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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Category Archives: Blog
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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Join Us April 23 for a Civity Workshop on Connecting Across Difference
Join Civity on Sunday, April 23, for our special online workshop, as part of the National Week of Conversation! The workshop takes place from 12pm – 2pm PT / 3pm …
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Democracy’s Civity Foundation
I live in an old house – more than 100 years old. The other day I was down in my basement with a plumber looking at replacing some cast iron …
Acts of Civity Amidst Tragedy Lead to Enduring Connections
Civity is more than connecting and belonging; it is a cultural change. Recently, I experienced civity even in the midst of tragedy. In December 2022, my city was on fire. …
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Column: Civity — the Gift that Keeps Giving
This column originally appeared in the Sheridan Press. Did everyone survive Thanksgiving a few pounds heavier but with familial relationships mostly intact? ‘Tis the season for ugly political discussions over …
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