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1Huddle and The Citizens Campaign are partnering to create training games for citizen leadership skills It’s not easy to learn how every part of local government works, or how to develop a new policy. Take the online Citizen Leadership Training course, and you will get the basic skills and know-how to get started, with a leadership training manual to refer to as you practice our proven No-Blame Problem Solving […]

Harold Washington College Student President comments on new Citizen Leadership Center “Being involved in local government is super important. I think students don’t realize the power that they have as individuals with their voice to be able to get involved with these issues and figure out a solution, and encourage their aldermen or their other […]

By Crusader Staff Recently, The Citizens Campaign announced the establishment of 10 Citizen Leadership Centers based primarily at community colleges around the nation. The Leadership Centers aim to give citizens the tools and know-how to exercise their power beyond the ballot, equipping them with the pragmatic, problem solving skills needed to work together. The initiative’s first wave […]

PERTH AMBOY – Samantha Castro called for social change and organized a protest of 1,000 people marching in the city after George Floyd’s death last year. And although she said she has friends “victimized by police” but hasn’t seen that type of violence in the city, Castro said minority communities feel, to a certain extent, oppressed by […]

The Philadelphia Civic Trust on June 17 announced its “Share the Power” Campaign designed to give all interested Philadelphians the know-how to become problem-solvers, participating effectively in public issues beyond the ballot by advancing solutions to the challenges facing the city and our nation. In doing so, Philadelphia Trustees are helping to heal the divisions […]

The group provides support for residents who want to improve issues in their neighborhood without assigning blame In the wake of the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd and continued police-involved shootings, law enforcement agencies are grappling with ways to bring about more accountability and reforms. A group known as The […]

The Citizen’s Public Safety Advisory Board is designed to build mutual respect between the police and the community by ensuring de-escalation training and other de-escalation policies are brought to the attention of the City’s leadership.  Evidence shows that its establishment will help to reduce avoidable incidents and injuries for Perth Amboy residents and police officers […]

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) — As communities across the nation mark one year since the murder of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota, one city in New Jersey is putting words into action. Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh signed an executive order Tuesday, making a police officer’s use of force record a key factor in determining […]

Our democracy has been going through some tough times lately, calling for a fair amount of thinking on how to fix it. And it makes sense to explore what fixes must be in order. After all, we are more than 230 years old, and much has changed in America, especially in the size and complexity of our […]

By rlsmetro on April 22, 2021 at 10:36 a.m. EDT Newark This past year, as communities across New Jersey and the country faced an array of challenges caused by the pandemic, concern over racial injustice unrest and natural disasters, unsung heroes stepped up to help feed, comfort and educate their neighbors, and in other ways protect public health […]