What does rural mean to you?
We want to hear from you! At the Rural Assembly, we know that rural means something a little different for
August 7, 2020
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covid-19
Commentary: Rural Schools’ Crumbling Infrastructure Was a Health Threat Even Before the Pandemic
Rural schools are sick, and it’s not just the coronavirus. As the nation’s gaze turns to the reopening of schools
August 6, 2020
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PBS American Portrait
Rural and Native Youth: Submit to PBS American Portrait
Through our Rural and Native Youth Initiative, we are thrilled to announce a partnership with PBS American Portrait: A National Storytelling Project. PBS
July 23, 2020
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infrastructure
Sign up: Rural Schools As Infrastructure conversation
America’s public schools are now under scrutiny as the fall semester fast approaches amid a pandemic that continues to ravage
July 8, 2020
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checkonyourneighbor
Mikhal Ben-Joseph Speaks With Rural Midwife Lodz Joseph-Lemon
Midwife Lodz Joseph-Lemon talks about the need to “keep doing the work” toward a more just and equal society.
June 24, 2020
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climate change
Recording Available: “Rural Resilience: Hurricanes, Wildfire, and COVID-19”
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our livestream conversation “Rural Resilience: Hurricanes, Wildfire, and COVID-19.” For those of
June 24, 2020
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covid-19
Bill Bynum: Linking our past and present reality of racial injustice
On this past week’s livestream conversation, Bill Bynum of Hope Credit Union placed our present realities of racial inequality in the context of our nation’s history of slavery, the civil rights movement, and countless efforts to fight social and economic injustices. Watch the excerpt.
June 19, 2020
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climate change
Livestream Conversation: “Rural Resilience: Hurricanes, Wildfire, and COVID-19”
We invite you to join the Rural Assembly and Southerly for a livestream conversation Tuesday, June 23 at 4 PM EST/ 1 PM PST about how frontline communities are preparing for and adapting to climate change effects like hurricanes and wildfires in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 18, 2020
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covid-19
‘We Are Here’: Voices of the Rural Assembly
The Rural Assembly is committed to amplifying voices of rural agents of change, who are working to build a more
June 12, 2020
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livestream conversation
Rural Housing in the Time of COVID-19, Part 1: Recording and Transcript
Thank you to everyone who joined us for part 1 of our series on rural housing in the time of COVID-19: “What was the rural housing landscape like before COVID-19 and where are we now?” For those of you who could not join or who would like to revisit the conversation you can find the recording as well as the complete transcript below.
June 10, 2020
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