[Counselor_Educ] Fwd: Mona - Please help to spread word among Education students at OU

[robinsoh at ohio.edu]

----- Forwarded message from Sunil Joy <sunil.joy at thedartcenter.org> -----
From: Sunil Joy <sunil.joy at thedartcenter.org>
To: robinsoh at ohio.edu
Subject: Mona - Please help to spread word among Education students at OU
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:29:23 -0500

Dear Mona,

Hello again. I tried connecting with you last week about spreading the word of 
my visit, but I know people 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 the field of community 
organizing that I believe students in Education would be interested in. 

At this late time, I was hoping you could help by sending out one last message 
to any student listservs that may be appropriate. I have sent a forwarding 
announcement below. Please send our announcements as far and wide as possible.

Unlike in years past, we have not gotten very many people to RSVP for their 
attendance, so any extra last minute publicity would help.  

If you have already spread the word of our visit, I greatly appreciate your 
support and would simply ask that you send the message one last time, as to 
not leave any students out.

Take care.

(ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW)

Sincerely,

Sunil Joy
DART Network
ph: (785) 841-2680
email: sunil at thedartcenter.org
www.thedartcenter.org

Message to forward to graduating OU students and alums:

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Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice Available to OU students 
and alums!

The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be on the OU campus 
on Wed., May 5 @ 7PM in the Baker University Center, Rm 231 to discuss careers 
in the field of community organizing with students interested in empowering 
their communities and working for social change.

Please RSVP if you are interested by contacting Sunil Joy at 
sunil at thedartcenter.org or calling 785.841.2680 with your name, phone #, email 
address and school.

After years of research into best practices, experimentation, evaluation, and 
refinement, the Organizers Institute has become THE elite field school in the 
training of grassroots community organizers in the country. 
 
DART is now accepting applications for the 2010 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 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 ($32-35,000/year for Associate Organizers and $35-40,000 for Lead 
Organizers starting salary + health & benefits). DART is a 501(c)(3) 
organization, therefore, employees of the DART Network are eligible for Public 
Service Loan Forgiveness under the recently enacted College Cost Reduction and 
Access Act.  For more information on Public Service Loan Forgiveness, visit 
www.ibrinfo.org.

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 start in July 
2010. 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, JD, or similar life experience is 
preferred though not necessary. Candidates must have a college degree or be 
graduating prior to July 2010. 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.

Low and moderate income communities across the country are feeling the bite of 
recession on issues like healthcare, education, employment, and housing. At 
the same time, the field of community organizing has obtained more legitimacy 
and interest than ever before given its recent profile in the 2008 
presidential election.  Low and moderate income communities are in need of 
passionate and talented individuals with the dedication and skills necessary 
to transform communities.  Now is the time to stand up for social and economic 
justice.

To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to contact: Sunil 
Joy, DART Network, 820 New York Street Lawrence, KS 66044 or by email: 
sunil 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.
----- End forwarded message -----



Mona Robinson, Ph.D., PCC, CRC
Assistant Professor
Rehabilitation Counseling and Chillicothe Program Coordinator
President-Elect, NAMRC 
Ohio University
386 McCracken Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
740-593-4461 Office
740-593-0477 Fax
robinsoh at ohio.edu
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