TO GATHER WITH

PURPOSE

A morning of poetry, music, and discourse sparks a recommitment to civic engagement.

Farah Sosa

Many months before the midterm elections of 2018, Skirball programmers knew what they wanted to present come November: a chance to break free from the relentless news cycle, think beyond partisan politics, and come together around what unites us. To create this opportunity, the team turned to Civic Saturday, an innovative model for connecting friends and strangers and nurturing a spirit of common purpose as fellow Americans.