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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'>Hi folks,<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'>Here is what’s coming up next week. I’m in the extended metro area.<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><a name="_Hlk482787502"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F1F3F'>Misinformation, Fake News and Political Propaganda <o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk482787502'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#480000'>We are overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and other media. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk482787502'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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. The last part is about finding accurate information. The goal is to help people become their own “factchecker”. <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk482787502'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk482787502'><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</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk482787502'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk482787502'></span><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'>Fri. May 26 6:30-8:00 Estacada PL 475 SE Main Street Estacas</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standard'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hope to see you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Donna<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>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> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes'>"The most important political office is that of the private citizen." Justice Louis Brandeis <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></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>