About Us

 

The Midwest Active Citizenship Initiative (MACI) organizes a base of leaders and a new basis for policy making that places the obligation to govern justly and wisely in the role we all have as citizens.

The base of leaders uses a civic organizing approach to implement a civic policy agenda. The civic policy agenda produces the civic capacity and civic infrastructure needed for institutions to achieve their particular purpose and foster economic and environmental sustainability while addressing the complex problems that threaten the common good.

Civic organizing sustains democracy as a just system of governance.

Remembering Tony Massengale

Tony Massengale

Tony Massengale was co-creator of the Civic Organizing Model and long-time organizer in Los Angeles County. Tony was a student of the Black Power Movement, and formally apprenticed in community-based organizing through the Industrial Areas Foundation, a national and now international organization founded by Saul Alinsky. Learn more about Tony.

View “Introduction to Civic Organizing” videos.

Introduction to Civic Organizing

Kowalski’s Markets discusses its civic business philosophy:

I have become increasingly troubled about what is not working in our society. Civic organizing provides a path for systemic civic renewal. By incorporating civic principles in our grocery business we are sustaining the company for succeeding generations and contributing to the quality of civic life in Minnesota.”

—Mary Kowalski, Owner, Kowalski’s Markets