Building Resilient Communities: Civic Engagement Stories

1. LWV of Clark County CIVICS IS Fundamental Project Ellie Hutton LWVCC Secretary January 28, 2019 Civics 101 Building Resilient Communities

3. Civic EngagementStories Help Build Community • Did your family discuss politics and vote? • What community or civic activities did you do with your family, school, church, team… when you were growing up? • Did you follow this example as an adult or rebel?

4. Participate in the Life of Your Community All of these activities give us practice in working together to achieve a common goal. • Volunteering • Playing team sports • Singing in a choir • Mentoring a friend, neighbor, coworker, stranger • Helping people in need • Smiling while standing on line • Running for office • Attending community events

5. Get to Know Your Neighbors Because building safe, healthy communities where people look after each other begins at home—YOUR home and your neighbors’ homes. • About Clark County Neighborhood Associations • City of Vancouver Office of Neighborhoods • City of Camas Neighborhoods • Social media—Nextdoor • Emergency Preparedness Guide

6. Don’t Feel You Have to Know Everything! Make sure you understand the basic ideas and principles of democracy. You can always look up the details! • The State We’re In: Washington • Crash Course: Government & Politics • USCIS Citizenship Resource Center • Washington Secretary of State Office

7. Think About the Common Good & Individual Liberty Finding the right balance between what’s good for each of us and what’s good for all of us. • Rule of Law • Separation of Powers • Bill of Rights • Federalism • Majority Rule and Minority Rights

11. Dual vs. Cooperative Federalism

12. "The State We're In: Washington" by LWVWA Education Fund is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0; art by MWillowsIllustration

13. "The State We're In: Washington" by LWVWA Education Fund is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0; art by MWillowsIllustration

14. "The State We're In: Washington" by LWVWA Education Fund is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0; art by MWillowsIllustration

15. Learn Science In the 21st century, scientific discoveries will change our world in ways we can’t yet understand. To make sure these changes benefit all of us, we will need citizens who understand science and can govern the way we use it. Neuroscience, experimental psychology, sports medicine, and epigenetics offer insights into why and how we make choices. • Visit Outsmarting Human Minds, “The Universe Inside”

16. Science Offers Clues Image by Rosa Sheng, AIA. Found in “Confronting Implicit Bias: A Remedy for the Public Health of Racism?” by Temi Omilabu, Medium, 10/16/17.

17. What Makes Voting Difficult? “A leader is anyone willing to help, anyone who sees something that needs to change and takes the first steps to influence that situation.” --Meg Wheatley

18. How do you view your personal politics? • What issues are important to you? • What qualities do you look for in a candidate? • Visit The Political Compass to see where you fit in their economic/social two-axis chart • Consider the media sources you use / why you do seek them out?

19. "The State We're In: Washington" by LWVWA Education Fund is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0; art by Leslie Hoge