2022 Black Well-being Final w links for Web 11.29.22 - Flipbook - Page 17
BLACK FUTURE CO-OP FUND
Civic
Engagement
… is defined as individual or collective actions designed to identify and address the issues
we care about.26 It’s how we act about the issues that matter. Usually, we think about civic
engagement as political systems, voting, or elected positions. But there are both formal
(government and political systems) and informal (movements and organized community
action) ways to influence policies and laws, the rules that shape our world. Civics is
engaging in our community. It isn’t just the legislative system, it’s school boards, churches,
and mutual aid.
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