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Campaigns

We Are Standing Up: 80,000 Defend the Post Office, Nearly 90,000 Demand SNAP Be Funded, Rural People Across the Country Defend Medicaid

Across rural America and beyond, people are making it clear: rural services should not be bargaining chips for political games.

Dec 17, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

The Situation on SNAP: Updates from Recipients

Last week, Rural Organizing sent a petition to the Trump administration demanding they stop playing politics with SNAP benefits, and more than 85,000…

Nov 11, 2025 • Heather Chapman

Impacted Americans, Advocates, And Members Of Congress Demand That The Trump Administration Stop Playing Politics With Food Assistance…

Tens of thousands of rural Americans demanded an end to political games with food assistance.

Nov 7, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

50,000 People Demand USDA Fund Food Assistance During Trump’s Shutdown

This isn’t just political brinkmanship—it’s cruelty, especially for rural Americans

Oct 30, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

The GOP’s Attack on Rural America: Closing Hospitals to Cut Taxes For the Ultra Wealthy

Inside the fight to stop House Republicans from gutting Medicaid, slashing food aid, and shutting down the hospitals that keep rural towns alive.

Jun 29, 2025 • Shawn Sebastian

Events

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WATCH: Weekly Rural Preview Live

A recording from Matt Hildreth's live video

Jun 27, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

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WATCH: Weekly Rural Preview LIVE

A recording from Matt Hildreth's live video with special RuralOrganizing.org guests!

Jun 13, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

WATCH: Today’s Weekly Rural Preview Summary

In this week’s Rural Weekly Preview Live, we unpack deeply consequential disruptions affecting rural America—from delayed USDA grants to the political…

Jun 6, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

2:28:51

WATCH: Fighting Back Against Extremism

Watch now (149 mins) | Fighting Back Against Local Extremism with Zach Mueller, Extremism Expert, and Chris Dougherty, Moms for Peace (WA) during the…

Jun 5, 2025

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WATCH: Organizing in College Towns

Organizing in College Towns with Gen Z during the April 26th Rural Democratic by Dom Holmes, Pennsylvania Rural Director

May 19, 2025

1:36:05

WATCH: Get Visible, Get Vocal, Get Votes

Watch now | "Get Visible, Get Vocal and Get Votes" during the April 26th Rural Democratic by Matt Hildreth, Executive Director for RuralOrganizing.org

May 7, 2025 • Matt Hildreth

2:11:35

WATCH: Protecting Democratic Institutions and the Public Sector from Project 2025

Watch now | "Protecting Democratic Institutions and the Public Sector from Project 2025" during the April 26th Rural Democratic by Annie Contractor…

May 7, 2025 • Annie Contractor

1:16:18

WATCH: Rebuilding Your Rural County Party

Watch now | "Rebuilding Your Rural County Party" with Zach Melton from Tennessee's Trousdale County Democratic Party during April 26th's Rural…

May 7, 2025

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