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The State of Civic Life
Peter Levine
May 14, 2018
A different starting place?
“What makes a good citizen?”
A citizen asks:
“What should we do?”
talking and listening
Normal
Aging
to work together
A model for
what we should do,
in America, today.
Civic relationships
How we interact
You can map your own ideas.
Centralized
Scattered
Citizenship =
Deliberation
+
Collaboration
+
Civic Relationships
Benefits of Engagement
Interactive
For individuals...
A Community Forms
...and for communities
Movement =
Grassroots Organizing
+
Political Reform
Results =
Citizenship =
Good Government
+
Strong Communities
Deliberation
+
Collaboration
+
Civic Relationships
One Million Citizens
At work on demanding, sophisticated, and locally effective forms of civic engagement.
Get involved, get connected.
One Million Citizens
“What should we do?”
we
“
”
do
“
”
Those who fight for:
Constitutional rights
Freedom of information
Political reform
Resource preservation
• doing favors
• talking with
neighbors/family
• attending
meetings
• volunteering
Those who work in:
National & Community Service
Civic Media
K12 Civics Education
Engaged Universities
Community Organizing
Collaborative Governance
Deliberate
Results =
Good Government
+
Strong Communities
“What should we do?”
should
“
”
“What should we do?”
What
“
”
Movement =
Citizenship =
Grassroots Organizing
+
Political Reform
Deliberation
+
Collaboration
+
Civic Relationships
Results =
Good Government
+
Strong Communities
more employment for states and cities
Collaborate