Join us for a garden party celebrating the new Rose Park Women’s Mural! We’ll have music, food, and speakers honoring women who have shaped Salt Lake’s westside communities. The mural was commissioned by Utah women's history nonprofit Better Days and completed by local artist Bill Louis, who grew up in the Glendale neighborhood. He based […]
Join our "People Passage Place: Stories of the Ohio Valley" exhibit team for an intimate and exploratory gallery viewing experience. This exhibit has been separated into three thematic sections to explore multifaceted perspectives on our region: Land Labor Water, People Family Community, and Culture Creativity Craft. Participants will meet with a curator between 1:30 and […]
In its heyday, the Up Stairs Lounge was an egalitarian gay space that functioned, in many ways, as a forerunner to modern queer safe havens. From October 1970 to June 1973, the bar toasted Black as well as white gay customers in an era of brazen racial discrimination on nearby Bourbon Street. We will gather […]
What do Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” Marvin Gaye’s “Inner City Blues,” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” have in common? All serve as songs that represent social movements. Join us for a great conversation about social activism through music with guest speaker Dr. Esther Kurtz.
Join the Arkansas Travelers Youth Foundation, Engage Arkansas, and the Clinton Presidential Library & Museum at Dickey Stephens Park on June 29th for a Civic Season celebration. Throughout the ballgame, there will be fun games and fabulous prizes plus you'll learn about the Arkansas Civic Challenge and how to connect to your community through the […]
When Joseph Magoffin helped write the articles of Incorporation for El Paso, he helped shape the modern city. In this series, we will compare Joseph’s vision for El Paso to what is has become in the last 150 years. Guest speakers from municipal agencies will be invited to speak about their departments and let us […]
CELEBRATE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES BY READING A BANNED BOOK BY A QUEER AUTHOR The top 3 most banned books of the past year all were about being queer. Attacks on books have been explicit about targeting content about the queer and trans experience–preventing young people from accessing stories and information that can build allyship and support […]
Celebrate the season of civic engagement between Juneteenth and July Fourth at the Greensboro History Museum. On Saturday June 22, from 1-3 pm, living history interpreters will share stories from the NC Democracy: Eleven Elections exhibition. Free, family-friendly program. Join us for history in first person.
From Parker Gray school photos to Black Lives Remembered protest objects, explore images and objects from Historic Alexandria that tell the story of our community.
The Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University has launched the Visible Hand Project, which offers free, nonpartisan civic education to Utah Businesses and their employees. Adam Smith’s invisible hand describes the unseen forces of self-interest that impact our free-market economy. While navigating these dynamics, business leaders can be among our state’s strongest civic […]
Create your own Civic Season event with a guide to hosting fun and meaningful community meals at home! We're sharing easy ways to plan gatherings with your neighbors so you can build stronger relationships with the people around you. The free downloadable guide includes simple menu ideas, suggestions for getting everyone involved, and lots of […]
This Constitution is an every-two-weeks podcast ordained and established by the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University, the home of Utah’s Civic Thought & Leadership Initiative. Co-hosted by Savannah Eccles Johnston and Matthew Brogdon, This Constitution equips listeners with the knowledge and insights to engage with the most pressing political questions of our […]