hey all,

I have attached some interesting information that could help you get involved in fundraisers and community organization :) 

OTHER REMINDERS:

Today, Tuesday March 31:  Cuba:  The Value of Utopia will be playing (English subtitles) in 212 MacMillan from 6pm-9pm.  The movie is NOT 3 hours long, the director will be there to take questions, this is a great opportunity to learn more about Cuba and be able to pick the brain of the actual director and understand just exactly what she wanted us to focus on in this movie!  

Friday, April 3:  Stage Reading:A staged reading of the play El Jardin by Carlos Morton will take place in the Leonard Theatre at Peabody Hall. The performance is but one event in the three-day long Latin Writer’s Festival being held here at Miami April 1-3. I am seeking four students who would be willing to act in that show. The performance should last about 45 minutes to an hour, with some time for discussion afterward with the playwright (student actors would not need to stay for the discussion, although we’d like them to).  FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE BELOW OR ATTACHMENT!

Tuesday, April 7:  ALAS GBM!! :) We will be having an Art Night!  More info to come.  

As always, for any questions or comments, don´t hesitate to email!! 

muahhh 

STEPHANIE BROCK
Miami University
Spanish and Latin American Studies
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(513) 227-2838
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Subject: FW: Social Justice Jobs in Community Organizing

Hi everyone,

Please pass this information on to anyone you think would be interested in careers in social justice and community organizing. Spanish/English fluency is a bonus for this type of work.

Thanks,
Megan


Social Justice Jobs in Community Organizing 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.

Recently, Jeff Modzelewski, a 2006 Organizers Institute graduate, led a campaign against predatory lending resulting in the reduction of the payday lending interest rate from 391% to 28% in the state of Ohio.  Ohio now has the lowest payday lending interest rate in all 50 states.

More information can be found here:
http://www.mott.org/recentnews/news/2009/organizersinstitute.aspx

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 ($30-33,000/year for Associate Organizers and $32-37,000 for Lead Organizers starting salary + health & benefits).

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 July 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

For information and upcomming events please visit www.muohio.edu/alas