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From: Sunil Joy [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 6:49 PM
To: Jackson, W. Sherman Dr.
Subject: W. Sherman Jackson - Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice for History Students at MU!

Dear W. Sherman Jackson,

Hello, my name is Sunil Joy and I am a community organizer working with Direct Action Research Training (DART) Center. I am writing to you today to let you know that I will be visiting the MU campus on Thur., April 16 @ 7PM in Upham Hall, Rm 275 to discuss careers in the field of community organizing and to interview graduating students or alums. I have been working with the MU Career Center to sponsor an on-campus Information Session that evening to inform and interview students for community organizing positions we have available starting in summer 2009.

You may remember my associates, Ben MacConnell or Karen Modzelowski, who had successful visits to MU in the past.

The MU Career Center have been gracious about spreading word of our visit through their job database, but we are particularly interested in connecting with graduating students from the History program. Therefore, I am writing to request your support in letting students know of our visit.

In particular I was hoping you may help by:

* Letting me know of any students finishing their degrees this Spring from the History program, and how I may be able to contact them, so that I may personally invite them (by phone or email) to our Info Session on campus

* Forwarding along announcements of our visit to appropriate listservs, fellow faculty, interns, or to anyone you know that might be interested (see below and e-flyer attached)

Please make sure the announcement is circulated widely particularly among upcoming Spring graduates. I have also attached an electronic flyer to this message suitable for printing and sharing with your class. Finally, let me know if there are any specific students with a distinct interest in this area that you would suggest I contact directly.

The DART Center has been conducting a paid training program for those seeking to launch a career in community organizing for the last several years, and has enabled dozens of people to launch permanent salaried positions in the field.  These positions are full-time, salaried and provide an excellent opportunity for graduating students or alums interested in improving the lives of people living in low-moderate income neighborhoods to get hands on training and experience in community organization.

Thanks for your continued support and assistance in making this opportunity known widely among MU students.

Sincerely,

Sunil Joy
DART Network
ph: (785) 841-2680
email: [log in to unmask]
www.thedartcenter.org

Message to forward to graduating MU students and alums:

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Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice Available to MU graduating students and alums!

Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be on the MU campus on Thur., April 16 @ 7PM in Upham Hall, Rm 275 to discuss careers in the field of community organizing, and to schedule interviews with students interested in empowering their communities and working for social change.

Please RSVP if you are interested by contacting Sunil Joy at [log in to unmask] or calling 785.841.2680 with your name, phone # and email address.

DART is now accepting applications for the 2009 DART Organizers Institute, the paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a career in community organizing. Participants will undergo a combined classroom and field training covering such topics as:

• Entering a community
• Identifying and training local leaders
• Strategic planning and issue cutting
• Relationship and community building
• Direct Action on community issues
• Fundraising

The DART Center, has built coalitions throughout the country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues including:

• Education reform in low-performing public schools
• Job Training
• Drugs and Violence
• Criminal Recidivism
• Living Wage
• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Predatory Lending
• Affordable Housing, etc.

The DART Organizers Institute combines a 7-day classroom orientation with 15 weeks of infield training at a DART host organization. This is a paid training program that includes: a $7,000 living stipend, transportation to the classroom orientation and host city, and mileage reimbursement during the infield training. Room, board, and tuition will also be paid by DART during the 7-day classroom training. After successful completion of the program, DART will work to place graduates into permanent full time salaried positions ranging from ($30-32,000/year for Associate Organizers and $32-35,000 for Lead Organizers).

Graduates from the four month DART Organizers Institute have gone onto accept Executive Director and Associate Community Organizing positions throughout the country.

The 7-day classroom orientation and 15 week infield training starts July 12, 2009 and runs through November 7, 2009. Training locations will include placements in several states around the country.

Although it may be helpful, no direct experience is necessary. Organizer Trainees (OTs) hired to participate in the DART Organizers Institute must demonstrate a desire to pursue community organizing as a long-term professional career. A master's degree or similar life experience is preferred though unnecessary. Candidates must have a college degree or be graduating prior to June 1, 2009. Also, candidates must display a workmanlike diligence, be driven to produce sustained results, have proven capacity to build relationships of trust, create and execute a plan, act professionally, feel comfortable working with religious institutions, be accountable and willing to hold others accountable, demonstrate disciplined thought and action, and work in a team setting.  OTs must also have access to a car during their training and be flexible regarding relocation. Fluency in Spanish/English is a plus and people of color are encouraged to apply.

To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to send your resume to: Sunil Joy, DART Network, 820 New York Street Lawrence, KS 66044 or by email: [log in to unmask] If you have any questions, please call: (785) 841-2680. Also, you can download applications or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website: www.thedartcenter.org.

Sunil Joy
DART Network
ph: (785) 841-2680
email: [log in to unmask]
www.thedartcenter.org