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A forum for #rural artists to talk practice, policy, & questions we need to address as a national #placemaking network. Moderated by @pemckay & @bourbonswan

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Joined September 2015
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HAPPENING NOW - 2019 Rural Arts & Culture Summit (@racsummit) in Grand Rapids, MN. Follow along at #racsummit or on our partner project @cardinalcrossco’s feed for real-time quotes, news & media. #creativepeoplepower
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Good morning from Lake Mille Lacs, home to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in the colonized territory of central Minnesota, about 100 miles north of Minneapolis-St. Paul! This week we’re live-tweeting the @racsummit for @LMDAmericas! #racsummit2019 #racsummit #ruralarts
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Artist @shanai_haana at her block printing station — sharing hand-stamped stories of region iron ranges & cultures. She art-ed out so hard she injured her hand ☠️✊🌿 #racsummit
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We’ll see you there! #RuralWomenLead
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I HAVE READ EVERY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S ENTIRE RURAL PLATFORM. Well the eight who have one Is good news allowed on Twitter? If so plz continue 5 candidates, including 2 front-runners, strike me as Very Legit on rural with big-time structural solutions + some creative surprises
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Attn Southern & Appalachian film producers! The Southern Producers Lab 2019, produced and presented by the @NOFS, is now accepting applications: neworleansfilmsociety.org/so…
We've made 50% of our Crossing Roots Theater Workshop fund drive! 💃 Your donations directly support women artists in leadership from rural Appalachia to NYC and beyond. Give today: gofundme.com/crossing-roots-…
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Support the next generation of Appalachian feminist artists – onstage and behind the scenes. Give to Crossing Roots: A Rural-Urban Theater Workshop today! gofundme.com/crossing-roots-…
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Today @AppalachiaYouth & @AllAccessEKY are telling true stories of love for each other, their bodies, their communities, and their craft at the International Storytelling Center’s Young Appalachian Story Summit. 🎥🌟👏
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The 2019 @southarts Folk & Traditional Arts Master Artist Fellowship will provide $9,000 awards (with limited restrictions) to individual folk and traditional artists to support their continued training, research and/or learning opportunities. southarts.org/individual-art…
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"It was quickly apparent that my childhood experiences were worlds apart from many of my peers. The questions vary in nature but the overwhelming reality is that very few of my peers know anything about rural America." buff.ly/2IZ2Dhu #realsmalltowns
Reminder: 2/3 of native ppl live rurally, on or near their sovereign nations.
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Looks like rain is going around - today for #ruralaw - what are you saving for a rainy day? What do need to save for a rainy day? Share your ideas with #rainyruralday
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Sorry to have missed this! Such a fascinating topic - especially as we look to hybrid and online platforms. Thanks for sparking the dialogue.
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Have you visited the Listening Gallery yet? bit.ly/2MSdUBJ @RuralArtsWeekly @NCravenNetwork @VoicesOfCraven @SettleTIC1
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That's all for this week, #RuralAW tweeters! Thanks for joining and, as always, feel free to chime in on these threads all week. Love & solidarity - @bourbonswan & @pemckay
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Q5 At its best, community radio can serve as a public forum for debate, affinity-gathering, outreach, and organizing. Do you see this principle at work in your #rural area? How? #RuralAW
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Q4 #Rural currently (and widely) swings red in the political arena, and the GOP seeks to defund the CPB and other public media agencies. How/why did the #rural narrative turn against public media? Do you see evidence of this where you live? #RuralAW