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On 9/21/12, Patti Newberry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Students -- If you have an interest in community organizing, register for
> this info session about paid positions with DART.
>
>>
>>
>> **************************************************
>> Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice Available to Miami
>> students and alums!
>>
>> The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be hosting a
>> webinar on Monday, September 24 at 8pm EST to discuss careers in the field
>> of community organizing with students interested in empowering their
>> communities and working for social change.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> DART is now accepting applications for the 2013 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 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, DART will place
>> graduates into permanent full-time salaried positions earning $34,000/year
>> + benefits.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>

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