[Libs-Or] Activism Workshop 2/5 Free. Virtual. Get your activism hat on! Last part is about following, and having a say in, bills in the Oregon Legislature!

Sun Jan 29 12:17:31 PST 2023

Civics for Adults Update, January 29, 2023. 

Upcoming 

Citizen Activism 101-Making Change Happen

Sunday, February 5, 2:30-4:00. PST. Hillsboro Public Library [OR]. Virtual

Register: WCCLS website if WCCLS patron or TBA

*	Historical perspective
*	Examples of successful advocacy
*	Types of advocacy
*	Who makes the rules?
*	Tools / strategies for change
*	Engaging with government / lobbying for influence
*	Tracking legislation in the Oregon Legislature and having your say
on bills! Legislature has just begun!

Beyond Voting: Elections and Campaign Finance 

Wednesday, February 15, 3:00. EST! Stoughton Public Library [MASS]. Virtual 

Register: One week in advance; check website

*	Right to vote?
*	Voter suppression 
*	Election 2024 issues
*	Redistricting / gerrymandering
*	Electoral College
*	Alternative voting systems
*	Campaign financing issues and tracking

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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If you've been confused about the CRT issue, here is an article that will
sum up how divorced from reality it is. School Ends Dr. Seuss Reading When
Students Recognize Its Racism Lesson

<https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-ends-dr-seuss-reading-when-student
s-recognize-its-racism-lesson/ar-AA16eq2V?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=79bf221eeec64b5
2adf15934ea07a868&fbclid=IwAR3LKtUwXrNLKHhszFIxx4xQyodEtJqST51Kd2GMTKfObFV1V
1u-cgR7kKk>
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-ends-dr-seuss-reading-when-students
-recognize-its-racism-lesson/ar-AA16eq2V?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=79bf221eeec64b52
adf15934ea07a868&fbclid=IwAR3LKtUwXrNLKHhszFIxx4xQyodEtJqST51Kd2GMTKfObFV1V1
u-cgR7kKk 

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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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National Archives Resources for Martin Luther King Day

<https://www.archives.gov/nyc/exhibit/mlk?fbclid=IwAR0v6xKz2b2xii11QqiE1j-d2
JxmBMbRoRIq2dfGG1sE092GCqMk_XVZxcw>
https://www.archives.gov/nyc/exhibit/mlk?fbclid=IwAR0v6xKz2b2xii11QqiE1j-d2J
xmBMbRoRIq2dfGG1sE092GCqMk_XVZxcw 

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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