
Women’s History Month: Back to Middle School
Rural Assembly Director Madeline Matson returns to middle school for Women’s History Month.

Rural Assembly Director Madeline Matson returns to middle school for Women’s History Month.

Photographer Casey Orr has been documenting the ways people find each other, and themselves, through how they present themselves to the world her entire career. Her current project focuses on rural young people in northern England and eastern Washington State.

Learn more about the Rural Assembly in our 2025 Annual Report.

Join us online 2 p.m. ET March 4 for a 90-minute interactive session “What Rural Communities Need to Know about AI Data Centers” designed to cut through the noise and help rural practitioners and community members understand what’s currently disputed about data center impacts.

Why Rural Assembly is hitting the road in 2026—and how you can invite us to your community.

Rural Assembly is seeking 30 local partners to host a community gathering during the week of July 23-30. Held in conjunction with our annual virtual

Hear about Morning Connections from participant Jess Limbird.

Nhatt Nichols writes about how the winter is a season of stories.

Watch this powerful extended conversation with author, journalist and PBS television host Ray Suarez, a portion of which was originally featured at Rural Assembly Everywhere 2025, our national virtual gathering on Sept. 17.

From left: Rural Assembly Director of Partnerships and Programs Taneum Fotheringill; Ash Hanson, Chief Creative Officer of Department of Public Transformation; and writer/artist Mai’a Williams.