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Our democracy is strengthened when citizens have accurate knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>“Donna brought a balanced, informed set of discussion points and fact-checking sources on voting, taxes, citizenship, and other topics that sometime turn politics from polite conversation to heated argument. Sarah Jesudason, Tualatin PL [while at Tigard PL] <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>New! </span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>Being a “Citizen Lobbyist” – Advocating for your Community, State and Nation aka</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>We Can “Fight City Hall” — We Can Make Change Happen</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:#5F1F3F'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Do you have an interest in improving life for yourself and your neighbors or a concern about local, state or federal actions and laws? Efforts by citizens to improve the common good are just another form of “lobbying”. Learn to investigate the issues and about tools for change. Topics:</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>s</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Information and misinformation. </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>s</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Examples of successful advocacy. </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>s</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Choosing your battles. What matters to <i>you</i>? </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>s</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Who makes the rules? </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>s</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Getting heard by elected officials. “</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>s</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Tracking” what is happening<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>State legislature is in session as of Feb. Learn what is going on and how to make your mark.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>Misinformation and Political Propaganda</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#660033'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>We are overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and other media. Learn to distinguish truth from fiction using critical thinking strategies. The workshop uses real world examples of political ads, news headlines, logical fallacies, graphs / charts, the effect of word choice in messaging, statistical data and other types of information in a “what do you see here? / what is missing?” type of format. </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The last part is about finding accurate information. The goal is to help people become their own “factchecker”. <span style='mso-ligatures:standard'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>“It’s good to question assertions of any kind, especially timely in this election year. I liked Donna’s <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>examples of real ads and how we need to be mentally vigilant.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <span style='color:#660033'>The Influence of the Constitution on Political Conversation<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>By looking back at the creation</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> of the Constitution we puncture some myths and develop a broader perspective on its significance – perspective that helps us evaluate current political events more thoughtfully. At times a person’s [especially a politician’s] explanation about the Constitution may be manipulative rather than truly informative.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>“Amazing what was done [the creation of the Constitution] and what issues still remain.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>“Good level of history and contemporary political ideas, their evolution and relevance to today.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <b><span style='color:#660033'>Beyond Voting: Elections and Campaign Financing<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>This is a unique workshop covering 20 topics related to our electoral systems and presenting specific ideas for bi-partisan civic/political engagement. Topics:<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#262626'>Voting as Constitutional right(?), Voter Rights, Voter Fraud, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Felon voting, Instant Runoff Elections, Redistricting, Electoral College, National Popular Vote, Campaign Financing, SuperPACS and 501(c)4s, Contribution Limits, Dark Money, Disclosure, Elected Officials Time Spent Fundraising, Public attitudes about Money in Politics, Oregon’s Campaign Finance Database, Public Financing of Elections<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#262626'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>“Thanks for all the great information… It was empowering.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>““This talk was very informational and gave me some ideas of how to make a difference starting locally.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>“<i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks so much for this interesting and engaging workshop on civics.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:14.0pt;text-align:center'><b><i>The most important political office is that of the private citizen." Justice Louis Brandeis<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Donna</i><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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