The Gravel Road Civics Project

Small Towns, Big Voices, Real Change

In the quiet gravel roads and wide open prairie skies, something is missing.

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Today, rural people feel a gap between their lived experiences and the systems meant to represent them. Decisions are made far away; language feels foreign; voices go unheard.

Over time, this breeds more than distance—it grows into discontent, disillusionment, and a quiet kind of resignation. Not because people don’t care, but because they have a sense that their voices don’t matter.

The Gravel Road Civics Project seeks to change that.

Our mission is to bring contextually relevant, place-based civics education to rural communities across the Canadian Prairies so that rural people can regain a sense of agency in our democracy. We meet people where they’re at—geographically, socially, and emotionally. We connect rural residents with academically grounded tools and knowledge, aiming to deepen their understanding and increase their participation in democracy.

What is Civics Education?

In places where apathy, resentment, or detachment from the democratic process run high, we see potential.

Through education, connection, and grounded conversation, we help rural people feel heard, valued, and empowered to shape the systems that shape us.