Many of us came out of last year’s election season battered and bruised. It seemed that no matter who we voted for, many of us were (and still are) angry …
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Civity Is in the Air
The airwaves this summer and fall have been filled with division – as well as people clamoring to be heard. Civity’s message about the importance of seeing people who are …
Civity’s Bay Area Academy
Last spring Civity invited Bay Area leaders working for equity to a Civity Academy. Individuals from a range of organizations, including Bay Area Social Justice Funders Network, The Bridgespan Group, …
Civity Helps People in Arlington, VA in Challenging Racism
Civity is helping people in Arlington, VA, learn how to facilitate complex and challenging discussions on race. Marty Swaim, co-founder of Challenging Racism, says it works through facilitated conversation groups …
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Guest Blog: Got Empathy?
By Mario Morino & Lowell Weiss, Leap of Reason One of the people who inspire us is Mario Morino, Chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners and author of “Leap of Reason: …
Searching for Civity
Civity and the Civity Academy are grounded in cutting-edge research into how the actions of individuals can influence society – for the better. From time to time, we will share …
Civity on the Move – Building Civity in Communities
Civity is on the move, bringing our work to communities! Our conversations with civic leaders – who are deeply concerned about the problems fueled by inequity and hungry to connect …
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From “NO” to “KNOW”
(PHOTO COURTESY: Angry Asian Man) A few weeks ago in San Francisco, “NO MORE CHINESE” graffiti appeared in the Portola district. Days later, courtesy of Photoshop, a blogger countered with …
Guest Blog: How Civity Served as a Catalyst for LGBT Civil Rights
By Mariah Burton Nelson Over the past 40 years, I’ve told whole hordes of people that I’m a lesbian. I now prefer to think of this as being out rather …
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Civity Crescendo
The completion of the Civity Conversations Pilot Project and the Civity Launch late last spring provided a springboard for taking Civity to the next level. With our center of gravity …