CivicCon: Civil Civic Engagement

350 West Cedar Street,Pensacola FL 32502

04 October, 2022

Description

Getting something done in a community takes effective advocacy. That is especially true when the advocate needs local public officials to help them move something forward. Christian Wagley, a longtime effective advocate for change in Pensacola, will lead a course titled Civil Civic Engagement, with the goal of helping people learn how to better move their project or idea forward. We should always be respectful and kind when dealing with another person. But what about when the person we are engaging with isn’t reciprocating? And what do we do if that same person is somebody that we need to respond to us with some form of action or recognition? That happens often to an advocate of a project, an idea or a cause. The old analogy that spreading honey is more successful than spreading vinegar when wanting someone to respond is only partly true. Some people simply don’t care what you want. How do you get them to care? You’ll learn some strategies not only about how to keep a conversation on a useful level but also strategies about how you can still be civil but follow many avenues in pursuit of your goal. Christian was one of the legacy volunteers that helped the CivicCon speaker series get off the ground in September of 2017. He