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Newark Civic Trustee Munirah Bomani embodies the principles of The Civic Pledge.  A Trustee means you are a leader in your own community and set an example for others to follow. Bomani is celebrating 20 years after incarceration and has made it her life’s mission to helping women who were just released from prison reenter society. […]

The Plainfield Civic Trust held their first regular meeting on Tuesday with a primer from Trust Facilitator Joel Rosa on what is expected of a Trustee. Perth Amboy Civic Trustees Lionel Giron and Terri Alston gave an overview of the day-in-the-life of a Civic Trustee and the successes and power they have when they become […]

The Home News Tribune covered Governor Christie Whitman’s pledge to leave her country better than she found it. She highlighted the need for an alternative to dysfunctional politics by encouraging citizens to get involved in their communities. “The former governor urged all New Jerseyans to join her in “Taking the Pledge, and becoming part of a […]

The Civic Pledge continues to inspire action from citizens from all different backgrounds across the state. At a recent event in Jersey City, Governor James Florio, alongside Governor Tom Kean, took the Pledge and urged citizens that if people want to live in the kind of country they deserve they must get involved in their […]

Newark residents are taking initiative to enhancing the property value of their neighborhood by working together in a no-blame, problem-solving fashion. Members of the Fairmount Neighborhood Association will be piloting a neighborhood survey in January that will be used to identify code deficiencies and public property maintenance issues around their neighborhood. The survey is a […]

Governor Christine Todd-Whitman took The Citizens Campaign’s Civic Pledge at her home last week, adding to the growing list of Pledge takers who want to leave their country and community better than they found them. The former Governor asked all New Jerseyans to join her in forging a path to fixing broken government and pledging […]

In light of the recent presidential campaign many were left wondering what happened to our democratic standards. The Citizens Campaign provided part of the answer at a hearing before the New Jersey Board of Education. Brian Rock, a noted civics education leader, and Harry Pozycki, founder of The Citizens Campaign, presented a Solutions Civics curriculum […]

The Civic Pledge continues to inspire citizens of all backgrounds with the recent endorsement from former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean. Governor Kean took the pledge at Liberty House in Jersey City, alongside former Governor James Florio, encouraging citizens to get involved in their communities. “If you get involved in a meaningful way, you’re going […]

(From left: Perth Amboy Trustee alumni Jelmin Caba, Tashi Vasquez, and Junior Iglesia) The Perth Amboy Civic Trust celebrated the election of four alumni to the Perth Amboy Board of Education and City Council at their monthly Trust meeting on November 16th. Randy Convery (not pictured), Tashi Vasquez, and Junior Iglesia won seats on the Perth […]

Governors Tom Kean and Jim Florio, and civic rights leader Edith Savage-Jennings became the most recent high-profile Civic Pledge takers at Liberty House in Jersey City on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The event was widely attended by supporters of The Citizens Campaign. Governor Tom Kean said, “To repair our democracy and restore the fraying connection between […]