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The Road to CIVILITY
Valerie J. Gross, CEOHoward County Library
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What is Choose Civility?
“Civility”
An invitation
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How Did it Start?
Internal campaign
100 Alliance Partners
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Vision and Mission
Vision: Howard County chooses to be a model of civility.
Mission: We choose respect, consideration, empathy, and tolerance as our fundamental values, enhancing the community’s quality of life.
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15 Principles of Civility
•Pay attention
•Listen
•Speak kindly
•Assume the best
•Respect others' opinions
•Be inclusive
•Acknowledge others
• Respect other people's time and space
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15 Principles of Civility
•Apologize earnestly
•Assert yourself
•Accept and give praise
•Take responsibility
•Accept and give constructive criticism
•Refrain from idle complaints
•Be a considerate guest
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Why?
Celebration of a civil community
Appreciate the reminder
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Lead Organization
Howard County Library
Customer base
Educational mission
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Collaborative Effort
Advisory BoardCongressman Elijah Cummings,
Honorary ChairAlliance Partners
Ambassadors, AdvocatesSponsors
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Marketing Tools
Car magnets and window decalsBook lists (children, teens, adults)ChooseCivility.orgBanners, Faces of Civility posters Choose Civility Week (Awards,
Symposium, 15-second PSAs)
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All Ages Inspired
HCPSS – A major Alliance PartnerPSAs (High School Students)Anti-Bullying Policy, Civility PolicyElementary School – Poster Contest
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All Ages Inspired
Reservoir High School Civility ProjectRespect Other People’s TimeBe Good to Your GuestsAcknowledge Others
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“Where’d you get that car magnet?”60,000 distributed
Regional
National: From Maine to Florida to California
Even in British Columbia
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Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
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HoCo Dining
• Chewsin' Civility: A Civil Approach to HoCo Dining• Choosy Chewers Choose Civility
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Striking a Chord
Media coverage – as far away as The Times of India
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Washington County, MD
Riverdale Heights (Prince George’s County, MD)
You!
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Ken UlmanHoward County Executive
Choose Civility “in some ways, has come to define us.”
State of Howard County Address, January 14, 2009
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“Can Kindness Be Mandated? Howard County's Civility Experiment” blog post by John Kelly in The Washington Post (July 28, 2009)
“. . . anything that causes people to ponder their actions is worthwhile.”
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“This should be a national movement.”
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Civility Cafe
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Civility Sampler
What are the benefits of choosing civility?
Do you think that civility has become less common? If so, why?
What is the best way to stay civil in a stressful situation?
How can those who work in the field of aging enhance civility in the workplace?
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Valerie J. Gross, CEOHoward County Library6600 Cradlerock WayColumbia, MD [email protected]
Want to Learn More?ChooseCivility.org