Sentences with phrase «civic institution like»

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Three facets of today's U.S. civic discourse would worry the Framers, said Eisgruber: «mistrust of institutions,» which they considered crucial to forming a republic; the «geographic sorting» that finds people of like - minded views grouping together rather than being more evenly distributed throughout the country; and the rise of technologies (read: Facebook) that are keeping people from reading facts and views that give them proper «civic understanding.»

Most of the major civic institutions in American communities today — like the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, the League of Women Voters, the NAACP, the Urban League, the Knights of Columbus, Rotary, Kiwanis, the Lions Club — were created in this period.

A core value of Aurora continues to be partnership and collaboration with other arts institutions like the Menil Collection, the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, as well as dozens of nonprofits, civic groups, and citywide businesses.

For Freedoms believes that art and artists, like other civic institutions and citizens, have an important role in shaping our society.