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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk57620062"></a><a name="_Hlk62033377"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>All workshops are now virtual.</span></i></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk62033377'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#600000'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk62033377'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#600000'>It’s the new Oregon legislative session!!</span></b></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk62033377'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#600000'> </span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk62033377'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>You name it – housing, the justice system, COVID relief, environment, education, and on and on…decisions about so much of what affects our daily lives happens here! And, many people are just mystified by how it works and how to make their voice heard [even in these virtual times]. For that matter, how do you make your voice heard by local government, or the federal government? Is there more than just being on the street, or running for office? Yes, MUCH more! All this is covered in <b><span style='color:#58002C'>Citizen Activism 101</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk62033377'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk62033377'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>New Workshop! This special workshop will be available for a limited time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk62033377'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58002C'>Voting Rights, Voter Fraud, Voter Suppression and Election 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk62033377'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This workshop focuses on voting rights, voter suppression and then traces the events of Election 2020 up to Jan 6. It’s a powerful presentation which includes a great deal of data and commentary from bipartisan sources.</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58002C'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Always Available!<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <b><span style='color:#58002C'>Citizen Activism 101 — Making Change Happen<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Historical perspective<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Types of advocacy<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Examples of successful advocacy<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Choosing your battles<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Who makes the rules?<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Tools / strategies for change<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Engaging with government / lobbying for influence<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Tracking civic / political issues and legislation<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <b><span style='color:#58002C'>Misinformation, Fake News and Political Propaganda<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Mainstream press and “fake news”<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Social Media posts<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Email clickbait<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Propaganda<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Language / terminology<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Deepfakes<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Survey / poll questions<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Economic data<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Graphs and charts<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Finding good information<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58002C'>Beyond Voting: Elections and Campaign Financing<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Right to vote?<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Election security<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Voter suppression <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Voter turnout <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Redistricting / gerrymandering<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Electoral College<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Alternative voting systems<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Campaign financing issues and tracking<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58002C'>The Constitution: Fulfilling Democracy’s Promise?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Defining democracy / status of democracy<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Forming a country and Constitution<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Bill of Rights<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Interpreting the Constitution<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Representation / structural issues<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk57620062'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Changes to the Constitution / to our democracy?</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></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 Political Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Webpage <a href="http://www.civicthinker.info">www.civicthinker.info</a> <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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>