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Jan 14
5 min

A Civity Foundation for A House Divided

As we look ahead – coming off of the challenges of 2020 and the turbulent beginning to 2021 – Civity’s vision and Civity’s work are more vit

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Civity Is Now Offering Virtual Workshops!

Reba Hsu

Nov 30, 2020
3 min

Civity Is Now Offering Virtual Workshops!

Civity is excited to announce that we are now offering virtual workshops! We are thrilled to share this opportunity at a time when pandem...

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P. J. Strand & M. Kopell

Nov 30, 2020
5 min

Civity Stories: CFRA Jordan Feyerherm

Civity Leader: Jordan Feyerherm Organization: Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA) “When I think about what a welcoming community looks like...

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P. J. Strand & M. Kopell

Aug 20, 2020
4 min

A Civity Social Contract

It is time to be honest with ourselves about the social contract of the United States, the core of our shared understanding about who W...

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pajostrand

May 27, 2020
3 min

Civity Dreams

One of ways, apparently, that we as individuals respond to stress and disruption is by dreaming. What is your civity dream?

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Where We Gather – Missing Our“Third Places”

P. J. Strand & M. Kopell

May 11, 2020
4 min

Where We Gather – Missing Our“Third Places”

Places where people hang out and meet up are the lifeblood of communities-3rd places,” that lie between the 1st & 2nd places of home & work.

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Palma Joy Strand

May 4, 2020
3 min

The Way Out of Tragedy

The current pandemic moment is this civity work writ large. The stories of individuals we often do not see are being shared widely.

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P. J. Strand & M. Kopell

Apr 6, 2020
3 min

Civity Is Up to Us

The fundamental question facing any community or society is how its members are going to be with each other. This question is more pressi...

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We Are All Connected: Civity in the Time of COVID-19

P. J. Strand & M. Kopell

Mar 21, 2020
3 min

We Are All Connected: Civity in the Time of COVID-19

Civity’s focus on relationships is rooted in the recognition that we are all connected. When we are all connected, we all matter.

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Palma Joy Strand

Jan 29, 2020
3 min

Civity and Civic Engagement

The civity work of building relationships in communities doesn’t fit into standard categories ... it''s both among and between.

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From Civity Leaders to Civity Leadership

Palma Joy Strand

Dec 17, 2019
3 min

From Civity Leaders to Civity Leadership

The root of seeding civity is awareness of the value of relationships, assisting leaders as they incorporate civity.

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Seeding Civity in Welcoming America Communities …Moving Forward!

Malka Kopell

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

Seeding Civity in Welcoming America Communities …Moving Forward!

Earlier this fall, in partnership with Welcoming America, we offered our services to four of their Welcoming Network members following an RF

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Palma Joy Strand

Nov 4, 2019
2 min

Civity as the Antidote to Privilege

This line from an essay by writer Rebecca Solnit has been stuck in my mind recently. "I always pair privilege with obliviousness..."

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Palma Joy Strand

Oct 17, 2019
2 min

How Does Civity Grow?

In Civity’s work with communities, work that we call “seeding civity,” we start with the soil, local leaders who value bridging.

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One-on-One: Superhighway to Relationship

Palma Joy Strand

Oct 2, 2019
3 min

One-on-One: Superhighway to Relationship

The core of what we do at Civity is one-on-one. Why are one-on-one conversations so ubiquitous – and so apparently useful?

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Putting Difference on the Table: A Civity Tribute to Toni Morrison

Palma Joy Strand

Sep 25, 2019
3 min

Putting Difference on the Table: A Civity Tribute to Toni Morrison

The word most frequently used to describe a group of people who are linked in some way is “community.” Community asserts similarity.

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Reba Hsu

Sep 18, 2019
3 min

Seeding Civity with Welcoming America

We officially kicked off our Welcoming America Seeding Civity partnership with a Civity workshop in San José on September 4. Through this pa

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Palma Joy Strand

Sep 16, 2019
3 min

Civity: Dancing to Change

At Civity, we are about cultural change.We use the word “civity” to describe the particular change that we want to see.

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From a Hummingbird to a Wave: Civity and System Change

Palma Joy Strand

Sep 4, 2019
3 min

From a Hummingbird to a Wave: Civity and System Change

Before her death, Wangari Maathai recorded a short video, “Be a Hummingbird.” “We are constantly being bombarded,” she begins, “by problems.

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Palma Joy Strand

Aug 20, 2019
4 min

The Power of “Both-And” Stories

In our civity work, we have discovered the power of “both-and” stories. Both-and stories portray people as multi-faceted, as not simply o...

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