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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Currently, no more workshops are scheduled for the fall. All workshops are available for programming. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Beyond Voting: Elections & Campaign Finance </span></b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>20 contemporary topics about our electoral and campaign finance systems - ripe for reform - inform citizens about bipartisan opportunities for civic engagement. Topics include: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Voting as Constitutional right </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Voter Rights </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Voter Fraud </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Voter Registration </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Voter Turnout </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Felon voting </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Instant Runoff </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Redistricting </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Superdelegates </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Electoral College </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>National Popular Vote </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Campaign Financing </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>SuperPACS and 501(c)4s </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Contribution Limits </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Dark Money </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Public attitudes about Money in Politics </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Oregon’s Campaign Finance Database </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Public Financing of Elections </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Disclosure</b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:windowtext'>Sat. Sept 17th Estacada Public Library - Flora Community Room 11:30-1:00 </span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='color:windowtext'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:windowtext'>“</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Thanks for all the great information… It was empowering.” </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>“I consider myself a well-informed citizen but I learned a great deal of new information. ... got an urge to be more engaged in civic activity.” </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>I </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>came because I feel in this election year what the media is reporting is very different from what is happening. I feel like our voices do not have the power they once had and want to find out how we can remedy this. This talk was very informational and gave me some ideas of how to make a difference starting locally.” </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>“Thanks so much for this interesting and engaging workshop on civics.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Donna L Cohen, MEd, MLIS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Portland, Oregon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>503-737-1425<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>citizen@civicthinker.net<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#9E0000'>Civics for Adults Workshop Series: To Enhance Civic Knowledge and Inspire Political Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#9E0000'>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>