School Board 

Template Letter to School Board (Contact LO for Love for more information) 

SB732 District Equity Committee Legislation (81st Oregon Legislative Assembly, 2021)

Clackamas County Elections webpage
Learn about current and upcoming elections in Clackamas County, including special elections for school board members.

Informed Voting (Citizen Literacy)
Discover tips for researching political candidates and their policy positions in order to make informed choices during elections.

Supporting Equity-Focused Candidates

Selecting Candidates with Equity in Mind: Equity Rating Guide
Check out the rubric developed to identify candidates who center equity in their work (contact Unite Oregon City for more information)

Resources

Oregon City Council voting results
Website include archived videos, agendas, and minutes of meetings.

Clackamas County Commissioners county meeting minutes

Oregon State Legislature bill and vote information

Identifying hate groups and hate symbols (Anti-Defamation League)

Hate groups and their ideologies (Southern Poverty Law Center)

Information on symbols of hate (Anti-Defamation League)

Glossary of extremism (Anti-Defamation League)

Bias Response Toolkit (Oregon Department of Justice)

Confronting Conspiracy Theories and Organized Bigotry at Home: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers (Western States Center)

News Sources

Pamplin Media main page (search tool available on main page)

Oregonian Newspaper Archives (search or browse the archives)

The Skanner / The Skanner News (search tool available on main page)

Willamette Week main page (search tool available on main page by clicking on the magnifying glass symbol)

The Portland Observer (search tool available on main page)

Misinformation and Disinformation 

Misinformation and Disinformation Against Anti-Racism (October 2023)
CCEC Quarterly Meeting presentation slide deck. Guest speaker Bruce Poinsette, writer, educator, and organizer who grew up in Lake Oswego. Includes link to Zoom presentation and resources on fact checking and a present day case study on mis- and disinformation.

Misinformation, Disinformation, & Equity (March 2022)
CCEC Quarterly Meeting presentation slide deck. Guest speaker Jane Littlefield, Clackamas Community College Librarian.
Includes resources and recommendations to help you sharpen your critical thinking around information.

Media Bias Chart (Ad Fontes Media)
The Media Bias Chart helps you recognize where news outlets fit along a spectrum of credibility, ideology, quality, and more.

Lateral Reading (Citizen Literacy)
Practice “lateral reading,” a strategy used by professional fact-checkers to investigate the reliability of online sources.

Parents' Guide to Critical Thinking (reboot foundation)
A guide to critical thinking for parents + kiddos. Material geared toward ages 5-9, 10-12, and 13 & older.

Comic: Fake News Can Be Deadly. Here's How To Spot It (Life Kit, NPR)
This comic helps you sharpen your misinformation instincts and comes from Life Kit, NPR's podcast with tools to help you get it together.

How to Spot Fake News infographic (IFLA)
Eight quick tips. See the Fake News infographic in other languages.

Implicit Association Test (IAT) (Project Implicit)
Low stakes, safe way for folx to learn about their own biases. Designed for ages 18+.

Community Safety 

Report Bias Incidents and Crimes to Oregon Department of Justice Hotline (Oregon Department of Justice)

Oregon Statistical Transparency of Policing Report (STOPS Data, 2021)
This link opens a PDF. Search for individual cities and districts. They are listed in alphabetical order.

History of Policing with Aric Clark (September 2022)
CCEC Quarterly Meeting notes. Guest speaker Aric Clark, Pastor / Activist