Civity, to me, is all about connection. A few months into my internship with Civity, I realized how easy it is to practice civity and connecting. I had just moved …
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Belonging Is
Who knew that President Lyndon Johnson was a champion of civity!?!? During much of the pandemic I’ve been living in Arlington, Virginia. Early of a summer morning, before the heat …
The Push of Antiracism & the Pull of Civity
Beverly Daniel Tatum, psychologist and author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, provides a metaphor for racism that captures the feeling of being part …
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Join Us for a Virtual Civity Workshop on June 24!
We are pleased to offer our first virtual open-to-the-public workshop! If you haven’t experienced a Civity workshop yet, you can take advantage of this from wherever you are. Get a …
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“It’s All About Relationships” – Civity, Systems, and Philanthropy
Civity has, from the beginning, taken a systems approach to social change. In complex adaptive social systems – such as our communities, our nation, and our world – it is the interactions of the people within them – our relationships – that create the system’s energy and character. The challenges and injustices that we see and experience are created by us – all of us.
A Civity Foundation for A House Divided
Dear Friends- 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 vital than …
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 pandemic isolation is keeping us apart. Throughout …
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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,” says CFRA’s Jordan Feyerherm, “it’s not just saying the right …
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 We the People are and how …
Civity Dreams
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are having weird and vivid dreams. Some of these dreams may be due to the anxiety many of us are feeling; others …