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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#640000'>Please note: No new workshops will be scheduled for the summer. Scheduling for fall is now available. See a description of all workshops on Facebook [link below].<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Also… I will be giving workshops at OLA [April] and OLA SSD [July].<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"The most important political office is that of the private citizen." Justice Louis Brandeis<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#5F1F3F'>Misinformation and Political Propaganda</span></b><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#480000'>We are overwhelmed with messages from </span>politicians, news sources and other media. Learn to distinguish truth from fiction using critical thinking strategies. The workshop uses real world examples of false news, political ads, news headlines, 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?” format. The last part is about finding accurate information. The goal is to help people become their own “factchecker”. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sun. April 9th 2:30-4:00 Central Branch MCL 801 SW 10th PDX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sat. April 22 2:00-3:30 Cedar Mill Library 12505 NW Cornell Rd Portland<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sun. April 30 1:00-2:30 AND 3:30-5:00 West Linn Library 1595 Burns St West Linn <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sun. May 21 3:00-4:30 Northwest Branch MCL 2300 NW Thurman PDX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Weds May 24 6:30-8:00 Sherwood Library 22560 SW Pine St Sherwood<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sat. June 10 12:30 Corvallis-Benton County Library 645 NW Monroe Ave Corvallis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#5F1F3F'>Citizen Activism 101 - Making Change Happen</span></b><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black;mso-ligatures:standard'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black'>Want to improve life for yourself and your neighbors or have a concern about local, state or federal laws?</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#680000'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'>Learn about strategies for change, and more: Brief historical perspective; Examples of successful advocacy; Choosing your battles; Who makes the rules?; Getting heard: tools for change; “Tracking” civic/political issues. Following state and federal legislation.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sat. May 6 12:30-2:00 Corvallis-Benton County Library 645 NW Monroe Ave Corvallis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Tues. May 9 7:00-8:30 Lake Oswego PL 706 4th St Lake Oswego<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sat. May 13 3:00-4:30 Woodstock Branch MCL 6008 SE 49th PDX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sun. June 4 1:30-3:00 Hillsboro PL [Brookwood] 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy Hillsboro<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sat. June 17 1:00-2:30 Wilsonville PL 8200 SW Wilsonville Rd Wilsonville<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sun. June 18 1:00-2:30 Hillsdale Branch MCL 1525 SW Sunset Blvd PDX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sun. August 6 2:00-3:30 McMinnville PL 225 NW Adams St, McMinnville, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><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 Workshops: 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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p></div></body></html>