Try Think: About Civic Love #1 What is your favorite kitchen smell? What makes you feel safe? Have you lived in a place long enough to see it change? What did the change look like? Is it possible to fall in “civic love” with someone? What happens if and when you do? On Wednesday June […]
What are you doing to support your communities? Come meet youth who are leading change in business, charity and government! On Friday, July 1 at 1:00 PM Eastern, The Bill of Rights Institute will host our virtual National Civics Fair to celebrate the winners of the first annual MyImpact Challenge civic engagement contest. Attendees will […]
New eye-opening feature documentary The Ground Between Us explores the public lands debate in a unique way; presenting the reality of the people who live and work on public lands, but hold vastly different connections and perspectives. Through these stories, co-directors Zeppelin Zeerip and Galen Knowles ask: “Can public lands help to unite a divided […]
During Civic Season, this Library of Virginia traveling exhibition will be at Henrico County's Public Library in Fairfield, Virginia. Our web page lists the exhibition's itinerary as it travels throughout Virginia.
Whether our roots in Virginia go back ten thousand years, ten generations, or ten weeks, we must create the future of the commonwealth together. This playlist of interviews explores the historical and continuous journey toward the ideals of America and seeks to foster an honest discussion about the immigrant and refugee experience.
This small-group discussion topic series encourages informed conversations around complex issues affecting Virginia. To facilitate these discussions, the Library has chosen an accessible film to watch, created extensive online resource guides about the topic, and generated some potential discussion questions.
View this talk about the little-known ways garden club members transformed Virginia. Hear stories about club women who advocated for conservation laws, tackled hunger, and successfully challenged the injustices of segregation.
A playlist curated by Made By Us Civic Season 2022 Fellows and team. Listen to the music that resonates with our history, what we stand for, and hope to see for the future of US!
iThrive Sim: Lives in Balance is a 35-minute role-playing simulation game that invites middle and high school students to act as government officials tasked with responding to a public health crisis over a 35-minute class period. In a civic learning experience powered by tech and online play, students explore federalism, state rights, interstate commerce, freedom […]
The Better Arguments Project is a national civic initiative created to help bridge divides – not by papering over those divides but by helping people have better arguments. Learn some of our methods in this guide and find out how you can apply them to your own life.
When we talk about renewing our social, emotional and spiritual life, we are really talking about our mental health. Our mental health is tied to what we think about ourselves, how we connect with our family and friends, and if we feel like we belong. It is about our thoughts, feelings, and memories along with […]
In 2020 we celebrated the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the United States. Since then the work to get everyone access to the polls hasn't ended. Watch a short video exploring how one family in Flint supported voting rights and education over the years.