Catch up with The Civic Circle:
Big thanks to Lana Anderson, founder of Small Things Matter, for speaking to Civic Circle students on October 20 and 21 about service-learning and voluntarism. Lana started the kid-powered volunteer group Small Things Matter as a high school student. After Lana’s visit, Civic Circle students decorated bookmarks to give out with books donated at Small Things Matter’s food distributions.
Author and policy expert Robert Kagan drew broad notice with his Washington Post essay declaring that the nation is “already in a constitutional crisis” and may be on the cusp of “mass violence,” but he is hardly the first to forecast democracy’s demise. Headlines like “Will 2024 Be the Year American Democracy Dies?” and books with titles like “How Democracies Die” and “Twilight of Democracy” have become commonplace in the post-Trump era. The apocalyptic tone
The Civic Circle was honored to perform on September 25 at a show organized by Jack and Jill of America, Inc., which describes itself as the “premier African American family organization of mother members nurturing future Black leaders ages 2-19 while advocating for all children.” That is a mission we can get behind! Big thanks to Nick Newlin and Munit Mesfin for another inspiring civic show!
Start With a Song!
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The Civic Circle launched its fall after-school workshops in September with classroom concerts by the wonderful Nick Newlin and Munit Mesfin. After more than a year on Zoom, there’s nothing like hearing students’ voices singing along, and watching their hands shoot up when we meet face to face. Take seven steps to democracy!
Welcome, Trevor Schmutz!
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The Civic Circle is thrilled to welcome Trevor Schmutz as our first full-time team member. Trevor is a graduate student in public policy at George Washington University, and joins us as an AmeriCorps VISTA team member thanks to the sponsorship of Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic. Trevor has experience in fundraising, event planning, and community arts, among other areas, and will be assisting The Civic Circle with capacity building as a Program Development Specialist. He got off