[ASU] Fwd: Samuel Johnson - Please help to spread word among students at OU

[Ebenezer Malcalm]

Hi Sam et al,
I did sent mail to the out going president of the Union and copied the
listserve. These guy want students with US green card. So this can be great
opportunity for green card holders.
Thanks
Ebenezer 


Quoting "Samuel Wai Johnson, Jr." <sj176006 at ohio.edu>:

> 
> Dear Colleagues, 
> 
> This could be an excellent opportunity.
> 
> Sam  
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Melissa Pluss
> <melissa at thedartcenter.org> -----
> From: Melissa Pluss <melissa at thedartcenter.org>
> To: sj176006 at ohio.edu
> Subject: Samuel Johnson - Please help to spread word among  students
> at OU
> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:14:05 -0500
> 
> Dear Samuel Johnson,
> 
> Hello again. I tried connecting with you last week, but I did not
> hear back.  I
> know you may have missed my message inadvertently, so I thought I
> would try one
> last time. I am working with the OU Career center to host an
> Information Session
> to discuss jobs in community organizing that I believe students
> active with
> AFRICAN STUDENT UNION would be interested in. 
> 
> As you may know, the DART Center has been conducting a paid training
> program for
> those seeking a career in community organizing for the last several
> years, and
> has enabled dozens of people to launch permanent salaried positions
> in the
> field, including alumni from this school. 
> 
> It's an excellent opportunity for people interested in organizing at
> the local
> level around common issues affecting low-moderate income communities
> like
> affordable housing, immigrant rights, access to healthcare, quality
> public
> education, youth services, crime, etc.  Let me know if you know of
> any direct
> referrals to certain students involved with AFRICAN STUDENT UNION. I
> would be
> happy to provide a personal invitation to our Info Session by phone
> or email
> anyone that you know that will graduate this spring with an interest
> in this
> area. Though I have learned over the years that the personal invite
> seems to
> work the best, I was also wondering if you could make an announcement
> during an
> upcoming meeting or pass along an announcement to any relevant list
> serves.   I
> have provided a brief description below and a flyer attached for the
> DART
> Center, and our efforts on campus. Please feel free to forward this
> announcement
> to available list serves, fellow student groups leaders, interns, or
> to anyone
> you know that might be interested in pursuing this line of work. 
> 
> Thank you for your help, and please let me know about certain
> students you could
> recommend. 
> 
> 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
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Melissa Pluss
> DART Network
> ph: (785) 841-2680
> email: melissa at thedartcenter.org
> www.thedartcenter.org
> 
> Message to forward to graduating OU students and alums:
> 
> **************************************************
> Social Justice Jobs in Community Organizing Available to OU
> graduating students
> and alums!
> 
> Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be on the OU
> campus on
> Monday April 6 @ 7:00 PM in the Baker University Center, Room 341 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 Melissa Pluss at
> melissa at thedartcenter.org 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: Melissa Pluss, DART Network, 820 New York Street Lawrence, KS
> 66044 or by
> email: melissa at thedartcenter.org. 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.  
> 
> Melissa Pluss
> DART Network
> ph: (785) 841-2680
> email: melissa at thedartcenter.org
> www.thedartcenter.org
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> 
> 
> Samuel Wai Johnson, Jr.
> Global Leadership Center/International Development Studies 
> Ohio University 
> Athens, Ohio 45701
> USA
> 



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