Kickoff to Civic Season Celebration
Saturday, June 14, 2025
11 AM - 5 PM ET
Chattanooga Civic Center at Mountainside - 701 Hooker Rd
In partnership with the Alton Park Development Corportation, the National Action Network of Chattanooga, Community Art Summit, and Made By Us, the United By Change Coalition (UBC) is kicking off our second annual Civic Season in Chattanooga with a neighborhood Fish Fry and Juneteenth Celebration!
The Tennessee Democracy Network and the United By Change Coalition are excited to join our local community partners, Made By Us, and hundreds of history and civic organizations nationwide for the 2025 Civic Season, held from Juneteenth to July 4th. Civic Season unites our nation's oldest and newest civic holidays, turbo-charging democracy through the power of history.
Come learn and celebrate with us!
Historic Cemetery Clean-Up
Saturday, June 21, 2025
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Missionary Ridge Baptist Church - 237 Shallowford Rd
In honor of the 2025 Civic Season, the Tennessee Democracy Network and members of the United By Change Coalition invite you to join us in cleaning up one of Chattanooga's oldest African American cemeteries.
Missionary Ridge Baptist Church was founded by free Black Chattanoogans in 1874, during the postwar Reconstruction period. Join us in honoring the historic legacy of those buried on the grounds as we clean headstones, decorate graves, and have insightful conversations about the history of Chattanooga.
Democracy Happy Hour & Civic Trivia
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
7 - 8:30 PM
TailGate Brewery - 1464 Market St
Join the Tennessee Democracy Network, the United By Change Coalition, Organize Tennessee, Our Voices Chattanooga, and Chatta-Matters at Democracy Happy Hour - Now with Civic Trivia!
This is a casual get-together for anyone interested in civic engagement in the Chattanooga area. Come out and meet some activists, organizers, journalists, and local government representatives who are changing Chattanooga for the better, and have fun doing it!
Trivia begins at 7:15! Come celebrate the Civic Season with us!
Civil Rights History Panel
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
6 - 7:30 PM
Chattanooga Civic Center at Mountainside - 701 Hooker Rd
Join us at the African-American Education and Heritage Museum on June 25th for a panel discussion about Chattanooga's civil rights history, featuring local historians and experts! This event is free and open to the public.
The Tennessee Democracy Network and the United By Change Coalition are excited to join the Alton Park Development Corportation, Made By Us, and hundreds of history and civic organizations nationwide for the 2025 Civic Season, held from Juneteenth to July 4th. Civic Season unites our nation's oldest and newest civic holidays, turbo-charging democracy through the power of history.
Check back for more events soon!
2025 TN Campus Civic Summit
The Tennessee Campus Civic Summit is a nonpartisan opportunity for schools across the state to learn how to develop long-term strategies to promote civic literacy and expand civic engagement on campus.
This year’s Tennessee Campus Civic Summit, taking place at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga on February 28th, marks our 7th annual event. With the theme, “Campus Civic Engagement in a New Administration,” we’ll dive into fresh ideas and tools to make civic engagement a central part of campus life. Plus, hear from leading experts in the field and inspiring partners like the Center for Artistic Activism, the ACLU-TN, and the Future of Free Speech Think Tank.
This free, 1-day conference is a chance to share engagement strategies with students, staff, and faculty statewide, and learn new ways to strengthen your campus’s civic culture.
Register for the 2025 Summit now at bit.ly/tnccs25
Empower Your Civics Journey: Understanding State and Local Government
Join Tennessee Democracy Network’s One Vote Election Project and the United By Change coalition for a fun night civic learning, trivia, games, with fun prizes! Learn about State and local governments as well as how these institutions impact your day to day life. FREE!