Rural Advocacy 101 Webinar, August 19

In partnership with the National Rural Assembly, the National Congress of American Indian‘s Legislative and Policy Research Centers is hosting an Advocacy 101 webinar on Wed., August 19 at 11:00am ET. You can register here.

This webinar will feature strategies for engaging policymakers on the Hill around various rural issues and will help to prepare advocates for the Rural Assembly Advocacy Day in Washington DC on September 10.

And if you haven’t registered for the National Rural Assembly, you can do that here. Don’t forget that August 18 is the deadline to reserve a hotel room at special rates. Scholarships will be available until the funds are exhausted.

Drawing Resilience: Maureen Hearty

Maureen Hearty transforms objects, space, and community, seeing art as a tool for action, education, and opportunity. The majority of her community-based work today is on the eastern plains of Colorado, considered one of the most sparsely populated areas in the United States. In Joes, Colorado (pop. 78), she is activating space using art, music, and the collection of story. In 2020, Maureen and her friend Kristin Stoltz were awarded an NEA grant for a project titled “Arts for a Prairie Seas: Farming Fluxus.”

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