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Civics and Civility: Transforming Our Community

An initiative of the Center for Public Policy: Citizenship, and Ethics at Concordia University, Irvine.

To increase the levels of civility and civic literacy in Orange County, CA and create a model for other communities to achieve these goals.

For communities throughout the United States to be recognized for their dedication to civility in public discourse and high standards of civic literacy.

TAKE THE PLEDGE

Pledge your commitment to increasing the levels of civility and civic literacy in Orange County.

  • Because – Civility in public discourse, and the ability of people to listen to one another and treat each other with courtesy, are essential to a viable democracy and should be increased for everyone’s mutual benefit

  • BecauseThe level of civic literacy – knowledge of the structure of the United States government and its history and understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship – should be increased

  • BecauseWe wish to defend and protect these rights in order to promote a More Perfect Union and the self-evident truths recognized by our nation’s Founders: that each of us is created equal and endowed with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Commit yourself to making a change in your community.

RESOURCES

Each week UWS:CCC will post one “Did You Know” fact of the day related to Civility or Civic Literacy. You can find each week listed on our website here or check out our Instagram: @united.we.standccc for a shareable short version!

Civility is more than just being nice to one another – it’s about how we see each other, talk to each other, listen to each other, and even how we disagree with each other! BUT being courteous and nice is a great place to start!

Join the cause through our “Good Deed Challenge” on social media. Click here for more information

Click here for lesson plans, games, online courses, and other educational resources for students, teachers, parents, and people of all ages.

Click here to explore educational and interactive Civility and Civic Literacy resources for kids!

ToolKits provide resources, activities, study guides, courses, and games to help all of us increase the levels of CIVILITY and CIVIC LITERACY in Orange County.

Here are the toolkits for:

Business/Labor

Civic and Community-Based Organizations

Ethnic Organizations

Faith-based Organizations

Government

Political Organizations 

Click here for recommended reading on Civility and Civic Literacy

Would you like to include a UWS:CCC Speaker at your next event? Find more information on how you can do that here

Explore the Core Documents that are considered the foundation of the United States of America here

Civility, Citizenship and the Constitution: Join the Conversation

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