We recommend the following organizations which have easily accessible and usable civics
information, and civics learning and civics engagement programs, focused primarily on GEN Z
and Adults. These are the essentials:
Made By Us
“Our network represents hundreds of museums (and libraries) who are stepping up to serve as
civic hubs for young adults.”
CIRCLE – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
at Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University
Civic Learning Institute
The Civic Learning Institute is led by Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. The project is located at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The Institute offers online courses to help educators at all levels, from kindergarten through college, deepen their understanding of critical concepts in US constitutional democracy and US history.
Civics For Life
Civics For Life is an online resource center for multigenerational civics education, civil discourse, and civic management, an initiative of the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute For American Democracy oconnorinstitute.org
Future Caucus
Nation-Wide, bipartisan organization for GEN Z and Millennial Lawmakers, including two New York State Assemblymen, committed to transforming democracy and bridging the partisan
divide.
Other curated organizations offering useful information:
Civic Genius
Civic Genius, based in Rochester, New York, is committed to increasing civic engagement, improving the quality of political discourse, and high-lighting real-world stories of people working together across political lines by finding common ground.
National Issues Forums
On-Line and In-Person approaches to better conversations in a divided America, offering
materials and resources
1st. Amendment-1st. Vote
Pathway to government leadership for teen, gen z girls in Upstate New York- Based in Auburn, New York
National Center For Free Speech and Civic Engagement at the University of California
freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu
Exploring what can be done to restore trust in the value of free speech on college campuses and within society-at-large
University of Chicago, Report of The Committee on Freedom of Expression
The Committee on Freedom of Expression at the University of Chicago was appointed in July 2014 by President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Eric D. Isaacs “in light of recent events nationwide that have tested institutional commitments to free and open discourse.” The Committee’s charge was to draft a statement “articulating the University’s overarching commitment to free, robust, and uninhibited debate and deliberation among all members of the University’s community.
