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IT’S BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR for Americans who believe in democracy, tolerance, truth, justice and compassion. But when democracy is tested, it’s an opportunity to reaffirm the values that unite us as Americans. At The Civic Circle, we return again and again to the seven “steps to democracy” at the heart of our program: peace and bridge-building (Listen!), truth and facts (Learn!), voting (Choose!), helping others (Join!), and making the world a better place (Speak, Act

Fall highlights included a career club visit from Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando. PUBLIC SERVICE, PEACE, AND CIVIC POWER are propelling Civic Circle workshops this fall, which have reached more than 150 students in Grades 2-12 in nine different classrooms. A highlight has been our “Jobs for Change” career club with Community CHEER for middle and high school students, who have learned how they can earn a living by making the world a better place. Students have heard

BIG THANKS TO THE MANY sponsors, friends and good citizens who made our seventh anniversary “Art of Democracy” celebration such a heartwarming success. We had a surprise visit from Congressman Jamie Raskin, a civic educator in his own right, who told us that the same week his book “We the Students” was censored in Texas, “Vladimir Putin banned me for life from ever going to Russia. So I got banned in Texas and Russia the same week.”

IT’S NOT TOO LATE  to  buy a ticket to The Civic Circle’s “Art of Democracy” seventh anniversary celebration tonight at the Silver Spring Civic Building, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Reserve your tickets HERE! In the meantime, big thanks to the many team members, sponsors, and civic leaders who have come together to make this an extremely special evening. Check out our program for details!

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