Students, Here is an interesting opportunity for you. Please read below!
MKE


Molly Kelly-Elliott, M.Ed.
Clinical Faculty & Undergraduate Advisor
Special Education Program
Miami University
Department of Educational Psychology
201E McGuffey Hall
Oxford, Ohio 45056
(513)529-1711
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>Message to forward to students and alums:
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>Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice Available to Miami
>students and alums!
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>The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be hosting a
>webinar on Thursday, September 27 at 8pm EST to discuss careers in the
>field of community organizing with students interested in empowering
>their communities and working for social change.
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>Please RSVP by contacting Hannah Wittmer at [log in to unmask] or
>calling 785.506.8915 with your name, phone #, email address and year in
>school. You will then receive instructions for accessing the webinar.
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>DART is now accepting applications for the 2013 DART Organizers
>Institute, which trains and places individuals into full-time, salaried
>careers in community organizing.
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>The DART Center's twenty affiliated organization have won important
>victories on a broad set of justice issues including:
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>* Education reform in low-performing public schools
>* Job Training
>* Drugs and Violence
>* Criminal Recidivism
>* Living Wage
>* Neighborhood Revitalization
>* Predatory Lending
>* Affordable Housing, etc.
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>The DART Organizers Institute combines a classroom orientation with on
>the ground infield training at a local grassroots organization and
>in-field training site.  Organizers are provided with a cost of living
>stipend and travel. After successful completion of the program, graduates
>are placed into permanent full-time salaried positions earning
>$34,000/year + benefits, with an expected commitment to remain within the
>DART network for a minimum of three years.
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>The DART Organizers Institute will begin January 7, 2013 and June 10,
>2013.  Training locations and permanent placements sites include cities
>in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida.
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>To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to visit
>www.thedartcenter.org or contact Hannah Wittmer at
>[log in to unmask] or (785) 506-8915. The deadline to apply is
>midnight on October 1, 2012.