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Big thanks to teaching artist Uasuf Gueye for his hip-hop celebration of voting, “Democracy,” which is the latest addition to The Civic Circle’s repertoire of civic songs. This song is getting a lot of visibility on the eve of this historic election! Uasuf and teaching artist Nick Newlin are performing “Democracy” and other Civic Circle songs at the Family Community Sing hosted by the Washington Revels and Carpe Diem Arts, at a Montgomery College “Party

Thanks to all who attended, helped lead, or expressed an interest in The Civic Circle’s recent Civic Saturday on the topic Black Lives Matter: What Will YOU Do?  If you missed Civic Saturday, or would like to watch it again, you can view it above. We had stirring music by award-winning singer and songwriter Lea Morris, original poetry by physician and poet Anjali Jain, and inspiring readings and remarks from historian Allison Blakely, Patti Maclay,

A highlight of The Civic Circle’s summer was opening the Montgomery County Commission for Women’s Suffrage 2020 Commemoration with our original song, “Votes for Women!” The song celebrates certain untold aspects of the women’s suffrage story, including the way in which Iroquois women who ran their own tribes inspired such early suffragists as Lucretia Mott. It was an honor to have the song debut at the commission’s commemoration, which took place on August 20 and

Please join The Civic Circle for Civic Saturday on September 19th at 11 a.m. To participate, click on the Zoom link below! Created by Seattle-based Citizen University, Civic Saturday seeks to build community and inspire civic action with gatherings that feature music, poetry, civic readings and remarks that explore our shared values and identities as Americans. A civic analog to a faith gathering, Civic Saturday aims to help us make sense of our current moment,

Americans may have to wait days for final election results this year, election experts warn, as the pandemic drives voters to absentee ballots. Since Republicans favor in-person voting while Democrats are more inclined to vote absentee, President Trump may perform better on Election Day than in the days that follow, as mail-in votes are tallied.All that has raised alarms about a crisis of public confidence in the election result, particularly given Trump’s recent attacks on