LIVE UPDATES: Tracking the coronavirus in New Jersey POLITICS & GOVERNMENT Newark launches campaign to bolster civic engagement BY Michael Aron, Chief Political Correspondent | November 28, 2018, 5PM ESTSHARE: Harry Pozycki of Perth Amboy was once a politician. In 1998 he founded a good government group, The Citizens Campaign. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been interested in […]
Read More >When police officers, communities, and great relationships come together, the results can be transformative. In New Jersey’s highly-diverse Capital City, where people from all walks of life long for a better and brighter future, the Trenton Civic Trust is working in tandem with the Trenton Police Department to launch a joint initiative to recruit a […]
Read More >PATERSON, NJ – Paterson residents seeking to make a change in their city through civic engagement are invited to an information session hosted by The Citizens Campaign. The information session will be held at Passaic County Community College and begin at 6:00 p.m. The Metuchen based organization, already active in cities across New Jersey, are, their […]
Read More >As we move into the next phase of the battle to defeat COVID-19 and reclaim our public lives, we need to mount bottom-up plans of action. We must draw on our community spirit and our community resources and, most importantly, our local knowledge in navigating the complicated path forward when we replace short-term sheltering-in-place with […]
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Brick City becomes first ‘Civic City’ in country, prioritizing practical solutions, problem-solving, and empowering citizens to drive government from the bottom up. As we watch the dysfunction of our national government, where just keeping the doors open seems like an accomplishment, it is tempting to simply point fingers and express frustration. But as President Franklin […]
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Citizen Power & The Art of No-Blame Problem Solving: A 21st Century Citizens Manual, is designed to provide the people of New Jersey with the know how to use their political power to better their communities and our Country. We don’t have to wait on the sidelines for our government to act; using the step-by-step […]
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The Citizens Campaign’s new catalog describes the Power Tools citizens, teachers and students can use to drive government from the bottom-up. Find out how these tools were developed and read about the people who have used them to solve problems in their cities. Download a copy as a PDF or view online.
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Bradley Gonmiah, member of the Newark Student Union and Newark Civic Trustee, spoke at the July 12, 2018 Board of Education meeting to ask members to consider implementing Solutions Civics in the school district. He explained that the Citizens Manual teaches students how to become leaders and change agents in their local government. He was […]
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Along with The Citizens Campaign, Mayor Ras Baraka announced an initiative declaring Newark the “First Civic City in the Nation.” The initiative, titled “Newark: The Pioneering Civic City,” plans to work with schools and colleges in the area to increase civic education, collaborate with other civic organizations to increase engagement and to provide everyday citizens […]
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Harry Pozycki of Perth Amboy was once a politician. In 1998 he founded a good government group, The Citizens Campaign. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been interested in civic engagement. The two came together Wednesday to declare Newark the first so-called Civic City in America. “A Civic City is a city where all citizens have […]
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