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Lessons in civic power with host Eric LiuAbout Citizen University TV
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Eric Liu is founder of Citizen University and executive director of the Aspen Institute Program on Citizenship and American Identity. He was a speechwriter and deputy domestic-policy adviser for President Bill Clinton. He is the author of You're More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen's Guide to Making Change Happen and A Chinaman's Chance, and co-author of The Gardens of Democracy and The True Patriot. For 11 years, Eric interviewed hundreds of Seattle's leaders for Seattle Voices on Seattle Channel. He is a regular columnist for CNN.com and a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com.
To make change in civic life, use story to your advantage and "organize in narratives." To do that, host Eric Liu suggests you stir up a new sense of us. He describes us as the collective narratives of challenge, choice and purpose that define a community. In addition, Liu says it's also necessary to explain who has what and why and to awaken the hero in us all. Then, learn about a proposal to build a street food market consisting of low-income immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs. And, hear from the founder and editor of the South Seattle Emerald. He shares a compelling story of us, linked to the changing face of Columbia City and Rainier Valley.
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