Civity’s relationship-building approach to increasing social trust is featured in a recent episode of the PBS NewsHour’s America at a Crossroads with Judy Woodruff. Woodruff and her team filmed a Civity workshop …
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Civity Research Tells an Empowering Story
We are excited to announce two hot-off-the-presses Civity research publications: A “Civity” Approach Helps Build the Civic Muscle that Underlies Healthy Communities, peer-reviewed Opinion Editorial in the April 2025 issue …
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Vision and Tenacity in Challenging Times
I recently spent a week with family in the Town of Ashland, Oregon. Ashland lies at the very southern end of the state, nestled between the Siskiyou and Cascade Mountain …
Civity in Action: Finding Connection in Everyday Life
In Civity workshops, we get a lot of questions about what civity looks like in “real life.” Sometimes we hear, “we all know that building connections across difference is important, …
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The “We the People” Mosaic
For a long time, I’ve been drawn to mosaics. I remember making a mosaic as an art project when I was a Camp Fire Girl – pushing tiny smooth stones …
Connected Communities: The Partnership Between Civity and the Center for Rural Affairs
It began with a community meeting in Hastings, Nebraska, in August of 2018. Since then the long-standing partnership between Civity and the Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA) has grown and …
As we hurtle toward the election, remember this…
At the end of September, I drove up to Lake Superior for a long weekend. The Ojibway/Anishinaabe, who lived in the region long before Europeans arrived, call it Gichigami. It is monumental, the …
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WATCH: Civity in Conversation with Citizen Connect
Malka & Palma sat down with Citizen Connect Co-Founder Brian Clancy in April on Citizen Connect Live to discuss Civity, the importance of engaging in conversation to build relationships, and …
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What Civity Means to Me: An Intern’s Perspective
I’ve been getting my nails done regularly at salons for years. It has become routine to sit silently, smile, say “thank you,” tip, and leave. Though I’ve always been respectful …
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Civic Nebraska & Civity Partnership!
We are excited to introduce you to one of our newest partners: Civic Nebraska, dedicated to empowering connection, building understanding, and cultivating advocacy to build a more modern and robust …