[Libs-Or] Civics for Adults workshops for Fall

[Donna Cohen]

Hello everyone,

 

These are the workshops I'll be doing in Sept-Oct [plus a couple for private
groups].  

 

Donna

 

Citizen Activism 101 -Making Change Happen

Want to improve life for yourself and your neighbors or have a concern about
local, state or federal laws? Learn about strategies for change, and more:
Brief historical perspective; Examples of successful
advocacy-local-national; Choosing your battles; Who makes the rules?;
Getting heard: tools for change; "Tracking" state and federal legislation.

Sat. Sept. 16   2:00-3:30 Hood River Public Library 502 E State St, Hood
River, OR

Sun. Sept 17   3:00-4:30  North Portland Branch, MCL 512 N Killingsworth St,
Portland

Mon. Sept 25   6:30-8:00  Cedar Mill Community Lib. 12505 NW Cornell Road
Suite 13, PDX

Sun. Oct 29   2:00-3:30 Coos Bay Public Library  525 Anderson Ave., Coos
Bay, OR 

 

Misinformation, Fake News and Political Propaganda 

We are overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and other
media. Learn to distinguish truth from fiction using critical thinking
strategies. The workshop uses real world examples of political ads, news
headlines, graphs / charts, the effect of word choice in messaging,
statistical data and other types of information in a "what do you see here?
/ what is missing?" format.

 

Thurs. Sept 21   7:00-8:30 St Helens Public Library 375 S. 18th St.,  St
Helens, OR

Sun. Oct. 8    2:00-3:30 Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard,
OR

Sat. Oct 28   12:00 PM Siuslaw Public Library 1490 9th St., Florence, OR

Sat. Oct 28   7:00-8:30 Coos Bay Public Library  525 Anderson Ave., Coos
Bay, OR 

 

Donna L Cohen, MEd, MLIS  Teacher and Librarian 

"The most important political office is that of the private citizen."
Justice Louis Brandeis


							
		
	
			
	
			
	
			
 

 


Donna L Cohen, MEd, MLIS

Portland, Oregon

503-737-1425

citizen at civicthinker.net

Civics for Adults Workshops: To Enhance Civic Knowledge and Inspire
Political Engagement

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