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Join us for Civic Saturday, a new initiative that is sweeping the nation and fighting isolation. Rooted in ritual, Civic Saturdays seek to blossom a sense of civic pride and a commitment to deepening community. Success in Akron, Seattle, and elsewhere have inspired us in Montgomery County to take up the torch and light a fire of fealty to our civic values.

What is our goal?

to celebrate community

to foster civic power

to practice rituals of civic belonging

to create joyful neighborhood gatherings

What will we do?

listen to short snippets of landmark US literature

sing civic songs together

create new connections

hear from local leaders

 
May Featured Speaker
Our featured speaker for May is Nicolyn Woodcock. Nicolyn was born in Cebu City, Philippines and raised in Toledo, Ohio. She got to know the Dayton area while earning her PhD at Miami University and moved here in January 2023 to direct the Asian and Native American Center at Wright State University. Last year, she participated in DML's Community Organizing and Big Ideas for Democracy book clubs and is a first reader for the annual Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Nicolyn is also a co-leader of the Dayton caucus of OPAWL - Building AAPI Feminist Leadership, serves on the Minority Health Advisory Council for Public Health Dayton-Montgomery County, and was awarded Empowered Ally of the Year by REACH Indigenous Advocacy in 2025. Her favorite book is Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong. 

The Center for Community Impact & Innovation at DML is proud to partner with the Greater Dayton League of Women Voters and Dayton United for Human Rights for Civic Saturdays.

DML welcomes everyone to our programs. If you have questions or need any accommodations, please contact us so we can help make the program a good experience for you.