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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk527920974"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Civics Update November 14, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Last workshop of 2018! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3:30 Saturday at Oregon City Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img width=315 height=98 style='width:3.2777in;height:1.0208in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D47DB3.D849F310"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>New legislative session starts in January. Be ready to navigate the state legislative database of bills and find out how to submit “testimony” [aka your thoughts] for Hearings. Learn how “lobby days” work. [There is one coming up for libraries on Feb 12.] Citizen Activism 101 - Making Change Happen! [Here is a flyer describing all the workshops: </span></span><a href="http://www.civicthinker.net/Civics%20Workshop%20Resources/CivicsForAdults-Fall2018.pdf"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>http://www.civicthinker.net/Civics%20Workshop%20Resources/CivicsForAdults-Fall2018.pdf</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> ]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Selected Facebook posts:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Election results for the state of Oregon. </span></span><a href="http://results.oregonvotes.gov/Default.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1v36GrmLVn5_1eFb7mVmY8XXKxVrViMOYnb9PYGNeronCd8d7qtfBL6DM" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>http://results.oregonvotes.gov/Default.aspx</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span class=uficommentbody><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For Washington state: </span></span></span><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fresults.vote.wa.gov%2Fresults%2Fcurrent%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR03TKUeA2DVA8lzobqVNNb-9Ay5QvoOaDhdXA9-Yx63xB256tjMUJJFBQE&h=AT0ANDssAMZTLhRgoGZpqokC2ltxI9oKbxABW12QPWDyzBAwFdewLSQVtM90Y58VmbBvL-KxZ24dNVMadMkPYs_4zoOE3i9jz29d3rZ2YEqqTDjdbGD2zvohB5oqVi43A40Q" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span class=uficommentbody><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I feel for all the parents that have to face the onslaught of toy ads. Perhaps this will help a bit?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><u><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Toy Ads</span></u></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> from Media Literacy Clearinghouse<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span><a href="http://frankwbaker.com/mlc/toys/?fbclid=IwAR3ai0AvQRQOyyxA0d7ub8GmLbkB0xGsTfzFwne2DN3rKLo-kPWD1j-xHLs" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>http://frankwbaker.com/mlc/toys/</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Wise words from Doris Kearns Goodwin [who is on a couple of the short videos I show in my workshops].<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><h1 style='margin-top:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Doris Kearns Goodwin & Walter Isaacson’s Midterm Reactions<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/doris-kearns-goodwin-walter-isaacsons-midterm-reactions-0adv/?fbclid=IwAR3Kgd43PZfCvdJ46hhJn3P_yxIPQ_u-GF6XAt_DK0SDhb1lQnJw_HMxLvY"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/doris-kearns-goodwin-walter-isaacsons-midterm-reactions-0adv/?fbclid=IwAR3Kgd43PZfCvdJ46hhJn3P_yxIPQ_u-GF6XAt_DK0SDhb1lQnJw_HMxLvY</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Here is more on British Columbia's effort to look at moving toward a system of proportional representation. It's a bit complicated except for the clear notion - as stated in one part of the video - that the governing body is made up of the proportions of party members which won the election. E.g. If 10% of the votes went to one party, then that party would have 10% of the governing body reserved for it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Our system - "first-past-the-post" or "winner-takes-all" is the outlier, among advanced governments in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/doubleblindscience/videos/285272182088375/?fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDMUUDbNypbjk_iNE0zHkYaxEJSKgZj9MeeoXhLxu2wkofVXTGHdQtbFt2j97ZNygNioLAm-Iybci3VJoo-kgbyldD689ZrXy-q0s51SxbhmTmiLdUETGdWnHMmXhygB4EIc1V5gez60EpAgCM-Czg8j-wAYqEPY2vPY382IUTuuvPuyg99ElForeI9tYbuMOAkqVfnJCOjNQReZl6UTItYR3-vbfNltJJrIDGw7zoox54Lx_LC8vSwmHksY8w1YD4H29uOf9FACzJf4pcCM1sE22nsyOUbPp6YD5TwTSZUaOk20xVIuvI5KMSeNb7KeI7MDjFVMHZqEGK2AsofuC1s-e2NKeSe1pedMl0Y5vMynxTpax47xcmiheBiCTsnDuMxKYzI3CSRffYG5-bkhBGSljf4xqyPNOB2M1axNfc56Oqn5wABcBNE4TqmXLfXR1m0_ABV9IB7YKZmeW8wzrbmep7YvgAhfeFXyaUbK3Kn0fpuY-s-oTjy7BB96MTrEGuRkXf8cA&__tn__=K-R"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.facebook.com/doubleblindscience/videos/285272182088375/</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Here are some of the pro-democracy ballot measures nationally that passed Tuesday. Good gains on automatic voter registration, redistricting, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=616 height=364 style='width:6.4166in;height:3.7916in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D47DB3.D849F310" alt="No automatic alt text available."