It’s Time to get on the new civic path

"Harwood refuses to give up on the American experiment. He reminds us what's at stake is nothing less than our own future." - Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour: "America at a Crossroads"

A crisis of belief grips our nation. We have lost belief in our leaders, institutions, systems—even one another. People all across this land want to find a more hopeful path forward but don’t know how. 

Emboldened by the success of last year’s “Enough. Time to Build.” campaign, we’re doubling down in 2025 with our Campaign For The New Civic Path, anchored by Rich’s manifesto—The New Civic Path: Restoring Our Belief in One Another and This Nation.

The change we need today is going to start in our local communities, just as it has throughout so much of our nation’s history. Get the book. Join the campaign. Get your community moving.

Countdown to Launch - June 1

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The Essence of The New Civic Path

“Harwood empowers us to act as agents of transformative change in our local communities.”
- Kristin Hansen, Executive Director, Civic Health Project

The new civic path is designed to address the central issues we face today. How we might create a path forward that taps into our innate goodness. How we might grow our belief that we can get things done together as Americans. How we might build together, even amid our differences, and create a new trajectory of hope in this country.

Let’s go together.

What’s Coming AND How You Can Get Involved

The Campaign for The New Civic Path kicks off June 1! Here are the supports you can count on as you work to create change in your community.

▶ The New Civic Path, Rich’s deeply personal manifesto, written while crisscrossing the country for our “Enough. Time to Build.” campaign. Be the first to get your copy.

▶ Events in local communities to engage people on the ground and inspire them to get on the new civic path. Bring hope to your community. 

▶ Intimate virtual spaces with local and national leaders that nourish, connect, and activate. Get on our email list for these invites.

▶ Stories of hope on social media that offer proof points and reveal a new path forward. Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | X

▶ The “Selma Story” documentary to highlight the community’s iconic past and how it seeks to chart an iconic future that can inspire others. Launching later this year!

▶ An innovative podcast, hosted by Rich, that will explore how we can reclaim and make real essential “American values.” Launching later this year!

Advance praise for the new civic path

  • “Exactly what we need: critical, joyful, and messy examples of people working together towards a new civic path.”

    Rodney McKenzie, Vice President of Ally Development, Fetzer Institute 

  • “Worried about American democratic decline? Then stop fighting. Stop withdrawing. Start building. The New Civic Path now offers those lessons to us.”

    Brook Manville, Co-Author, The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives

  • “A powerful call to step forward, take action, and make real progress towards a more hopeful future.”

    Tracey Grayzer, President, Impact Alamance