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5682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sat. <b>August 17</b>, 2024. Time 10:00 <b>PST</b>; 1:00 <b>EST</b>. New Britain Public Library [CT]. Virtual. Register: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4cP0FTR5odk8m5313-4o0LsLmkSSp3S_rNu1wIRFNwhizXw/viewform"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4cP0FTR5odk8m5313-4o0LsLmkSSp3S_rNu1wIRFNwhizXw/viewform</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tues. <b>September 17</b>, 2024. 6:30 <b>EST </b>3:30 <b>PST</b>. Bloomfield Public Library [CT]. Virtual. Registration for non-patrons TBA<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thurs. <b>October 10</b>, 2024. Time TBA. Tigard Public Library [OR]. Hybrid [virtual and in-person].<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sat. <b>October 12</b>, 2024. 2:00 <b>PST </b>Seaside Public Library [OR]. Virtual. Registration for non-patrons TBA.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Citizen Activism 101—Making Change Happen </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sat. <b>September 28</b>, 2024. Hillsboro Public [OR] Library. In-person. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sat. <b>October 19</b>, 2024. 2:00 <b>PST</b>. Woodburn [OR] Public Library. In-person.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143630972'></span><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Selected Civics for Adults Facebook posts:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I’ve written a useful one-pager: <b>Tips for Making Voting Decisions</b>. Although it’s geared to Portland’s new City Council races in November, it is <u>useful for any election</u>. Feel free to share. Find it here:     </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.civicthinker.info/resources"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.civicthinker.info/resources</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I hope all our elections offices are paying attention to advice of the Brennan Center. "potential artificial intelligence threats to elections have grown increasingly dire" Here is helpful advice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>How Election Officials Can Identify, Prepare for, and Respond to AI Threats. </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Harris et al. Brennan Center. May 8, 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-election-officials-can-identify-prepare-and-respond-ai-threats?fbclid=IwY2xjawEjYsFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSroLRBIqa20pisDCjNmUT74u15nBPjQ-dfdsukndMHowgbKewsOzEhFIw_aem_ndp-ZPq4XUj_Z8iuJyjgcg"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-election-officials-can-identify-prepare-and-respond-ai-threats?fbclid=IwY2xjawEjYsFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSroLRBIqa20pisDCjNmUT74u15nBPjQ-dfdsukndMHowgbKewsOzEhFIw_aem_ndp-ZPq4XUj_Z8iuJyjgcg</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>One of the strategies that I have heard for election offices, and that CISA [Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (fed gov)] advises is: "Communicate Early and Promote Transparency Around the Elections Process". Hopefully, my own warnings in my upcoming Misinformation workshops will help the public be prepared to resist election misinformation<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SECURING ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE AGAINST THE TACTICS OF FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS. </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>CISA. 4/2024.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/Securing_Election_Infrastructure_Against_the_Tactics_of_Foreign_Malign_Influence_Operations_2024FINAL_508c.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawEjYudleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRdX1zBz7bEdPE6NzPHQ71vqn2e63cjtdYXXU756CrvyMPU3A32EyX1IXQ_aem_48M9MsgRDES8Fpb6wBmlVg"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/Securing_Election_Infrastructure_Against_the_Tactics_of_Foreign_Malign_Influence_Operations_2024FINAL_508c.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawEjYudleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRdX1zBz7bEdPE6NzPHQ71vqn2e63cjtdYXXU756CrvyMPU3A32EyX1IXQ_aem_48M9MsgRDES8Fpb6wBmlVg</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>  <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I like that this points out a key issue I bring up in the Misinformation workshop - that <b>our economic measures do not take into account certain important factors, and we always need to use MEDIAN, not MEAN/AVERAGE when discussing income and wealth data</b>: "stagnation among America’s working middle is often hidden by economic reports that describe average worker or household gains with unequal distribution; **the median lags the mean by a wide margin.**"<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Can employee ownership improve capitalism? </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maureen Conway and Joseph Blasi 4/4/2024. Fast Company.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91077152/can-employee-ownership-improve-capitalism"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.fastcompany.com/91077152/can-employee-ownership-improve-capitalism</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>CBO [nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office] report showing <b>increasing immigration would reduce the debt</b> [plus we need more workers to pay in to Social Security!]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Effects of the Immigration Surge on the Federal Budget and the Economy.</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> CBO. July, 2024. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60569"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60569</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>How much do you know about public opinion polling? We talk about polling language in my Misinformation workshop. Here is a fun little quiz from the Pew Center on polling!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Quiz: Test your polling knowledge. </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Pew Center.<b> </b>July 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/quiz/how-much-do-you-know-about-public-opinion-polling/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/quiz/how-much-do-you-know-about-public-opinion-polling/</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Why does the United States incarcerate so many people? [Look up your own state for comparison on this webpage.] <b>States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2024.</b> Widra. Prison Policy Initiative. June, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawEjZTVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSuxyCfbcsLrXCROkvMRxIAOB8S530S9U7awiHukYHGIAwin1KP6kdgFMA_aem_vUwNJUgnWXLKCYj565uAmw"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28679461'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk23322942'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk20552864'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16409756'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk5006368'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2244936'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk13329123'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk54090168'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk128739707'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawEjZTVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSuxyCfbcsLrXCROkvMRxIAOB8S530S9U7awiHukYHGIAwin1KP6kdgFMA_aem_vUwNJUgnWXLKCYj565uAmw</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk114227852'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk100701848'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk95731240'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk64276020'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52446784'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk51493677'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk49695405'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk44401178'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk46585225'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk31105682'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk28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oNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>503-737-1425<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:dcoheninfo@comcast.net">dcoheninfo@comcast.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>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;mso-ligatures:none'>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;mso-ligatures:none'>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;mso-ligatures:none'>“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>