><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For the first time ever, over 100 women were elected to the United States House of Representatives. <img border=0 width=16 height=16 style='width:.1666in;height:.1666in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01D47DB3.D849F310" alt="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/feb/2/16/1f642.png"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>People waiting to vote in the first South African election in 1994. Nelson Mandela was elected. I lived in Botswana [just north of SA] for the 2 years prior to the election; left one week before. Exciting time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=257 height=161 style='width:2.6805in;height:1.6805in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D47DB3.D849F310" alt="Image may contain: outdoor"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This is voter suppression. I’m limiting my posts about suppression efforts or it would be non-stop posting. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span class=6qdm><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🙁</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span><a href="http://www.wlrn.org/post/counties-place-polls-gated-communities-florida-voters-are-left-out"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>http://www.wlrn.org/post/counties-place-polls-gated-communities-florida-voters-are-left-out</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Unfortunately, Georgia has been the “poster child” for voter suppression efforts this year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><h1 style='margin-top:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From Rick Steves, on PBS. <u>The Story of Fascism in Europe<o:p></o:p></u></span></span></h1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span><a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/the-story-of-fascism-in-europe-pthanf/?fbclid=IwAR1xVn5BJdE92ELlir-wAKvFEISvCPlsJVT-ap0CiN9A5WN33GdOR9Wd64U"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.pbs.org/video/the-story-of-fascism-in-europe-pthanf/?fbclid=IwAR1xVn5BJdE92ELlir-wAKvFEISvCPlsJVT-ap0CiN9A5WN33GdOR9Wd64U</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Comparative information on voter turnout among developed countries<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span><a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/21/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-developed-countries/?fbclid=IwAR1o-sTqzu0n5-yw2QiQ5knV6pzokt6qf7aB2QMgDo08-T43lwrx7UQtadY"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/21/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-developed-countries/?fbclid=IwAR1o-sTqzu0n5-yw2QiQ5knV6pzokt6qf7aB2QMgDo08-T43lwrx7UQtadY</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk527920974'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></span><span style='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'>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><a href="mailto:citizen@civicthinker.net">citizen@civicthinker.net</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#9E0000'>Civics for Adults Workshops: To Enhance Civic Knowledge and Inspire Political Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#9E0000'>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/"><span style='font-style:normal'>https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/</span></a> or contact to be on Civics email list.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>“My philosophy is very simple. When you see something that is not fair, not right, not just - stand up, say something, speak up!” Rep. John Lewis. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6lzPpqc2WY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6lzPpqc2WY</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><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><i><span style='color:#9E0000'>Civics for Adults Workshops: To Enhance Civic Knowledge and Inspire Political Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#9E0000'>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/"><span style='color:#0563C1;font-style:normal'>https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/</span></a> or contact to be on Civics email list.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>“My philosophy is very simple. When you see something that is not fair, not right, not just - stand up, say something, speak up!” Rep. John Lewis. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6lzPpqc2WY"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6lzPpqc2WY</span></a> <o:p></o:p></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>