[Libs-Or] Weds 2/15 Elections workshop! Free, virtual. And other Civics for Adults news.

[dcohen at hevanet.com]

Civics for Adults Update, February 11, 2023. 

 

Upcoming 

Beyond Voting: Elections and Campaign Finance 

Wednesday, February 15, 4-5:30 PST / 7-8:30 EST Stoughton Public Library
[MASS]. Virtual 

Register:
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTmRarMHL4apDk-MemecXZErXMoQLoyQl
zxAeU0oSeD3kWbA/viewform>
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTmRarMHL4apDk-MemecXZErXMoQLoyQlz
xAeU0oSeD3kWbA/viewform 

*	Right to vote?
*	Voter suppression 
*	Election 2020 continuing issues and 2024 concerns
*	Redistricting / gerrymandering
*	Primaries
*	Alternative voting systems
*	Campaign financing issues and tracking

 

The Constitution: Fulfilling Democracy's Promise? - The Constitution,
Democracy and Representation

Wednesday, March 8, 4-5:30 PST / 7-8:30 EST. Stoughton Public Library
[MASS]. Virtual

Register: One week ahead. Check website.

We'll look at the Constitution's creation, trace major changes to its
interpretation, and examine its current structural limitations.  

*	Status of democracy
*	Forming a country
*	Bill of Rights
*	Interpreting the Constitution
*	Structural issues / representation
*	Changes needed?

 

Selected Civics for Adults Facebook posts:

Article in the Boston Globe about my workshop! 

Local groups want to put civics education back on the front burner

 
<https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/20/metro/local-groups-want-put-civics-e
ducation-back-front-burner/>
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/20/metro/local-groups-want-put-civics-ed
ucation-back-front-burner/


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Quite a good article summing up the impacts of redistricting based on the
2020 Census and the resulting flood of court cases, many claiming maps that
are racially gerrymandered. The outcome of these cases will impact the maps
used for 2024. Two very significant cases are in the Supreme Court; we'll
know their outcome next June.

We'll take a quick look at a couple of these maps in the Elections workshop
on Feb 15.

2020 Redistricting Cycle Report: How Maps Were Challenged in Court

 
<https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/2020-redistricting-cycle-report-ho
w-maps-were-challenged-in-court/?fbclid=IwAR2gOQ6Qn8ScGZyjDuL0ONsD15PGZ5GWGN
8AZP_HSNkk5evK1MWWMHOdifI>
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/2020-redistricting-cycle-report-how
-maps-were-challenged-in-court/?fbclid=IwAR2gOQ6Qn8ScGZyjDuL0ONsD15PGZ5GWGN8
AZP_HSNkk5evK1MWWMHOdifI 

Another related, helpful article from the Brennan Center, Redistricting
Litigation Roundup:

 
<https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/redistricting-litig
ation-roundup-0?fbclid=IwAR2pFs6iNU8VHNKQ_9AbHUWrAR09bjRCHyQgtog2tOJmlYDsFpx
19Ze_joY>
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/redistricting-litiga
tion-roundup-0?fbclid=IwAR2pFs6iNU8VHNKQ_9AbHUWrAR09bjRCHyQgtog2tOJmlYDsFpx1
9Ze_joY   

**

There is a bill in the Oregon Legislature right now SB579 that would allow
those who are incarcerated to vote. It is ridiculously easy to submit
written testimony [aka your opinion] or to sign up for in-person or virtual
testimony now. [We have one of the best systems in the country for doing
so!]. Just go to the link and look around: information, sign up, follow the
bill via email alerts, etc.

It's a hotly contested topic. Check out what people have submitted as
testimony. 

 
<https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB579?fbcli
d=IwAR3tiWuhgjR_zrhJYOljytr6jLxbh2qPnIquT-bwUwSXLFHHlwUagzdO214>
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB579?fbclid
=IwAR3tiWuhgjR_zrhJYOljytr6jLxbh2qPnIquT-bwUwSXLFHHlwUagzdO214 

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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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