Title: What Is Civic Engagement? 50 Ways to Be More Civically Engaged in Your Community
Headings: What Is Civic Engagement? Plus, 50 Ways to Be More Civically Engaged in Your Community
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What Is Civic Engagement? Plus, 50 Ways to Be More Civically Engaged in Your Community
By Stephanie Osmanski
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What is civic engagement?
50 Ways to Be More Civically Engaged in Your Community
1. Check your voter registration.
2. Register to vote.
3. Request an absentee ballot.
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4. Locate your polling place.
5. Know who’s on your ballot in advance.
6. Encourage others to vote.
7. Restore the Vote.
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8. Join a protest or rally.
9. Sign a petition.
10. Contact your local representatives.
11. Know your representatives.
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12. Attend local meetings.
13. Join your local Neighborhood Crime Watch.
14. Attend City Council meetings.
15. Join the local Chamber of Commerce.
16. Go to Town Hall meetings.
17. Make donations.
18. Donate money.
19. Volunteer as a Crisis Text Line counselor.
20. Organize a clean-up.
21. Volunteer.
22. Read books.
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23. Sign up for e-newsletters.
24. Listen to a podcast.
25. Take a tour of your local area.
26. Visit a museum.
27. Utilize your local library.
28. Watch documentaries.
29. Join the Sierra Club.
30. Shop locally.
31. Follow local politicians and other civic leaders.
32. Always fact check.
33. Talk to people.
34. Do something (regularly) for a neighbor.
35. Carry Naloxene.
36. Research community composting options near you.
37. Shop at local farmers’ markets.
38. Join a club.
39. Pick up trash.
40. Get involved in your local shelter.
41. Sign up for classes at the local college.
42. Teach.
43. Watch the news.
44. Ask questions.
45. Do your research.
46. Check your own privilege.
47. Travel.
48. Observe local wildlife.
49. Calculate your carbon footprint.
50. Do outdoor activities.
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Content: Sign a petition. Or five. Use Change.org to peruse active petitions based on matters that are important to you. Not sure where to start? Some of the most popular petitions right now on Change.org include Save the USPS and Justice for Breonna Taylor. 10. Contact your local representatives. It’s your right as a member of society to contact your local representatives regarding an issue that’s important to you. Read up on how to most effectively contact representatives on Call the Halls. 11.