Part B - On this program, I’ll be talking with Eric Liu from Citizen University about civic engagement, and their mission to get more people involved in flexing their civic power.
Eric Liu is the founder and CEO of Citizen University, a national nonprofit that promotes the art of powerful citizenship. He also directs the Aspen Institute’s Citizenship & American Identity Program. Liu’s books include the national bestsellers The Gardens of Democracy, and The True Patriot; The Accidental Asian, a New York Times Notable Book; Guiding Lights, the official book of National Mentoring Month; and his most recent, You’re More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen. Liu served as a White House speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and later as the President's deputy domestic policy adviser. He and his family live in Seattle.
Citizen University: citizenuniversity.us
Host: Cindy Black
Technical Support: Christian Heilman
Intro & exit music: Democracy by Leonard Cohen
