[Libs-Or] Added resource for your patrons who may want to run for PDX City Council! RE: Civics for Adults Update Dec 2023 - good resources!

Sun Dec 10 11:27:04 PST 2023

For those interested in running for City Council in Portland for its brand
new form of government? The city is holding "learning sessions" for
potential candidates:

Candidate Learning Sessions

Starting in January of 2024, the City will offer learning sessions for
anyone interested in running for office. The first two sessions will be
introductory and attempt to cover all of the things new or veteran
candidates might need to know, including:

Campaign Finance 

Public Funding of Campaigns

Filing for the Ballot

Voter's Pamphlets

Resources for Candidates

and a lot more!

We will have guest speakers from Multnomah County, the Secretary of State's
Office, Small Donor Elections, and the City's Transition Team. Come ready to
learn and ask as many questions as you want.

There will be two sessions in January. One live session on January 8th and a
virtual session on January 10th. Click on the link below to see the details
and to register for one of the events: [Note: on this page, scroll down:
<https://www.portland.gov/elections/city-office-candidacy?fbclid=IwAR3tTl27s
U8NuKGVfvXO15Edy5CKK0gJs4kCRRljhMrBVPr-byDkJoCOTfk>
https://www.portland.gov/elections/city-office-candidacy ]

We look forward to seeing you and if you have any questions prior to the
event, feel free to send them to our inbox at elections at portlandoregon.gov.

Donna

Donna L Cohen, MLIS, MEd

Portland, Oregon

503-737-1425

 <mailto:dcoheninfo at comcast.net> dcoheninfo at comcast.net 

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

Webpage  <http://www.civicthinker.info/> www.civicthinker.info 

Facebook  <https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/>
https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/

"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
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6lzPpqc2WY>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6lzPpqc2WY 

From: Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> On Behalf Of Donna Cohen via
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Subject: [Libs-Or] Civics for Adults Update Dec 2023 - good resources!

Happy Holiday Season!

Civics for Adults Update      December, 2023. 

Selected Civics for Adults Facebook posts:

One of the most important articles about our information environment. I hope
media outlets are paying heed to this! Continuing problems with political
coverage .

"We found that the Times and the Post shared significant overlap in their
domestic politics coverage, offering little insight into policy. Both
emphasized the horse race and campaign palace intrigue, stories that
functioned more to entertain readers than to educate them on essential
differences between political parties."

"Warped Front Pages"

<https://www.cjr.org/analysis/election-politics-front-pages.php?fbclid=IwAR0
8MkGcY3yWEcJoTjfUV6e4BWuDHwgTxUkG0LFH1pZV_tVOq_UrnOZLoBs>
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/election-politics-front-pages.php?fbclid=IwAR08
MkGcY3yWEcJoTjfUV6e4BWuDHwgTxUkG0LFH1pZV_tVOq_UrnOZLoBs 

Related article.

This is an excellent, pithy, article that focuses on something I now include
in my Misinformation workshop: "Horse race" coverage of elections does not
give the public what it needs. Kudos to this editor! "Low-value election
coverage clings to the question of who's going to win."

It also mentions the person who has most made this philosophy his focus -
Professor Jay Rosen. You can follow him on X.

"We're demoting horse race election coverage. Here's why."

<https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/10/12/were-demoting-horse-race-election-c
overage-heres-why/?fbclid=IwAR1-8UbF0F3YRVvp3GELBZdtO1Up__rQ4B5nCKLUa79-SCTo
andni-67W1o>
https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/10/12/were-demoting-horse-race-election-co
verage-heres-why/?fbclid=IwAR1-8UbF0F3YRVvp3GELBZdtO1Up__rQ4B5nCKLUa79-SCToa
ndni-67W1o 

**

As you may have heard a Colorado judge ruled not to bar former president
Trump from the 2024 ballot. However, she did determine "Trump engaged in an
insurrection on January 6, 2021 through incitement, and that the First
Amendment does not protect Trump's speech."

An interesting discussion of the opinion, from leading conservative and
liberal experts - Judge Luttig and Prof. Lawrence Tribe - was posted to X
[Twitter] by Judge Luttig. 

This situation will almost certainly be appealed, perhaps as far as the
Supreme Court.

<https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-simply-incorrect-judge-luttig-and-l
aurence-tribe-react-to-colorado-judge-s-decision-to-reject-trump-14th-amendm
ent-challenge-198217285610?fbclid=IwAR0-Yw1lYs2O5O5NzCQA79G5BPa45eaiWFyBst2G
yMh4faHeWaEHX3Z3QVk>
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-simply-incorrect-judge-luttig-and-la
urence-tribe-react-to-colorado-judge-s-decision-to-reject-trump-14th-amendme
nt-challenge-198217285610?fbclid=IwAR0-Yw1lYs2O5O5NzCQA79G5BPa45eaiWFyBst2Gy
Mh4faHeWaEHX3Z3QVk 

**

The New Speaker of the House released all of the videos [with security
footage extracted] from January 6, 2021:

<https://cha.house.gov/cha-subcommittee-reading-room-fe781e74-d577-4f64-93cc
-fc3a8dd8df18?fbclid=IwAR15cz_owhZTc-87UEP6Pthmx5gMimjDrUI80uvAXC04qIh6sEiqK
8zK2pM>
https://cha.house.gov/cha-subcommittee-reading-room-fe781e74-d577-4f64-93cc-
fc3a8dd8df18?fbclid=IwAR15cz_owhZTc-87UEP6Pthmx5gMimjDrUI80uvAXC04qIh6sEiqK8
zK2pM 

**

America Reframed: No Time to Fail
Election 2020 in Rhode Island, with focus on the work of election officials!
This was a wonderful show and I would highly recommend that every high
school Social Studies class in the country show this documentary. As we
found out after 2020, a lack of understanding about how elections work -
combined with propaganda that gears people to see things a certain way -
created a horrible situation for election workers [and all of us]. The
harassment they experienced resulted in many good people leaving. We can
only hope that those who take their places will be as committed, as
professional, and as nonpartisan as those who left. Please support your
local election workers!
 <https://www.pbs.org/video/no-time-to-fail-wmdnou/>
https://www.pbs.org/video/no-time-to-fail-wmdnou/ 

**

The Brennan Center for Justice routinely tracks state legislation that
impacts voting access and electoral processes. 

"There remains a stark divide between states. On one side are those that are
broadening democratic participation. On the other are those making it harder
to vote and easier for partisan officials to interfere in democratic
processes." E.g., North Carolina has banned the use of drop boxes.

Voting Laws Roundup, October 2023.

<https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup
-october-2023?fbclid=IwAR08MkGcY3yWEcJoTjfUV6e4BWuDHwgTxUkG0LFH1pZV_tVOq_Urn
OZLoBs>
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-
october-2023?fbclid=IwAR08MkGcY3yWEcJoTjfUV6e4BWuDHwgTxUkG0LFH1pZV_tVOq_UrnO
ZLoBs 

More at  <https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036>
https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036 

Ask your local library or community group to sponsor a workshop! Thanks. 

Flyer describing workshops:
<https://static.s123-cdn.com/uploads/2516289/normal_5fe8c854352d5.pdf>
https://static.s123-cdn.com/uploads/2516289/normal_5fe8c854352d5.pdf 

Donna L Cohen, MLIS, MEd

Portland, Oregon

503-737-1425

dcoheninfo at comcast.net <mailto:dcoheninfo at comcast.net>  

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

Webpage www.civicthinker.info <http://www.civicthinker.info/>  

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/

"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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6lzPpqc2WY 

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