For the Media
The National Rural Assembly welcomes inquiries from the media. We're happy to share information about our network, its members, and rural issues. We are also glad to help journalists working in traditional or emerging media find sources who can speak with authority about specific topics and places that are important to rural people.
For more information, contact Tim Marema. Or use our contact form.
FCC commissioner to address Assembly
June 1, 2011Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn will be among the federal officials addressing the 2011 National Rural Assembly.
Rural America Key to U.S. Turnaround
May 13, 2011PRESS RELEASE
May 2, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Tim Marema, 865/748-5736, tim@ruralstrategies.org
2011 National Rural Assembly Set for St. Paul
October 18, 2010
We’re delighted to announce that the next gathering of the National Rural Assembly will be in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 28-30 , 2011. Registration for this event will begin in January 2011.
Groups call for transportation alternatives
September 9, 2010The National Rural Assembly's Rural Transportation Policy Group has called for more transportation alternatives for small towns and rural communities.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Youth to gather to address rural America’s future
April 20, 2010
Fifty-four young people from rural communities across the United States will gather for the first National Rural Youth Assembly April 22-25, 2010, in Santa Fe, N.M.
Midwest Rural Assembly
Rural leaders from across the Midwest are meeting in South Sioux City, Nebraska, on Monday-Tuesday, August 16-17, 2010, to discuss "cultivating a stronger rural America."
2008 Rural Assembly Convening Final Report
February 17, 2010
On June 16-18, 2008, more than 350 rural leaders from around the United States gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss the future of their communities and how to build a stronger America.
The proceedings and recommendations growing out of the 2008 gathering of the National Rural Assembly are contained in the final report. A supplement to the final report are the Policy Opportunity Snapshots, which expand on participants’ thinking on four critical principles (Quality in Education, Stewardship of Natural Resources, Health of Our People, and Investment in Our Communities).
