We’ve gotten very used to talking about democracy at a distance.

As something to describe. Debate. Worry about.

Less as something we actually build.

Places like Casa do Impacto matter because they make democracy feel practical again. Tangible. Workable.

Not a system above people. A space shaped by them.
https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/casa-do-impacto-where-change-has-c64?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#Democracy #CivicInnovation #SocialImpact #CommunityEconomy #Democracy #LocalChange #SocialEnterprise #CasaDoImpacto

Democracy isn’t sustained only in parliaments or constitutions. It lives in the spaces where people meet, build ideas, test solutions, and learn to collaborate.

Civic life needs more than principles. It needs rooms, networks, mentors, and ecosystems where those principles can be practiced.

Sometimes the future of democracy looks less like a debate chamber… and more like a courtyard full of prototypes.

#Democracy #CivicInnovation #SocialInnovation #ImpactHub #CivicSpaces #DemocracyInPractice

#RandomResourceDrop 🪂🎁The Good Shift is a for-purpose enterprise partnering with communities and institutions to facilitate systemic transitions toward green, just futures.

https://www.thegoodshift.co

#Resource #GreenTransition #SustainableFutures #CivicInnovation #InstitutionalInnovation

There’s a difference between giving a community a tool and giving them access. Only one of those rewires how a place thinks.

Today’s piece is about the moment everything clicked. Just not the way we expected.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/rebuilding-digital-commons?r=6l8ed8

#DigitalCommons #CivicTech #OpenSource #PublicInfrastructure #SystemsThinking #EdTech #DigitalSovereignty #FutureOfDemocracy #CollectiveIntelligence #CivicInnovation
#OpenData #Civicdesign

Can democracy really be taught — or only practiced?

Our latest piece explores how the EU Democracy Campus turned civic theory into lived experience — transforming learning into empathy, and teaching into design.

🕊️ Designing Democracy: A New Method for Teaching the Unteachable
🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/designing-democracy-a-new-method?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#democracy #education #ExperientialLearning #Youth4Peace #CivicInnovation #EUDemocracy #PositivePeace

“Democracy must be experienced, not explained.”

In Portugal, MyPolis is proving it — turning civic apathy into civic design through gamified participation, empathy-driven tech, and youth-led dialogue.

A story of how democracy is being rebuilt, one classroom at a time.

🔗https://redefine.pt/2025/10/rebuilding-the-polis-mypolis-digital-democracy

#Youth4Peace #MyPolis #DigitalDemocracy #CivicInnovation #activecitizenship #erasmusplus #civiceducation #CivicTech #EdTech #Europe

Civic tech is people power + open data. See this week’s highlights from @BetaNYC: events, tools, & calls to action → https://www.beta.nyc/2025/09/18/whats-new-in-nyc-civic-tech-september-18-2025/

#TechForGood #Community #CivicInnovation #NYC

🌸 Join us for the ACT Spring Town Hall! 🌍 This is a great chance to explore our volunteer-driven #civictech network. We'll discuss the future of civic tech, share innovative ideas, and build relationships for societal change. Don't miss out—mark your calendar! 📅

🔗 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1A4KkQEDRfOkKbt-43YRZg#/registration

#CivicInnovation #ACTTownHall

Thank you to the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women for inviting us to present on the great work by our members and volunteers — including our Pros & Cons Guide for the election (get it at https://lwvsf.org/procon) and VR'ing Democracy (https://vringdemocracy.org), a project co-led by LWVSF Youth Council member Emily Gorodetskiy!

#SanFrancisco #SFBA #SFBay #SFElections #SFpol #Vote #Democracy #GOTV #VotingRights #VR #CivicInnovation #VirtualReality #VoterGuide #EmpowerWomen