John Brown Type Beats<p>"There is well-earned anger and resentment in rural America. But the overwhelming spirit we uncovered this year from rural volunteer leaders was hunger. Hunger for support, hunger for camaraderie, hunger to not be so alone. We have real wisdom too, earned under the thumb of self-described constitutional sheriffs and neo-Nazi school board members. Part of what makes us worth your time and talent is that we are used to doing a lot with a little. We take big swings and tinker in our basements. Necessity is the mother of invention. </p><p>So often the people with the least are made to risk the most. But it doesn’t have to be that way. </p><p>What if we never had another conversation about rural America without rural Americans?"</p><p>From Rural America With Love: An Invitation to Bravery<br><a href="https://convergencemag.com/articles/from-rural-america-with-love-an-invitation-to-bravery/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">convergencemag.com/articles/fr</span><span class="invisible">om-rural-america-with-love-an-invitation-to-bravery/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RuralOrganizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuralOrganizing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedStateInsurgents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedStateInsurgents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirtySouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirtySouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmallTowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallTowns</span></a></p>