[Libs-Or] _\|/_ Potentially Risky URL in Email - Click Carefully _\|/_ Final Civics workshops of the season? In-person. Misinformation and Activism!

[dcohen at hevanet.com]

Civics for Adults Update October 15, 2024.

 

Citizen Activism 101-Making Change Happen 

Sat. October 19. 2-3:30 PST. Woodburn [OR] Public Library. 280 Garfield St.,
Woodburn, OR.

Historical perspective, strategies for change, how to track legislation, and
more!

In-person. All welcome!

 

Misinformation and Propaganda - Telling Truth from Fiction. 

Sat. Oct. 26. 1-2:30 PST Oregon City Public Library 606 John Adams St,
Oregon City, OR. 

Are you overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources, and other
media? Distinguish truth from fiction using real-world examples of political
ads, news headlines, online posts, graphs/charts, economic data and more.
Become your own "fact-checker" and learn how to find accurate information. 
In-person. All welcome!

 

Selected Civics for Adults Facebook posts:

This is a very important 60 Minutes segment. I encourage you to watch and to
also encourage others to watch who you think might benefit. Al Schmidt is a
true public servant.

Pennsylvania's top election official reassures voters while fighting
misinformation in battleground state

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-al-schmidt-fights-election-misinfo
rmation-60-minutes-transcript/ 

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This is a fun way to learn history! Taking a Lady Gaga song, these folks
created a reflection of what women went through to get the vote - from
demonstrating in front of the Whitehouse [the first time any group did that
and it was considered outrageous], to being arrested and force fed, to the
one vote that tipped the balance to make Tennessee the final state needed to
ratify the 20th Amendment. There actually was a fellow whose mother
encouraged him to vote yes [that's the note in the guy's pocket]. 

Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYQhRCs9IHM 

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

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

Flyer describing workshops:
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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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