A plan for creative placemaking
A grant from the Lincoln Arts Council will enable Collective Impact Lincoln and LUX Center for the Arts to create accessible community art – and strengthen civic fabric – in the capital city’s University Place neighborhood.
We’re discussing discourse – join us!
We’re looking for Nebraskans who have demonstrated civil discourse among groups of family, friends, or co-workers – and who can share with others how it’s done.
Join us Feb. 18 for a special Civic Saturday
Our first Civic Saturday of ’23 will be at the Nebraska History Museum to celebrate a new exhibition on American democracy.
Desmond Meade to keynote Strengthening Democracy 2023
The national voting rights activist led the 2018 campaign to restore voting rights to former felons in Florida.
Restore the vote: Let’s get LB20 passed in 2023
Punishing people by restricting their right to vote for years beyond their sentence is archaic, excessive, and unjustified – and LB20 would correct that.
Serving, gathering, getting out the vote: our 2022 in review
With record-setting midterms, 2022 was exciting and eventful. Now, the work truly begins.
Democracy’s Dozen: 12 documentaries to stream this winter
12 documentaries and docuseries worthy of your attention and engagement.
Promote the vote. Get a tote.
We’ll be equipping our in-person advocates with their very own “Vote Tote.” Each kit contains everything you’ll need to help register voters in your own community.
Strengthening Democracy: Jennifer Yi-We Hernandez
The innovative creator of an all-volunteer initiative to get stuck-at-home voters’ ballots turned in safely and securely is our 2022 Voting Rights Guardian.
It takes everyone
That’s why Civic Nebraska reinvigorates community, mutual responsibility, faith in democratic institutions, and citizen power across the state.