Where Have all the Streetcars Gone?
Why was the Loop Trolley a failure? Why don't trains stop at Union Station anymore? What used to be on the Arch grounds? Why is Downtown dead? Where did all the streetcars go? Join Civitas alum and St. Olaf Senior Gabe Lepak for a conversation on American urbanism in the past 100 years as we answer these questions and more while we examine the policies, events, and players behind the way our neighborhoods are designed.
This fun event will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023, 1:00 pm--3:00 pm, (while Gabe is still home on winter break!) at Grant's View Library (9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis, MO 63123).
Click here to sign up now.
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Tour the St. Louis Holocaust Museum on Feb. 12!
Space is limited, so sign up soon.
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum (12 Millstone Campus Dr., Creve Coeur 63146) reopened last month after a huge renovation and expansion that quadrupled its size. As promised, Civitas has arranged for a Sunday afternoon guided tour of the new museum on Sunday, Feb. 12 from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. Tickets will be free for Civitas students who sign up. We'll meet at the museum at 12:45 so we can all go through their required security before our 1:00 pm tour start time. With anti-Semitism on the rise again in our country, now is a very important time to refresh our knowledge of the Holocaust.
Click here to sign up for the tour.
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The Sign Up Form is LIVE for High School Model UN spring sessions on April 1 and April 15!
What we know:
- Both of the Saturday sessions on April 1 and April 15 will be in the morning, 9:00 am until noon.
- Both will be held at Browning Auditorium at Webster University (same location as fall).
- Students can attend either session on their own; no need to be a part of a school group.
- Sign up to represent the same country you had in the fall; if there are duplicates, we'll notify you of options.
- If you did not participate in the fall, you are welcome to attend a spring session. Contact Stephanie at gavinstephanie89@gmail.com for a list of available countries.
- Priority will be given to seniors for resolution order of discussion.
- Click here to sign up.
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Interested in a Civitas Book Club?
Excellent books are being written for young people today, some of which, unfortunately, are not readily available in area high schools. As a follow-up to Sydnee Maberry's talk and discussion last week, we have selected a young adult novel by a debut author, We Deserve Monuments written by Jas Hammonds, to discuss in late February/early March. We imagine a lot of students being interested in this compelling novel about 17-year old Avery, who is Black and gay, being uprooted from her urban Washington D.C. life and school to rural Georgia for her senior year. If you would like to be a part of the book discussion, please click here to sign up and indicate your preferred setting and time. We're considering a Zoom discussion or an in-person discussion, but we want to hear from you. After hearing from some of you, Civitas will schedule the discussion date and location and post it in our newsletter and on our website by the end of the month.
We can help students get a copy of the book, if needed. Just let us know!
To listen to a short NPR interview with the author of We Deserve Monuments, click here.
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Top 20 Civitas Game Changers this Year
Later this week, Civitas will email the top 20 students who have earned the most Game Changers points so far this school year. It is not too late to become a Game Changer! We have several events coming up and our Spring Model UN in April, so students can still earn points. We wanted to let you know now if you're in the top 20, but we'll continue to update the list after every event. Students with enough Game Changer points later in the semester will be invited to apply for a Civitas internship opportunity in the spring.
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Click here to watch the animated video about becoming a Civitas Game Changer.
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Saturday, February 4, 2023, 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm at Grant's View Library
"Where did all the streetcars go?"--Gabe Lepak, a former Civitas intern and current senior at St. Olaf College, will share interesting, political choices made in the making of American neighborhoods.
Sign up here!
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Sunday, February 12, 2023, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm a tour of the St. Louis Holocaust Museum
Meet at the St. Louis Holocaust Museum at 12:45 to check in for a guided tour and discussion.
Sign up here!
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A date in late February/early March: Book discussion of We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds.
After a few people sign up and share their preferences, we'll announce a date and place.
Click here to sign up and share your preferred times/venues.
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Saturday, April 1, 2023, 9:00 am until noon, High School Model UN at Webster University
Sign up here!
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Saturday, April 15, 2023, 9:00 am until noon, High School Model UN at Webster University
Sign up here!
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Police officers detain climate activist Greta Thunberg at a demonstration against the expansion of the Garzweller coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany, on Tuesday, January 17. -- Hesham Elsherif/Getty Images
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This past week at the United Nations
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