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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello to all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Citizen Advocacy 101 workshop </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>on Monday at St Johns Branch Library [MCL] night<b> was a smashing success! </b>We had <b>41 </b>people with some others not being able to stay because of space. Many folks ended up having to stand, or sit on the floor [or, stand outside the door] to fit all we could.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Of the 31 evaluations the library received, 25 people ranked the program “Excellent” and 6 “Good”.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Verbatim comments:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I would like to see more presentations related to this topic!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>More classes, more often!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thanks so much for hosting this!! I think that this sort of event is perfectly in line with the spirit of public libraries, and I think we need ya’ll now more than ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please bring Donna back for her digital [Misinformation] workshop.<br>Key events like this should get more space allocated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We would love more talks like this one about citizen advocacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Donna was fabulous. Engaging speaker and shared some really useful knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please offer this at more libraries in bigger spaces - it was <u>packed</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This was fabulous! We need more of them, and a bigger space. The event was standing room only and with people at the door.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you for hosting this! More like this please!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>More lectures like this please. Bring Donna back, she is a smart woman!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A wonderful presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I loved this presentation! Donna had a lot of information and provided a lot of resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please continue hosting workshops like these. They are very helpful and resourceful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>She was great and the room was quickly beyond capacity and we only just saw this today. I’m interested in her workshop on fake news, too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Especially appreciated the information on tracking [legislation]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Would I hope you would do this talk every week somewhere? Yes!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I enjoyed the history section and would like to learn more. Areas of interest, voting reform, gerrymandering and so much more! Thanks Donna you’re the <b>bomb</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you! Look forward to more!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Great! Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Three Misinformation and Political Propaganda workshops are scheduled:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>THIS SAT!</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Jan 28 at 1:00 at Oregon City Public Library, <span style='font-variant:small-caps'>606 John Adams St</span></span>, Oregon City<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tuesday, March 14 at 6:00 at Albina Branch, Multnomah County Library, <span style='font-variant:small-caps'>3605 NE 15<sup>th</sup></span>, PDX</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sunday, April 9, 2:30-4:00 at Central Branch, Multnomah County Library, <span style='font-variant:small-caps'>801 SW 10<sup>th</sup>, PDX<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I would love to do more Citizen Advocacy 101 workshops! Let me know if you are interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Donna</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>