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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;color:black'>Hello, everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>FYI, I have a few more spots for June workshops. I’ll be picking up again in the fall. No July/Aug workshops unless someone is looking for staff training. Next fall are mid-term elections so it’s a perfect time to schedule that workshop. A lot of material has been coming my way concerning approaches to our electoral systems and campaign finance. It’s so easy to forget that these issues are not static; people across the country [including here!] are working on them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I’m very pleased that all four of my workshops are scheduled for the next two months! The public is becoming so much more aware of the significance of these topics. People are even starting to recognize the timeliness [although when is it ever not timely!] of the Constitution workshop. It is so eye-opening to learn many of the circumstances of the founding era. All my workshops attempt to give people a broader perspective than we typically have. And, if you’ve been a teacher you know how it encourages you to keep learning more, as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Two more sections below - schedule of workshops and some interesting posts from the Facebook page:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C0000'>Oregon Reference Summit workshop, June 1.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C0000'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C0000'>Citizen Activism 101 - Making Change Happen <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Want to improve life for yourself and your neighbors or have a concern about local, state or federal laws? Learn about strategies for change, and more: Brief historical perspective; Examples of successful advocacy—local-national; Choosing your battles; Who makes the rules?; Getting heard: tools for change; “Tracking” state and federal legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thurs. April 5 700-8:30 Silver Falls Library 410 S Water, Silverton<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C0000'>Misinformation, Fake News and Political Propaganda <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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, 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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tue. April 10 6:00-7:30 Sellwood-Moreland Branch - MCL 7860 SE 13th Ave, PDX <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sun. April 15 2:30-4:00 St Johns Branch - MCL 7510 N Charleston Ave, PDX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sat. April 28 11:00-12:30 Hillsdale Branch - MCL 1525 SW Sunset Blvd, PDX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sat. May 19 12:30-2:00 Corvallis-Benton County Pub. Lib. 645 NW Monroe Corvallis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C0000'>The Influence of the Constitution on Civic and Political Conversation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>By looking back at the creation 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thurs. April 19 7:00-8:30 St Helens Public Library 375 S 18<sup>th</sup> St Helens<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sat. May 5 2:00-3:30 Oregon City PL 606 John Adams St Oregon City<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tues. May 8 6:7:30 Albina Branch MCL 3605 NE 15<sup>th</sup> St. PDX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C0000'>Elections and Campaign Finance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Covering 20 topics with ideas for bi-partisan engagement. Topics include, but not limited to: Voting as Constitutional right(?), Voter Fraud, Registration, Turnout, Felon voting, Instant Runoff Elections, Redistricting, Electoral College, Campaign Financing, Oregon’s Campaign Finance Database, Public Financing of Elections<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tues. May 22 6:00-7:30 Woodstock Branch MCL 6008 SE 49th PDX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#540000'>Facebook posts:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129;background:white'>FYI, here is a list of all the bills that passed the Oregon Legislature, and were signed by the Governor, from the 2018 legislative session</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129;background:white'>. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/signed/2018/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#365899;background:white;text-decoration:none'>https://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/signed/2018/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#540000'>***<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129;background:white'>Landmark Cases season two continues. Last week was Plessy v Ferguson - the “separate but equal” case. This week is Gideon v Wainwright, in which a poor career criminal changed the face of counsel for defendants. “Each Monday at 9 pm ET for a LIVE look at 12 impactful Supreme Court decisions.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://landmarkcases.c-span.org/"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>http://landmarkcases.c-span.org/</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129;background:white;font-weight:normal'>How cool is this? “Bend looks for ways to get parents, kids to City Council meetings”<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#365899;background:white'>http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/6084863-151/bend-looking-at-ways-to-get-parents-involved</span></span><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#365899;background:white'><br></span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>**</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129;background:white'>A resource I mention in the Misinformation workshop is the Pew Research Center. You will hear it cited very often in the media. They are non-partisan and survey and measure the public along a raft of criteria: politics, social trends, religion, the media, etc. Well worth a look </span><a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#365899;background:white'>http://www.pewresearch.org/</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129;background:white'>Here is a recent academic paper on the history of gun regulations in this country. Fascinating. "Gun Law History in the United States and Second Amendment Rights" 2017 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4825&context=lcp"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4825&context=lcp</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Helpful for upcoming elections. Check the LWVPDX [League of Women Voters Portland] site [or FB page </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lwvportland/"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.facebook.com/lwvportland/</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> ] for election info in other locations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Donna<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>BTW, I have flyers for the workshops in .jpg and in .pdf, if you want.<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><i><span style='color:black'>Keep up-to-date: </span></i><b><i><span style='color:#9E0000'>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/"><span style='color:#0563C1;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal'>https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/</span></a> and/or let me know if you want to be on the Civics email list.<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>