Join us for this Practice of Citizenship series and Civic Café public book discussion with Eric Liu, author of Live Like A Citizen: 8 Ways to Change Your Mindset and Our Country (Simon & Schuster October 2026).
What does it truly mean to show up as a citizen? In our ongoing Practice of Citizenship series, Eric Liu shares that real democracy depends on active, informed, and skilled participation. Citizenship isn’t about legal paperwork or documentation status, it’s about a simple formula: Power + Character = Citizenship. It requires understanding how to make change happen while building the daily habits of a community-focused contributor. Individual civic actions might seem minor, but our collective, repeated efforts are exactly what build long-term resilience against national and global crises.
Presented by the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at WashU and the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement and part of the Practice of Citizenship Series.