Welcome to Haywood Academy! This is an online resource for neighbors, both adults and children, interested in learning how to enhance skills and create social change. Improvements in government and the community cannot be made without the input of the people. Thank you for your interest in making our Commonwealth and the world a better place to live, learn, and thrive.
Civic Bootcamp 2022
Week 1 – Stretching the Personal to the Political – Oct. 18
- Workshop with Amy Widestrom, PhD, Chair of the Department of Historical & Political Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science at Arcadia University
- Host will help neighbors identify one or more issues to exercise their civic muscles in subsequent workshops
Week 2 – Exercising your Power in Government – Oct. 25
- Workshop with State Senator Art Haywood
- Host will educate neighbors on the roles of each level of government
Week 3 – Flexing Your Civic Muscle through Community – Nov. 1
- Workshop with Alison LaLond Wyant, Ed.D., Executive Director, Arcadia University Division of Civic & Global Engagement
- Host will provide neighbors with three tactics to find community around issues they care about
Week 4 – Coalition Building to Strengthen Civic Capacity – Nov. 9
- Workshop with Lauren Cristella, Chief Program Officer, Committee of Seventy and Justin Villere, Civic Engagement Program Manager, Committee of Seventy
- Host will educate neighbors on why coalitions are necessary to drive change
Week 5 – A Case in Review: Children First PA – Nov. 15
- Workshop with Donna Cooper, Executive Director at Children First PA
- Host will help neighbors connect the dots between issues they care about and teach neighbors how to take action on those issues, based on the advice and guidance presented in the series.
Civic Bootcamp 2021
Week 1 – Stretching the Personal to the Political – April 27
- Workshop with Amy Widestrom, PhD, Chair of the Department of Historical and Political Studies & Associate Professor of Political Science & Political Science Program Director at Arcadia University
- Host will help neighbors identify one or more issues to exercise their civic muscles in subsequent workshops
Week 2 – Exercising your Power in Government – May 4
- Workshop with State Senator Art Haywood
- Host will educate neighbors on the roles of each level of government
Week 3 – Strengthening Your Civic Muscle through Community – May 11
- Workshop with Alison LaLond Wyant, Ed.D., Executive Director, Arcadia University Division of Civic & Global Engagement
- Host will provide neighbors with three tactics to find community around issues they care about
Week 4 – Coalition Building to Strengthen Civic Capacity – May 18
- Workshop with Lauren Cristella, Chief Advancement Officer, Committee of Seventy & Megan Smith, Civic Engagement Consultant, Committee of Seventy
- Hosts will educate neighbors on why coalitions are necessary to drive change
Week 5 – A Case in Action – Redistricting in Pennsylvania – May 25
- Workshop with Carol Kuniholm, Chair of Fair Districts PA and Vice President of Government & Social Policy for the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, & Justin Villere, Managing Director, Draw the Lines PA
- Hosts will help neighbors to connect the dots between issues they care about
Video Library
Civic Engagement
Coalition Building to Strengthen Civic Capacity
Stretching Your Civic Muscle Through Community
Exercising Your Power in Government
Stretching the Personal to Political
Six Steps to Effective Advocacy Campaigns
How an Idea Becomes a Law
How to Advocate for Yourself
Why You Should Vote
Senator Haywood on the Do’s and Don’ts of Citizen Advocacy
Social Justice
Education for Social Change presented by Artika R Tyner from The University of St. Thomas
We Can Create Social Change Without Money? presented by Nipun Mehta
What is Social and Behavioral Change in Communication
Inspiring Social Change Through Community Organizing presented by Dara Frimmer
Defying Social Norms for Social Change presented by Linh Do
Changing Education Paradigms
Art is a weapon for social change: Dr. Tammy L. Brown at TEDxXavierUniversity
The Story of Solutions
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for | Farai Mubaiwa | TEDxFS
2020 Black History Month & The Vote
High School Edition
Welcome to Haywood Academy: High School Edition! This is an online resource for high school students interested in learning how to make social change. Improvements in government cannot be made without the input of the people. High school is a great time to discover an important issue worth advocating for and supporting. Thank you for your interest in making our Commonwealth and the world a better place to live, learn, and thrive.