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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="_Hlk2244936">Civics for Adults Update March 31, 2019<o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><b>Coming up in the next couple of weeks!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>THE INFLUENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION ON POLITICAL CONVERSATION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>THURS. APRIL 4 6:00-7:30 HILLSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY 2850 NE BROOKWOOD PKWY, HILLSBORO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>CITIZEN ACTIVISM — MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN<br>Includes “Tracking” state and federal legislation. State legislature has begun! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>TUES. APRIL 16 6:00-7:30 BELMONT BRANCH, MCL, 1038 SE César E. Chávez Blvd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Please note: Librarians, library staff, Friends of Libraries - anyone who may attend the joint <b>Oregon Library Association / Washington Library Association</b> Conference in April... <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>I will be giving a three-hour pre-conference session on Wednesday on Advocacy. it's a workshop for yourself as well as for helping your patrons! We'll cover a lot of material, including learning about the legislative and campaign finance tools for both Oregon and Washington. There will be a hands-on component. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><b>RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS</b> ON MY CIVICS FOR ADULTS PAGE:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Great groups at Hillsboro PL in February and March for Misinformation and Citizen Activism! <br>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Interesting <b>"left-right" conference</b> last weekend in Tennessee, bringing together leaders from all sides to discuss strategies to improve our government. Check out the programs and the speakers [long list].<span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="%0dhttps:/unrigsummit.com/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://unrigsummit.com/</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'> They livestreamed the group events [openings, etc.]. During the Opening Session they had people who had been instrumental in various democracy campaigns [gerrymandering, ranked-choice voting, etc.] all over the country sharing their experience and advice! </span><a href="https://unrigsummit.com/videos/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://unrigsummit.com/videos/</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Isn't it nice that the Brennan Center for Justice has created "Cliff Notes" for the amicus briefs filed for the <b>two gerrymandering cases just heard by the Supreme Court</b>? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/annotated-guide-rucho-and-benisek-amicus-briefs?fbclid=IwAR2TU5oHT8BjT-9P74J3guUpc7XmC6mBY4-flgIKz7FTnpiEQbqfSas8qMk"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/annotated-guide-rucho-and-benisek-amicus-briefs?fbclid=IwAR2TU5oHT8BjT-9P74J3guUpc7XmC6mBY4-flgIKz7FTnpiEQbqfSas8qMk</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Here is an interesting Twitter thread from someone who heard the arguments: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="https://twitter.com/tomTMwolf/status/1110640339952590849"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://twitter.com/tomTMwolf/status/1110640339952590849</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>On the <b>National Popular Vote</b>, currently in the Oregon legislature:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>"The campaign to pass the Compact began in 2006...Since then, 14 states (Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, Hawaii, Washington, Massachusetts, Vermont, California, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, Colorado, New Mexico, Delaware) and Washington, D.C. have signed on. The addition of these three new states brings the number of pledged electoral votes to 189, 70 percent of the needed total.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Note: The current bill in the Oregon leg that has to move forward is SB 870, if this interests you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/national-popular-vote-explained?fbclid=IwAR1X6HLYoK8_7ObCauORMRYHByeZQEtaOJrEJQo59PhXuiONwrcwWMhO224"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/national-popular-vote-explained?fbclid=IwAR1X6HLYoK8_7ObCauORMRYHByeZQEtaOJrEJQo59PhXuiONwrcwWMhO224</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Be careful! California con man set up <b>bogus websites</b> for Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke to defraud donors, prosecutors say<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/california-man-set-bogus-websites-bernie-beto-defraud-donors-prosecutors-n985036?fbclid=IwAR0q2YxntQHm2j68thFVnK5TlJGBsupCTYTnYZEPdVTlraTNyn061a2ypwU"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/california-man-set-bogus-websites-bernie-beto-defraud-donors-prosecutors-n985036?fbclid=IwAR0q2YxntQHm2j68thFVnK5TlJGBsupCTYTnYZEPdVTlraTNyn061a2ypwU</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>I provided <b>testimony</b> on HB3349 on in the House Human Services and Housing Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Committees/HHS/2019-03-11-13-00/Agenda?fbclid=IwAR2MMPuapMcBA6G2KnmNHuvm87UciNAIVNxjdjeYSfy24lm2u8qlegl3Ow4"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Committees/HHS/2019-03-11-13-00/Agenda?fbclid=IwAR2MMPuapMcBA6G2KnmNHuvm87UciNAIVNxjdjeYSfy24lm2u8qlegl3Ow4</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Speaking of advocacy, in terms of government structural reforms, this is the <b>House report on HR1</b> - the For the People Act. It addresses campaign finance, voting, congressional ethics. <span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="%0dhttps:/www.congress.gov/116/crpt/hrpt15/CRPT-116hrpt15.pdf"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://www.congress.gov/116/crpt/hrpt15/CRPT-116hrpt15.pdf</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>An article summarizing the bill, from the Brennan Center for Justice:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/historic-bill-strengthen-democracy-introduced-congress?fbclid=IwAR39ZCoz1F80MoXsQYgYjE63IYIQfoGnKQfvflhJ0Bo-l9rLG0LrU--qkJA"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/historic-bill-strengthen-democracy-introduced-congress?fbclid=IwAR39ZCoz1F80MoXsQYgYjE63IYIQfoGnKQfvflhJ0Bo-l9rLG0LrU--qkJA</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Here is a summary from USA Today:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/08/voting-rights-and-congressional-reform-bill-house/3072333002/?fbclid=IwAR36z0q8sjsiwmTT-BYfZSue71GOISAI8G3xxnYXsv0A97PLPtxMOuhXKKg"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/08/voting-rights-and-congressional-reform-bill-house/3072333002/?fbclid=IwAR36z0q8sjsiwmTT-BYfZSue71GOISAI8G3xxnYXsv0A97PLPtxMOuhXKKg</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>You can access <b>resource lists for my workshops</b> at <span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><a href="http://www.civicthinker.net/?fbclid=IwAR1u0BrK5DvxJ7rfCdm4oa2EP1MuOYCpYEuXuSoM22lOWWcDbRRx8ofTxA4" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>www.civicthinker.net</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'>Hoping ya’ll have been watching some state bill hearings – and sending in some testimonies and/or contacting your legislators to tell them how you feel about a bill or two!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><a name="_Hlk5005918">Here are a handful of the <b>topics bills are focused on in both Oregon and Washington</b> this session:<o:p></o:p></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Animal Rights<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Guaranteeing rape kit availability at hospitals<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Carbon emission controls<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Providing more monies for affordable housing<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Vaccination exceptions for school children<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Campaign finance limits<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Campaign finance disclosure<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Gun control<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Prescription drugs<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Employer accommodations for pregnant women<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Taxes<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Whether 16-year-olds can vote<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>National popular vote<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Criminal justice<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Requiring a candidate from President to provide tax returns to be on the ballot<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Changing the date for the Presidential primary<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'>Expand Civics education<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5005918'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'></span><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Donna L Cohen, MLIS, MEd<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Portland, Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>503-737-1425<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:dcohen@hevanet.com">dcohen@hevanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Civics for Adults – and Others – Workshops: To Enhance Civic Knowledge and Inspire Politcal Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/">https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>“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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>