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Seven Steps, Seven Years, and Seven Days!

Posted by Allen Genephat on  October 20, 2025
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THE MAGICAL NUMBER SEVEN crops up a lot in myth, culture and daily life, in theory because it’s the maximum number of objects the average person can easily remember. There are seven wonders of the world, seven deadly sins, seven dwarves who befriend Snow White, seven notes in a scale, seven days in a week—the list goes on. There are also seven “steps to democracy” at the heart of the Civic Circle’s program—bridging divides (Listen!), news

“The Art of Democracy” is Almost Here!

Posted by Allen Genephat on  October 10, 2025
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EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING for The Civic Circle’s “Art of Democracy” seventh anniversary celebration on Thursday, October 23 from 6-8 p.m in downtown Silver Spring. Join us for an evening of song, solidarity and creative connection, with uplifting remarks by Civic Nation CEO Kyle Lierman that will bring hope and insight in challenging times. We’re also honored to be giving our “Art of Service” award to Lisa Martin, who’s greatly enriched our cultural and civic lives as executive director of the Silver Spring Town Center. We’ll get

Celebrate the “Art of Democracy” with The Civic Circle!

Posted by encarney on  September 19, 2025
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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 

Posted by Allen Genephat on  September 18, 2025
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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

Sponsor “The Art of Democracy” on October 23!

Posted by Allen Genephat on  August 23, 2025
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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