This column originally appeared in The Fulcrum. The definition of “civity” is “a culture of deliberately engaging in relationships of respect and empathy with others who are different.” The goal …
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Climate Change Conversations & Collaborations
In today’s world, collaboration is more critical than ever. At Civity, we recognize the value of partnering with organizations that are actively engaging people in important conversations. A relational civity …
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Walking the Civity Walk
Photo by Daniel Frese on Pexels.com I love to walk. Walking was how I mostly got around when I was a kid, and I guess it stuck with me. It’s …
Civity and Housing Policy: Creating the Space for a Different Kind of Conversation
The housing crisis in California is characterized by skyrocketing prices, a severe shortage of housing affordable for many households, and many people finding themselves homeless. Yet despite widespread recognition of …
A Quilt Meditation on Democracy, Social Connection, & Civity
Fall has arrived here in Milwaukee, and the quilts have come out of the closet. My mother took up quilting later in life, and I have several of her quilts. …
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A DIYCivity Wave
One of the primary projects at Civity over the past year has been developing Do-It-Yourself pages on our website. And we are thrilled to announce that DIYcivity is now up …
Civity is All About Food
Wait, what? We live in a world with infinite differences – and every day we are exposed to content online that exploits our differences. But what would happen if we …
A Path Out of Polarization: The Strengthening Democracy Challenge and the Civity Storytelling Intervention
This article originally appeared on the listserv Beyond Intractability on June 12, 2023. Political polarization seems to be everywhere – in Washington DC, at statehouses around the nation, and in …
Civity & the “Tough Issues”
Our joint civity journey – close to 20 years now – started with a one-on-one conversation … with each other. We talked about our concerns about important “tough issues” such …
Civity Collaborates with Climate Change Practitioners
Over the last few months Civity has had the privilege of facilitating two civity workshops with climate-change-related practitioners. Working with the members of the Midwest Climate Collaborative in St. Louis, Missouri, …
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