CADEM's Rural Coalition is partnering with the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative (RUBI) to present this important two-session training "Understanding and Overcoming the Rural Urban Divide".

During this comprehensive workshop, we examine the five underlying causes of the rural urban divide over the past 40 years, and outline what progressive groups, candidates, and parties can do about it. The ultimate objective is to defuse hostility and contempt, find mutual understanding and common ground, and build multi-racial working and middle-class solidarity between rural, suburban, and urban dwellers.

Session 1 - June 23rd at 6pm The first session looks in depth at how we got into this mess, beginning with the economic causes of the divide but also including culture, language and messaging and more.

Session 2 - June 30th at 6pm The second session focuses on effective strategies to overcome the divide and win back rural and working class voters, including far better public policy, community engagement and messaging and communications.

RUBI's practical solutions are based on research by their own and other scholars as well as the personal experiences of rural progressive organizers.

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