Over the past twenty years, America has become deeply divided on many fronts, including between rural and urban people. The divide, which encompasses economics, culture and politics, not only hurts rural communities like southwestern Virginia but also makes action on climate change, wealth inequality and racial and social justice all but impossible. What are the underlying causes of the divide and what can be done about it? Join local farmer, author and former congressional candidate, Anthony Flaccavento as he leads a discussion about the divide, the Rural New Deal and other steps to overcome it.

Anthony Flaccavento is a farmer and rural development consultant from Abingdon, VA. The author of Building a Healthy Economy from the Bottom Up and numerous essays published in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Nation, and elsewhere, he is co-founder and director of the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative.