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For The Civic Circle, 2020 has been one long lesson in civics, as well as in resilience, truth-telling, connection, and the power of community. The pandemic has raised questions that go to the heart of our civic rights and responsibilities. Americans are asking: how can we exercise our personal freedoms while advancing the common good? This question is central to the civic songs and lessons that The Civic Circle shares with youth. This year’s racial equity reckoning

Thanks to the many generous donors who made The Civic Circle’s GivingTuesday campaign a success. We exceeded our $2,000 target, raising just over $2,400 in contributions via both Facebook and PayPal. Special thanks goes to the Civic Circle board, which stepped up in a big way both with contributions, and with help sharing the campaign. If you wish that you could have participated, never fear! Our Facebook campaign, which is HERE, will remain “live” for

Thanks so much to Eric Bond at WOWD-LP Takoma Park 94.3FM for another fun interview on “Talk of Takoma.” Eric played Civic Circle songs about democracy, voting, suffrage and helping others, and we talked about how election 2020 has been a teachable moment. This photo is from two years ago, when we actually spoke in person! To listen, click “Talk of Takoma” from 11/22, and queue up to 2 p.m. Eric Bond, host of “Talk

When the pandemic struck in March, The Civic Circle’s musical assembly show “Vote for Me!” was temporarily suspended. As a way to continue sharing our democracy songs, we decided to launch a series of educational videos. Our pilot video draws from the introductory song in our show, “The Citizen Tango,” and uses dialogue to guide students in grades 2-4 through three questions: What is democracy? What are my rights and responsibilities? What is a citizen?

The 2020 election has been a teachable moment for Civic Circle students and audiences on several fronts. Students in our after-school workshops have learned firsthand about three of the seven “steps to democracy” at the heart of our program: resolving conflicts peacefully (Listen!), discerning the truth (Learn!) and voting (Choose!). In one sense, peaceful conflict resolution (Listen!) is at the heart of democracy. We choose our leaders through a peaceful transfer of power, not through