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How to revive your belief in democracy

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Eric Liu |

TED2019

• April 2019

Civic evangelist Eric Liu shares a powerful way to rekindle the spirit of citizenship and the belief that democracy still works. Join him for a trip to "Civic Saturday" and learn more about how making civic engagement a weekly habit can help build communities based on shared values and a path to belonging.

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Civic evangelist Eric Liu shares a powerful way to rekindle the spirit of citizenship and the belief that democracy still works. Join him for a trip to "Civic Saturday" and learn more about how making civic engagement a weekly habit can help build communities based on shared values and a path to belonging.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

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Read Eric Liu's new book, Become America, which includes sermons from Civic Saturdays.

Find and join a Civic Saturday gathering near you, which happen regularly across the US.

Apply to Citizen University's Civic Seminary, where you can learn to lead your own Civic Saturday gatherings.

About the speaker

Civic evangelist, author

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As CEO of Citizen University, Eric Liu is working to spark a civic revival in the US and beyond.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

Read our curation guidelines.

Read Eric Liu's new book, Become America, which includes sermons from Civic Saturdays.

Find and join a Civic Saturday gathering near you, which happen regularly across the US.

Apply to Citizen University's Civic Seminary, where you can learn to lead your own Civic Saturday gatherings.

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