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What is Civic Engagement?

Source: Presidential Precinct

First Amendment Resources:

• First Amendment Center – Freedom Forum Institute
• What Does Free Speech Mean? (U.S. Courts)
• Bill of Rights Institute
• The First Amendment for the Twenty-First Century (The Pittsburgh Foundation)

Civic Education & Engagement Resources:

• National Civic League
• City to Citizen Engagement (Inclusive Innovation Pittsburgh)
• Public Engagement Guide (Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning)
• Governor’s Civic Engagement Award (Votes PA)

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