Civic Saturdays Traverse City: Resources

Civic Saturdays Traverse City #1 Resources:

• Eric Liu’s “What Ordinary People Need To Understand About Power” TED Talk
• Subscribe to the Citizen University newsletter
• Civic Saturdays Traverse City #1 slide deck
• 2017 NYT “A How-to Book for Wielding Civic Power” story on Eric Liu
• Power mapping tool
• New City of Traverse City Academy
• City of Traverse City org chart
• Subscribe to the City of Traverse City’s weekly newsletter
• Sign up to receive agendas for the City of Traverse City’s public meetings
• FrameWorks Insitute’s issue-specific framing toolkits for Northern Michigan
• Traverse City neighborhood organizing template

Civic Saturdays Traverse City #2 Resources

• Eric Liu’s “How To Understand Power” TED-Ed lesson
• Civic Saturdays Traverse City #2 slide deck

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POWERFUL CITIZENSHIP

Inspired by Eric Liu’s Citizen University and Civic Collaboratory, Civic Saturdays Traverse City aim to help strengthen the civic foundation of Northern Michigan’s capital.

• Boost citizenship knowledge
• Learn effective civic skills
• Shift civic culture attitudes
• Build powerful citizenship in support of a neighbor-first Traverse City

2023 CIVIC SATURDAYS SCHEDULE

2-3pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month at NMC’s Innovation Center.

Registration is free but required as space is limited.

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STAY CONNECTED

“You are more powerful than you think.”

Eric Liu