The Library Foundation of Hillsboro is pleased to be welcoming back Donna L. Cohen, MLIS, MEd, librarian and teacher, who dedicates her professional life to non-partisan civic education.
Saturday, September 28, 2024
2:00PM – 4:00PM
Hillsboro Public Library, Brookwood Branch
Donna will be presenting her workshop, Citizen Activism 101 – Making Change Happen. According to her website, the course has the following purpose:
“Want to improve life for yourself and your neighbors or have a concern about local, state, or federal laws? This workshop provides a brief historical perspective, discusses strategies for change, and gives examples of successful advocacy. You’ll learn about choosing your battles, deciding what matters to you; and how to get heard. Learn tools for change, ‘lobbying’, how to track legislation, and provide testimony.”
Her workshop will cover:
- Historical perspective
- Types of advocacy
- Examples of successful advocacy
- Who makes the rules?
- Tools / strategies for change
- Engaging with government / lobbying for influence
- Tracking civic / political legislation
“Our democracy is strengthened when citizens have accurate and non-partisan civic knowledge,” says Donna. “My workshops provide information typically hidden behind the headline-grabbing, background noise of our lives. I inform about our most essential government and political structures, support critical thinking skills by illuminating ways that information may be distorted, and encourage citizen engagement by highlighting multiple ways that we can influence civic and political life.”
