Welcome to the Rural Assembly

Rural Assembly is a nonprofit dedicated to championing a movement that celebrates and empowers rural people and places. Our goal is to reshape perceptions, foster healing, and forge unity in a divided nation by amplifying rural voices through advocacy, partnerships and gatherings. Learn more about our mission to connect diverse voices, challenge harmful narratives, and recognize the untold stories, opportunities, and interconnected futures that bind rural and urban communities together.

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Who we are

Welcome
to the Rural Assembly

Rural Assembly is a program of the Center for Rural Strategies dedicated to championing a movement that celebrates and empowers rural people and places. Our goal is to reshape perceptions, foster healing, and forge unity in a divided nation by amplifying rural voices through advocacy, partnerships and gatherings. Learn more about our mission to connect diverse voices, challenge harmful narratives, and recognize the untold stories, opportunities, and interconnected futures that bind rural and urban communities together.

We invite you to join us in naming the connections that unite us, shaping a future of inclusivity and shared success for all.

What we're working on now

Listen to the Beyond the Clock podcast featuring interviews with guest artists. Listen now!

Join us Thursdays for Morning Connections for Women. Learn more and register.

From Our Blog

Announcing Yonder Radio: Rural Conversations with National Reach

March 19, 2026

Introducing Yonder Radio, a free, one-hour radio show and podcast from the Center for Rural Strategies

Women’s History Month: Back to Middle School

March 12, 2026

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

Drawing Resilience: Casey Orr

March 5, 2026

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.