Civic Summit 2026

In a time when civic spaces are marked by burnout, polarization, and disconnection, this session invites participants to reimagine leadership through the lens of love. Drawing from community-based practices and the By the Brujas framework of holistic collaboration, this interactive session explores how connection, care, and compassion can serve as powerful tools for civic transformation. Participants will reflect on their own leadership practices, identify opportunities to embed love as a guiding value in their work, and co-create a shared understanding of what it means to lead with humanity in complex civic ecosystems. Together, we’ll uncover how love, not as sentimentality but as strategy, can reshape the ways we build, sustain, and repair community.