On this episode of Behind the Byline, host Jaden Jefferson has a conversation with Toledo Persists leader and activist Melissa Portala.
Talking points include:
- how local protesting is one way to display peaceful disagreement with the current administration ‘s policies and actions
- why Portala likes to talk to people, knock on doors, find common ground and build community
- how social media is not a good place to have conversations because online baiting leads to an addictive rush that leads nowhere
- a discussion about finding that common ground with people who have opposing views
New episodes of the Behind the Byline drop every Wednesday.
View a TikTok on the Freeway Freedom Writer’s protest on West Toledo overpasses on March 3.
Behind the Byline is a production of the Toledo Free Press.
