[Stars] Opportunity for Community Organizing for Social Justice

[Stars at Ohio University]

STARS MEMBERS,
If you are at all interested in a career in Community Organizing for social
Justice please look into this opportunity! Looking forward to seeing you all
at the Tom Martinez Event!

All the best,

Keith Hawkins
Co-President of STARS
Honors Tutorial College, Astrophysics Major
Class of 2013
Ohio University | Athens, Ohio
kh148408 at ohio.edu


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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 Tuesday, April 12 at 6pm in BUC 231 to discuss careers in the field of
community organizing with students interested in empowering communities and
working for social change.

Please RSVP if you are interested by contacting Erica Horton at
erica at thedartcenter.org or calling 785.841.2680 with your name, phone #,
email address and expected graduation date.

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 2011 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 local grassroots organization and in-field
training site.  Organizer Trainees are provided with a cost of living
stipend and travel.  Room, board, and tuition will also be paid by DART
during the seven-day classroom training.  After successful completion of the
program, DART will place graduates into permanent full-time salaried
positions earning $30,000-$35,000/year + 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.

The 7-day classroom orientation and 15-week infield training start in July
2011. 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 2011. 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 contact Erica
Horton at erica at thedartcenter.org or (785) 841-2680. You can download
applications or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website:
www.thedartcenter.org
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