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Rural Assembly Everywhere Spring 2022 Archive

Did you miss the conference? Below you'll find all of the sessions from Rural Assembly Everywhere, Spring 2022​

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Discussion: Nebraska is Home: The Power of Welcoming
As rural communities across the U.S. grapple with economic and demographic shifts, how do we engage and include immigrants in solving community-wide problems? In this discussion from Rural Assembly Everywhere in May 2022, three women leaders in Crete, Scottsbluff, and Lincoln, Nebraska of diverse backgrounds share their journeys to build stronger connections between immigrant and non-immigrant communities, fight against divisive rhetoric, and ensure that inclusive policy is the norm in their communities.
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Deb Haaland: Remarks on Rural America
Remarks from U.S. Secretary Deb Haaland, U.S. Department of the Interior, at Rural Assembly Everywhere virtual gathering May 10, 2022. Haaland made history when she became the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary. She is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna and a 35th generation New Mexican. Throughout her career in public service, Secretary Haaland has broken barriers and opened the doors of opportunity for future generations. Haaland became the first Native American woman to be elected to lead a State Party. She is one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress.
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Interview with "Another Appalachia" Author Neema Avashia
Skylar Baker-Jordan, Contributing Editor for Community Engagement, 100 Days in Appalachia, interviews author and native West Virginian Neema Avashia about her life and book “Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place.” Another Appalachia examines both the roots and the resonance of Avashia’s identity as a queer, desi, Appalachian woman, while encouraging readers to envision more complex versions of both Appalachia and the nation as a whole.
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Democratizing our Food Systems
The U.S. agriculture sector is dominated by multinational corporations that have put small farming and ranching operations in rural communities out of business. This has led to the deterioration of food sovereignty, which is essential in building food security and giving people the ability to decide who produces their food and how. This discussion, held at Rural Assembly Everywhere in May 2022, explores how we got to this point and what we can do to put power in the hands of people, not corporations.
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Remarks from Xochitl Torres Small
Remarks from Xochitl Torres Small, USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development at Rural Assembly Everywhere virtual gathering May 10. Small oversees loans and grants to provide infrastructure improvements; business development; affordable housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, Tribal, and high-poverty areas. During her leadership, USDA Rural Development secured $2 billion to support rural broadband through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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After Maus: Book bans and building an inclusive nation
Neighbors in McMinn County, Tennessee, gathered to discuss their response to the banning of the Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel “Maus” in their county school district this year. They talk about book bans, building inclusive communities, and how their experience is part of a trend happening across the country.