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In celebration of our 48th anniversary, we’ll gather January 21–23, 2026 at the Washington Plaza Hotel, located at 10 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC xxxxxx. We’ll spend three days in fellowship and collaboration.

Participants will join panels and workshops on conservation and soil health, farmworker rights, risk management and crop insurance, access to land and farm credit, local food systems and marketing, multigenerational storytelling, and more.

WEDNESDAY

January 21, 2026

9:00 am

Registration & light refreshments

10:00 am

Morning Workshops & Advocacy on Capitol Hill

12:30 pm

Lunch & Exhibits

1:30 pm

Morning Workshops & Advocacy on Capitol Hill

7:00 pm

Film Screening of Bad River

THURSDAY

January 22, 2026

8:00 am

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits

9:00 am

Welcome & Opening Ceremony, followed by Panel Discussion

12:30 pm

Lunch & Exhibits

1:30 - 4:30 pm

Afternoon Workshops

5:30 pm

Summary of the Day

Adjourn

FRIDAY

January 23, 2026

8:00 am

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits

9:00 am

Morning Workshops

12:30 pm

Lunch & Exhibits

1:30 - 4:30 pm

Afternoon session including Film Screening: Tractorcade, a 1979 protest in Washington, D.C. by the American Agriculture Movement.

6:00 pm

Reception

7:00 pm

48th Anniversary Networking Dinner, featuring a concert from Mitch Walking Elk and Larry Long

Sponsorship ensures our members can come together across states, cultures, and generations to celebrate 48 years of shared work and plan the next phase of rural justice. Your support of the Rural Coalition’s Winter Forum helps shape the success of our alliance. It strengthens land protection efforts, builds community resilience, and amplifies the unified voice of farmers, farmworkers, and rural advocates who may otherwise be unable to attend this historic gathering in Washington, DC.

Our new Rural Coalition “Where Love Is at the Table” T-shirts will be available for purchase during the Winter Forum.

Event Question? Email [email protected].

We remain steadfast in our mission to build a society grounded in

unity, hope, people, and the land.

Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural is a 47-year alliance of more than 60 grassroots member organizations across the United States, Mexico, and Canada working to protect land, food, and rural communities. Our alliance includes Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian American, Tribal, immigrant, and limited-resource farmers, ranchers, farmworkers, and community advocates.