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Civic Skill Builders

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Caleb Christen and Vinay Orekondy Talk about the Better Together America Project
Caleb Christen and Vinay Orekondy talk about the democracy and civic hubs they are helping form around the country to bring "democracy back to the people" where it can actually work.

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Limited Civic Skills
As we have often said in these pages, "democracy is not a spectator sport." Strong democracies require strong civic engagement. But fewer and fewer Americans have the civic knowledge or skills to participate effectively.

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Civic Knowledge and Skills That We Can Use to Help Ourselves and Our Society More Constructively Handle Intractable Conflict
In order to contribute effectively to this massively parallel effort, individuals need to strengthen their understanding of the way in which democratic societies handle conflict and options for handling those conflicts more constructively. (This knowledge helps handle interperonsal conflicts more constructively, too.)

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Taking Advantage of (and Promoting) Nonpartisan Civic Education
Promoting (and getting) good civic education is an important first step. We all need to understand how our government is supposed to work, so we understand when it is doing what it is supposed to do and when it is not. And we need to know how we can respond when the government is not fulfilling its duties.

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Conflict Educators / Trainers
Conflict Educators and Trainers help speed the flow of information on more constructive ways of handling conflict that show people that there are better ways of preventing and solving conflict than fighting (sometimes violently) about it

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Civic Genius
Aiming to overcome political polarization and rebuild American civic culture through everyday opportunities to learn and engage with each other and policymakers.

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CivXNow
A national cross-partisan coalition of over 260 organizations focused on improving our nation's K-12 in and out-of-school civic education.

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Healthy Democracy, Healthy People
A new nonpartisan initiative from major public health and civic engagement groups that supports public health professionals and policymakers who are working to advance civic participation and public health.

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Mormon Women for Ethical Government
MWEG's mission is to inspire women of faith to be ambassadors of peace who transcend partisanship and courageously advocate for ethical government.

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Serve America Together
A campaign to make national service part of growing up in America.

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Educating for American Democracy (EAD)
EAD is a call to action to invest in strengthening history and civic learning in K-12, and to ensure that civic learning opportunities are delivered equitably throughout the country.

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Faith in Democracy: Mobilizing Religious Communities for Democratic Change
A robust democracy is essential to safeguard the rights and fostering the civic participation of the religious cannot be overstated. And likewise, religious communities can help strengthen democracy.

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America's Future
America's Future empowers young people to be active, civil, and curious citizens who collaborate to drive change that leads to fulfillment, dignity, and happiness for all.

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USC Center for the Political Future
CPF combines rigorous intellectual inquiry, teaching, and practical politics to advance civil dialogue, transcends partisan divisions, and find solutions to pressing national and global challenges.

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Collaborative for Compassionate Civic Engagement
A team of civic professionals and educators that serves as an advisory board to the Civic Crop. CCCE also designs and administers the Civic Service Skills Workshop.

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Civic Spirit
Civic Spirit educates, inspires, and empowers schools across faith traditions to enhance civic belonging, knowledge, and responsibility in their student and faculty communities.

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Pace e Bene
A nonviolence action center, Pace e Bene runs nonviolent campaigns and does nonviolence education and training.

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Addie Wyatt Center for Nonviolence Training
The mission of AWC is to engage and empower communities with the philosophy and methodology of Kingian Nonviolence -- the approach to conflict reconciliation used by Martin Luther King.

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On Earth Peace
OEP helps leaders develop thriving communities of justice and peace, using the discipline of Kingian Nonviolence --- in solidarity with movements, and accountability to impacted people.

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Civics Alliance
A national coalition of organizations and citizens dedicated to preserving and improving America's civics education.

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19 Democratic Senators Say "Due Process Sucks"

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How Are U.S. Public School Teachers Approaching Civic and Citizenship Education?
For those wanting to help strengthen democracy by strengthening civic education, a report on where things now stand.

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Preparing the next generation of citizens requires bringing back civics
An update on a critically important component of the broader effort to defend and strengthen democracy -- civic education.

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Civic Thought: A Proposal for University-Level Civic Education
An argument for a vastly expanded program of civic education at the collegiate level. We desperately need such programs (provided that they reflect a bipartisan vision of what democracy should be).