About The David Mathews Center
The David Mathews Center for Civic Life is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt corporation. We build skills, habits, and capacities for more effective civic engagement and innovative decision making.
The David Mathews Center for Civic Life is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt corporation. We build skills, habits, and capacities for more effective civic engagement and innovative decision making.
AIF is designed to help communities talk to each other and through issues, rather than at each other and about issues.
These local workshops equip citizens with the deliberative tools necessary for engaging their communities.
This internship provides experiential learning opportunities to develop the next generation of Alabama’s civic leaders.
We believe that young people learn to be civically engaged by being civically engaged—this program gives them that opportunity.
This two-day workshop equips teachers from all across Alabama with the tools necessary to bring deliberation into the classroom.
“Changing the way people talk can change the way they relate to each other and their problems – and that can eventually change the community.”
– David Mathews
RT @NCoC: Tomorrow, 2p ET! We're joined by our partners in Alabama to discuss connecting history + #CivicEngagement and elevating #CivicEdu…
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We’re excited to be a part of @NCoC Learning Circle next week! We hope you’ll make plans to join us. https://t.co/fCfTcchiyA
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JOIP intern Laynie Snyder emphasizes the work being done by local organizations to address the opioid crisis, and h… https://t.co/tjD4OECfIQ
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Registration is now open for the 2020 Civic Institute! This year's event is all online and will explore the creativ… https://t.co/nC4n3deocJ
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The Mathews Center team is excited to participate in Unstoppable today!! #weareunstoppable https://t.co/Lt5qT0hVJI
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A look at the history of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta through the eyes of everyday Alabamians working to ensure environm… https://t.co/eyTWWPxcjS
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@ABroadheadTIS Thank you for inviting us to speak with you and your colleagues!
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RT @ABroadheadTIS: TY David Matthews Center for coming to talk to our SS PLC. Learning about deliberations️@DMCforCivicLife https://t.co/X…
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RT @markedixonAL: Great day with this year’s A+ Student VOICES team - impressive group of AL high school students coming together to advoca…
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RT @AL_League: ATTENTION rural Alabama women leaders! The David Mathews Center for Civic Life invites you to an online forum on women in le…
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RT @bhamcivilrights: #OnThisDay 56 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washi…
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@Trish_Crain It's hard sometimes, but nothing worth much is ever that easy! We're so glad you could spend the day with us!
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@KellyAnnScott We're so glad you spent the day with us!
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@SenoritaDChavez @Shelbyedk12alus Y'all are simply the best! We're honored to work with you, and that panel was enl… https://t.co/C0h4GclNW8
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"I grew up in the aftermath of the Second World War. We fought that war to save democracy; democracy was not a cont… https://t.co/GVsLXgLRQ7
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RT @LivingDemocracy: Jack and Whitt are halfway through their Living Democracy summer! Last week, they celebrated Independence Day at #Elba…
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RT @LivingDemocracy: In #ChatomAL, Micki Savage is working tirelessly to preserve African American history in Washington County, Alabama. C…
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RT @LivingDemocracy: In #ElbaAL, the Giving Garden is helping their community by providing nutritious foods to the Elba Community Food Bank…
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Our namesake Dr. David Mathews giving thoughtful closing remarks at #apv2019 https://t.co/O495yrZHrO
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Calling all educators! This new fellowship program aims to engage classroom and community educators in the work of… https://t.co/TCgyTPQYPw
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RT @pbsteachers: Kicking off the morning with a packed house for this morning’s @HenryLouisGates and @PBS CEO Paula Kerger keynote at #SXSW…
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“When you see a problem, don’t just be an agitator, be a problem solver” - Patrick Awuah Jr, President & founder of @Ashesi #SXSWEdu19
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Day 2 of @SXSWEDU hearing from the founder of @Ashesi on leadership & students taking ownership of ideals: asking,… https://t.co/rfOWFm5gBX
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RT @BigTentNation: Check out what we're reading in February! #bigideas #democracy #civics #news with highlights from @AspenInstitute @Georg…
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Mentioned in our February newsletter: @NIForums, @Shelbyedk12alus, @ths_community! Staff picks this month include t… https://t.co/kcCPqLmGB2
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RT @AHF: Only 6 more slots left for our Creek War SUPER Teacher Workshop! Visit https://t.co/7eqjeUiKHm and sign up today! #Alabama #ALEduc…
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RT @alnewscenter: Auburn University’s Kyes Stevens honored for prison education program that changes lives https://t.co/HMh30edysN https://…
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Thanks for having us at Thompson High School! We are constantly impressed by the quality and quantity of ideas the… https://t.co/swgyRmXjLN
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We enjoyed kicking off 2019 with a meeting with @Russellville_HS amazing History Dept. Thanks to … https://t.co/DPvhjyiBod
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The 2018 Year in Review is here, and it's interactive! Many thanks to our wonderful network of community partners,… https://t.co/8ZCXJQHt9V
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RT @BigTentNation: It's a new year, a fresh start. What will you do in 2019 to improve your community? yourself? politics? the nation? http…
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Announcing the 2018 Year in Review! We're so thankful to highlight the hard work of all our community partners in a… https://t.co/lWhNjjYTgD
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RT @icivics: Students in grades K-5 are rarely referred to as active, engaged, and informed citizens. How do you incorporate democratic pri…
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RT @JimByardJr: Celebrating hope & the future! 4 years ago today, the City of Cordova’s new Piggly Wiggly opened. Fed, State & local partne…
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RT @maiben: The @DMCforCivicLife has put together A – Z list of resources, histories, and terms related to the voting process ️ https://t.…
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Calling all citizens! We've put out a nonpartisan A-Z guide for voting in TOMORROW'S midterms. This comprehens… https://t.co/OuI97rfBfi
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RT @CristinBrawner: Excited to be representing @DMCforCivicLife at #NCDD2018 https://t.co/bxdoneM1nV
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RT @AHF: Talladega! We’re headed your way...TOMORROW. Join us, @dmcforciviclife, and Pulitzer Prize winner Harold Jackson for engaging disc…
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Our wonderful board member, and Mayor of Monroeville, Sandy Smith opening the @MainStreetAl quarterly training. W… https://t.co/ZggbJk3PzJ
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Last Friday’s moderator workshop with our good friends at @ACESedu marks the 66th out of 67 Alabama counties that w… https://t.co/S5e6gmU8oE
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RT @AHF: The WHAT COMES to LIGHT discussion series is on its way to Clarke County! Mark your calendar to join us and Pulitzer Prize winner…
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Excited to have a coalition-building workshop with the ALProHealth Initiative & @ACESedu today! https://t.co/E4CrLXwJH6
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RT @AL_League: Cristin Brawner, Director for the David Mathews Center for Civic Life, speaks to attendees about community engagement! https…
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“As a parent what is most powerful to me is not putting my kid in a box. [You can be] and athlete, an honors studen… https://t.co/3PCKk0dnLP
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