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Sept. 16 2:00-3:30 Hood River Public Library 502 E State St, Hood River, OR<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sun. Sept 17 3:00-4:30 North Portland Branch, MCL 512 N Killingsworth St, Portland<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Mon. Sept 25 6:30-8:00 Cedar Mill Community Lib. 12505 NW Cornell Road Suite 13, PDX<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sun. Oct 29 2:00-3:30 Coos Bay Public Library 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#5F1F3F'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#5F1F3F'>Misinformation, Fake News and Political Propaganda <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#480000'>We are overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and other media</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#480000'>. </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Learn to distinguish truth from fiction using critical thinking strategies. The workshop uses real world examples of 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.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standard'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Thurs. Sept 21 7:00-8:30 St Helens Public Library 375 S. 18th St., St Helens, OR<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sun. Oct. 8 2:00-3:30 Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, OR<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sat. Oct 28 12:00 PM Siuslaw Public Library 1490 9th St., Florence, OR<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Sat. Oct 28 7:00-8:30 Coos Bay Public Library 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk487113423'></span><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Donna L Cohen</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>, MEd, MLIS<i> Teacher and Librarian</i></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>"The most important political office is that of the private citizen." Justice Louis Brandeis</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[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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,Civics for Adults Workshops - To Enhance Civic Knowledge and Inspire Political Engagement
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https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036
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