Civil Stewardship
Civil (adjective):
Steward (noun):
A person who looks after others and other’s belongings
Stewardship is the act of taking care of that which has been entrusted to us,
for the good of everyone here now and those will come after us.
We’ve taken for granted that our institutions would always answer to us.
That our political parties would respond to the needs of the people rather than the desires of the wealthy.
Our political parties have disappointed us. All of them.
We need better parties and a better system and the path to that starts with more engaged, informed, active and effective members of our communities.
We must be inspired by our possible future, not driven by fearful ideology
We must be wiser because our history, not blind to its faults
We must be generous, not consumed by manufactured scarcity
We must participate, and not wait for others to do what should be done
We must actively work for the good of everyone here now and those who will come after us.
The most American thing we can do
is take care of each other
If we want a better world, we have to make it ourselves.
Tempered by compassion
Informed by facts, science and reason
Grounded in the realities of difficult choices
Respectful of our differences
Supported by collective care for one another
Inspired by what is possible when we work together
Accepting of our different identities, priorities and needs
Civil Servants
The people employed by our governments to carry out the various services and functions that keep our communities, states and country running.
Civil Representatives
The people we elect to enact policies and legislation that reflects the will of the voters at the local, state and national level.
Civil Stewards
This is us. This is who we need to be.
Attentive to the wellbeing of our communities, informed about what’s happening around us, and engaged in the processes available to us to make our world a better place.
To be a civil steward is to work for the good of all by participating in one’s community, civic processes and advocacy for the same rights, freedoms and success of others we seek for ourselves and to use the civic tools of our democracy to build a free society that protects the rights of all people; makes sound decisions based on fact, data and science; and pursues the collective good of all no matter what different identities and abilities we might have.
Civil stewards take care of one another, our communities, our country and our planet.