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Understanding Urban/Rural Divides - An Oregon Humanities Conversation Project Online
- Date:
- Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- Location:
- Online
- Contact:
- Adult Services | 503-644-0043 | askuscml@wccls.org
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Author/Speaker Culture/Society
We live in a time of increasing polarization that often correlates to divides between urban and rural regions in our state. This polarization is so extreme that it often seems like the two sides may have completely different experiences of the world. Join facilitator Nick Nash in a conversation that asks, How does the urban/rural divide affect the ways we relate to each other as Oregonians? What is the urban/rural divide, and how do we understand it? How does this divide affect our day-to-day lives and our experiences of being governed?
This conversation is a chance to reflect on the beliefs we have about our urban or rural neighbors with a focus on discovering and abandoning misbeliefs, investigating and learning about the real differences between the urban and the rural, and trying to find things that we all share as Oregonians.
Registration required. If you need assistance registering please contact library staff.