The virtual festival is April 20 and 21, featuring exclusive Daily Yonder programming
The Daily Yonder is excited to be a part of Rural Assembly Everywhere, a virtual festival for rural advocates and allies to come together in conversation about the most important issues of our time.
As a presenting media partner, we’re helping bring Rural Assembly Everywhere to you. Our team is producing exclusive videos and interviews for the festival. Keep up with all the programming here, or on the Daily Yonder’s YouTube channel.
You can be anywhere, we’ll be Everywhere.
Editor’s Note: The Rural Assembly is a program of the Center for Rural Strategies, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which also publishes the Daily Yonder.
How to Watch and Participate
Rural Assembly Everywhere will go live again on Tuesday, April 20. Register below or on our Crowdcast site to make sure you don’t miss it. A full programming schedule will be announced soon. Until then, you can catch up with the last year’s festival at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/rural-assembly-everywhere.
powered by CrowdcastMore ways to watch: The festival is also simulcast on the Daily Yonder YouTube channel, and on the Rural Assembly Facebook and Twitter pages.
Can’t Miss Programming at Rural Assembly Everywhere
Keynote Speakers
Rural Assembly Everywhere featured a full week of exciting keynote speakers. Including Sarah Smarsh, Richard Besser, Kathleen Sebelius, and many more. Get to know our speakers and review their remarks and conversations in the pages of the Daily Yonder.
Rural Assembly Everywhere: White House Official Calls for ‘Historic’ Levels of Rural Investment
Breakout Sessions, Happy Hours, and More
A variety of rural organizations host breakout sessions and networking happy hours at Rural Assembly Everywhere. You can learn more about these groups through our coverage of their work in rural communities across the country.
Women for the Land
‘To Tend to the Soil as Only Mothers Can’ – Women at the Forefront of Building Climate Resistance
Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative
Citizen University and Civic Saturday
Dept. of Public Transformation
Higher Purpose Co.
Springboard for the Arts
ArtPlace America
What Else Can You Expect from Rural Assembly Everywhere?
Whether you prefer to read up or hear the gist, we’ve got you covered with more coverage of the Rural Assembly’s virtual gatherings.
Rural Assembly Everywhere: Gathering at a Crucial Time
Listen to Learn More
The Rural Matters podcast featured Rural Assembly Everywhere on a recent episode. This is your chance to hear from three of our speakers and learn more about the important dialogue they wanted to kickstart at the festival.
You can also find Rural Matters on popular podcasting platforms, including Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts.
More from the Rural Assembly
For more than a decade, the Rural Assembly has been convening national gatherings of rural problem-solvers and change-makers. These events have focused on building the collective power and common purpose of rural people and places. The Daily Yonder is the only place you can find this comprehensive look back on the history of the Rural Assembly.
#RuralWomenLead – 2019 Rural Women’s Summit
Women’s Summit: ‘On the Front Lines’ of Rural Leadership
Bringing Rural America Together – The 2018 and 2016 National Rural Assemblies
Rural Assembly Everywhere Explores What It Means to Build Safer, More Connected Communities
Livestream Conversations presented by the Daily Yonder and the Rural Assembly
When the Covid-19 pandemic brought in-person gatherings to a halt, the Rural Assembly responded like many of us have, by finding new ways to connect and assemble online. These livestream conversations from the early days of the pandemic are a precursor to the Assembly’s week-long virtual festival.
Livestream Conversation Offers First-Hand Accounts of Broadband Challenges During Coronavirus Pandemic
Join the Rural Assembly Network
Sign up for the Rural Assembly’s weekly newsletter to join the movement and be the first to hear about future gatherings and projects.

There’s Even More to See
For even more, check out our full archive of coverage showcasing the work of the Rural Assembly.
Pandemic Guidelines Don’t Acknowledge Realities of Marginalized Communities
To learn more about the Rural Assembly, visit RuralAssembly.org.
Editor’s Note: The Rural Assembly is a program of the Center for Rural Strategies, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which also publishes the Daily Yonder.