Some years ago, a common bumper sticker offered this advice: “Think Globally. Act Locally.” Never has this advice been more salient. Climate change is global, yet its effects are experienced …
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Stanford Study Shows Civity Helps Build Social Trust
(This post was updated on 02/08/25) A major new study out of Stanford University proves that Civity’s relational approach to connecting people across differences can strengthen democracy and reduce polarization …
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The ‘Conversation Before the Conversation’
We live in a world of urgent and potentially existential challenges. There is a crisis-level lack of housing. Democracy is under siege. The effects of climate change are upon us. …
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Participate this Month in America Talks & National Week of Conversation
We at Civity have been heartened to see more and more people and organizations engage in bridging work in recent years. Many have come to this work in the wake …
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Learn About Our Latest Projects!
Civity is everywhere! All over the country, people are acknowledging that political and social divides are making it more difficult to address a range of challenging community issues. And all …
The Power of ‘Power-With’
Civity is all about relationships – creating and strengthening bridging relationships that connect people who are different. These relationships form the relational infrastructure that underlies the civic infrastructure. Together, relational …
Civity: All About Connection on the Path of Life
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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