratic Party at the local level.
Find more writing by Martha here: https://medium.com/@martha.merson On Medium she writes about loneliness, love, gratitude, and pickleball.
Martha volunteers with Swing Blue Alliance when not swimming, playing cycling, and eating chocolate.
American storyteller, author of "Freedom Summer," "Sacco and Vanzetti," and "Bread and Roses." Writer of the online magazine The Attic -- for a kinder, cooler America.
I'm a Democrat, involved in many grassroots organizations who respects sane Republicans. I wish all the pundits on both sides would do a little less talking and a lot more activism.