Students -- If you have an interest in community organizing, register for this info session about paid positions with DART. 

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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 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.
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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, 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:
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> * Entering a community
> * Identifying and training local leaders
> * Strategic planning and issue cutting
> * Relationship and community building
> * Direct Action on community issues
> * Fundraising
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> The DART Center has built coalitions throughout the country that 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, DART will place graduates into permanent full-time salaried positions earning $34,000/year + benefits. 
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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.