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Whitney Kimball Coe on stage at University of Chicago
Whitney Kimball Coe, center, on stage with  Stephen Heintz, Rockefeller Brothers Fund (lef) and Michael Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps (right). 

Watch: Our Fraying Common Purpose: Rebuilding Democracy One Neighborhood at a Time

Rural Assembly Director Whitney Kimball Coe joined Stephen Heintz, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Michael Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps, for “Our Fraying Common Purpose: Rebuilding Democracy One Neighborhood at a Time” at UChicago Institute of Politics’  Bridging the Divide: Forging the Ties between Urban and Rural America conference. The panel was moderated by Executive Director Zeenat Rahman.

The conference, held April 10-12, 2024 on the University of Chicago campus, featured a lineup of rural and urban thinkers and leaders to discuss issues around democracy, climate, food systems, news media, and more. All of the sessions can be accessed on the UChicago Institute of Politics Youtube channel.  

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