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CIVICS CON 2022 will be held June 10-11 in Norman, OK

Join us for CIVICS CON 2022 on June 10-11 at the Sarkeys Energy Center in Norman, OK. The event is free for all attendees, and breakfast and lunch will be provided both days.

The theme of this year's event is "GeoCivics: Designing Stronger Communities" - many sessions will address how geography and maps affect fair representation, where we live, how we vote, and other things. Here are some of the topics that the presenters will cover:

  • Mapping Greenwood: Using Data to Reveal Untold Stories

  • Communities and Redistricting

  • Drawing Your Own District

  • Migration and Oklahoma

  • Population: Oklahomans on the Move

  • Creating Brave Classroom Spaces

  • Classroom as Deep Democracy

  • Using the Geo-Inquiry Process to Understand Wildland Urban Interface

  • Power to the People: The Ins and Outs of Oklahoma's Ballot Initiative Process

  • Teach Broadly, Engage Locally: Using Project-Based Pedagogy to Encourage Civic Involvement

  • Using the Oklahoma Giant Map to Understand the Heavy Consequences of Light Pollution

While Civics Con is designed for all people, this year we partnered with several educational organizations to ensure that many sessions are created by educators and for educators. We know that civic engagement starts with civic education, and this is a great opportunity to foster that growth from the beginning.

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