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Facilitator: John Haglund johnlouishaglund@gmail.com
It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. They need our help as well. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you make them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions do not protect themselves. They fall one after the other unless each is defended from the beginning. So chose an institution you care about – a court, a newspaper, a law, a labor union – and take its side.
(Tim Snyder, On Tyranny, 2017, p 22)
Specific institutions we are currently addressing:
Journalism
Voting Rights
Local public library system
Right to free speech
Environmental Issues
FEMA
CDC
Activities/Resources:
Journalism
Identify Media Bias:
Interactive Media Bias Chart: https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive
Media Bias Chart: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart
Fact Checking sites:
https://library.csi.cuny.edu/misinformation/fact-checking-websites
Voting Rights
Links that expose the dangers to voting rights and how to help
https://act.aclu.org/a/save-act
https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression
Environmental issues
Environmental Defenders of McHenry County:
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