#SundayCivics
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#SundayCivics
#SundayCivics is a weekly show that teaches civic education and engagement using the current political landscape.
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273 episodes
OOTC: Lessons from Dr. King
L. Joy has a question for us, “what line has to be crossed before you believe action from citizens is required?” With everything from journalists bein...
OOTC: Civic Engagement During Global Conflict
L. Joy is back and she has another lesson for us, the occupants of the Office of the Citizen, that is timely and important. Today’s topic: the respons...
OOTC: Weaponization of Information
L. Joy is back in the Office of the Citizen and for this lesson for our next lesson. She is focusing on how propaganda, misinformation, and disinforma...
Next Semester: The Office of the Citizen
This episode of #SundayCivics, L. Joy preps us with the syllabus for the next semester on The Office of the Citizen. In this political moment when the...
Building Civic Infrastructure
L. Joy is back on the stoop for the last of the Porch Light series with reflection and a clear invitation to move into 2026 with intention. She reiter...
What Change Actually Requires
L. Joy is back on the the porch solo to have a deeply personal, faith-rooted conversation with us about what real change demands of us. Not in theory,...
Who Writes The Rules
L. Joy is back on the porch thinking about the constant political chaos with court rulings dropping daily, government shutdown threats, manipulated ma...
For Love and Philanthropy
L. Joy opens this episode on the porch by unpacking the difference between charity, philanthropy, and government responsibility. She explains that cha...
Democracy Lives Where We Gather
In this powerful episode of Sunday Civics, L. Joy continues the Porchlight Series with a deep exploration of community space as a foundation of democr...
The Economy Is Not Like The Weather
In this Porch Light series episode, L. Joy invites us to continue to imagine what it means to not fight back, but to fight forward and to remake an ec...
Building An Economy Worthy of Us
L. Joy is back under the glow of the porch light as she continues reimagining democracy in this series. This time she is focusing our attention on the...
The South Has Something To Say
L. Joy is back on the porch and she invites us to imagine and build a freer, bolder democracy now, not decades from now. She walks us through the tim...
The Light They Left Us
The Porch Light Series continues. L. Joy discusses this time as a season of reflection, study, and recommitment to civic work. She shares one of her r...
What Grounds You?
For The Porch Light series, L. Joy invites listeners to “leave the light on for democracy, for justice, and for each other.” She opens this episode by...
A Porch Light for Democracy
In this episode our civics teacher and neighborhood political strategist L. Joy debuts a brand-new series: The Porch Light. Drawing inspiration from t...
Episode 283: These Immigration Moves Are Not New
This episode of Sunday Civics, L. Joy gives a preamble on the history of immigration. Then she sits down again with immigration attorney Alan Orr to c...
Episode 282: Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs!
Every week brings a new headline from the administration — this time, about tariffs. The International Trade Court just struck down the president’s la...
Episode 281: Defend! Disrupt! Dream!
L. Joy opens class with reflections on Brooklyn’s Dance Africa festival and the importance of taking a break, before turning to the central theme: the...
Episode 280: How Do You Build Community?
In this episode of #SundayCivics, our civics teacher and neighborhood political strategist L. Joy is solo at the front of the class to reflect on one...
Episode 279: Focus on Local
L. Joy brings Virginia House Delegate Adele McClure to the front of the class. Delegate McClure represents Virginia’s 2nd district and is recognized a...
Episode 278: We Don’t Need Another Hero
In this episode of Sunday Civics, L. Joy begins class with a passionate and deeply reflective narrative challenging the traditional expectations of le...
Episode 277: Using the Law to Fight Back and Forward
L. Joy explores how, historically and currently, the legal system has been both a powerful tool for civil rights progress and a site of devastating se...
Episode 276: From Frustration to Civic Action
Welcome to Sunday Civics, where L. Joys go beyond the headlines, the doom and despair, to discuss civic engagement and taking action. Yes, there is a...
Episode 275: Wielding Our Civic Power
In this episode, L. Joy opens by emphasizing the urgency of civic engagement in today's political and economic landscape. She shares the grassroots or...
Episode 274: Give Us A King!
L. Joy taps into her “inner church girl” to deliver a powerful civic lesson in this show opening. She draws from First Samuel 8, where the people of I...
Episode 273: What Will We Build
In this episode of Sunday Civics, L. Joy takes listeners on a metaphorical "field trip" to a workshop where we have all the tools at our disposal to b...
Episode 272: Get In, We’re Going Local!
On this episode, L. Joy explores the concept of power—not the kind from the federal government but the kind built at the local and state levels. Focu...
Episode 271: Reclaim Your Civic Power
In this episode of Sunday Civics, before she delves into the lesson, L. Joy reflects on her recent trip to South Carolina to participate in Furman Uni...
Episode 270: Civic Power Roadmap 2025
As Nelson Mandela said, “It always seems impossible until it is done.” Now it is time to get active, get engaged, and participate in shaping your comm...
Episode 269: Communicating and Organizing for Civic Impact
This episode, L. Joy is focusing on us charting a path forward for our communities. To discuss strategies for organizing using effective communication...
Episode 267: We Won’t Despair
In this episode, L. Joy emphasizes the importance of understanding who holds power at all levels of government, particularly as key caucuses, coalitio...
Episode 266: The Civic Power of Community
In this episode L. Joy highlights the value of local engagement by explaining the concept of "state engagement tables," where coalitions work together...
Episode 265: Post Election Resilience
The outcome of the 2024 election has left so many of us feeling a mix of emotions, from disappointment to determination, but as L. Joy always says, “c...
Episode 264: Election 2024 Closing Thoughts
We are hours away from the culmination of the 2024 election season and L. Joy invites the Sunday Civics community to the front of the class to share...
Episode 263: College Uncovered
In the latest episode L. Joy dives into the intense political conflicts occurring on college campuses across the country. Joined at the front of the c...
Episode 262: Voting When You're Not Excited
With election day fast approaching, L. Joy opens up a challenging conversation—what to do when none of the candidates for an elected office inspires y...
Episode 261: Combating Voter Apathy
This episode of Sunday Civics, L. Joy tackles voter apathy. It’s an issue that arises every election season but is relevant year-round. She addresses...
Episode 260: Get Vote Ready
The “Get Vote Ready: A Journal for the Empowered Voter” is here! The journal is designed as a comprehensive guide to help voters stay informed, organi...
Episode 259: A New Chicago School Board
With early voting starting soon in several states, she encourages listeners to develop a voting plan tailored to their needs—whether voting by mail, e...
Episode 258: The Family
As we look ahead to the upcoming election cycle, it’s clear that now, more than ever, civic engagement is crucial. In this episode L. Joy focuses on k...