Catch up with The Civic Circle:
It’s time to reserve your tickets for “The Art of Democracy,” the Civic Circle’s seventh anniversary celebration on Thursday, October 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Amid ongoing assaults on humanistic values and civil institutions, we often hear the refrain: “What can we do? What can I do?” A simple thing you can do is support democracy and civic learning. Our students are exercising their civic muscles, and
This is What You Can Do
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RECENT EVENTS ONCE AGAIN have reminded us why the first “step to democracy” in The Civic Circle’s program is “Listen,” by which we mean be civil, respect others, build bridges, and resolve conflicts peacefully. Sometimes students think “Listen” means simply stop talking and pay attention, but they soon learn that it goes much deeper than that. The concept that civility is essential to democracy goes all the way back to our founding. The very idea that
STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY and sponsor The Civic Circle’s seventh anniversary celebration on October 23! Sponsor benefits include free event admission, event logo display, social media and newsletter shout outs, and program listing. Best of all, you’ll help build youth civic power, and advance our mission to inspire compassionate, informed, engaged citizens. Click HERE to sponsor our “Art of Democracy” celebration, and HERE to make an in-kind donation to our silent auction. Please also email info@theciviccircle.org to join our Host Committee and help get
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for The Civic Circle’s “Art of Democracy” celebration on Thursday, October 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Center. We’ll celebrate seven years of building youth civic power through the arts, and hear from Kyle Lierman, CEO of Civic Nation. We’ll also enjoy delicious refreshments and live music, and will present our second annual “Art of Service” award to Lisa Martin, Executive Director of the Silver Spring Town Center. Sponsor this event, and support democracy and civic
DO YOU KNOW a service-minded young person who would like to make a positive difference? Please share The Civic Circle’s AmeriCorps VISTA opportunity with your networks. This position includes full benefits, professional training opportunities, and tuition assistance. The VISTA will make a valuable social impact while gaining skills in program development, marketing, evaluation and nonprofit governance. We thank Transform Mid-Atlantic for sponsoring this position that will help us empower the next generation with civic skills like news literacy and voting. Apply via AmeriCorps HERE.