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I thought folks on this list may know of someone interested in applying for this job. I also encourage everyone to subscribe to ColorLines Magazine. "Nuts and bolts" advice on organizing, combined with great analysis of racial issues. Check them out at http://www.colorlines.com -Aram -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ERASE/ARC seeks Program Associate Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:18:32 -0700 From: ColorLines Magazine <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] <bold><fontfamily><param>Geneva</param>Applied Research Center ERASE Initiative Program Associate Position Summary </fontfamily></bold><fontfamily><param>Geneva</param>The ERASE (Expose Racism and Advance School Excellence) Initiative is a national program that advances racial justice by documenting, exposing and challenging institutional racism in elementary and secondary public schools. The ERASE Program Associate works with the ERASE Program Director and other ERASE staff to implement program goals using a multi-faceted approach combining research, media advocacy, organizing, trainings, and policy development. ERASE fosters strategic and collaborative work among parents, students, teachers, education activists, organizers, academics, researchers, and policy-makers. <bold>Specific Responsibilities </bold>Conduct research and writing to develop program materials and publications Communicate with, and disseminate materials to, people about race issues in public education Publicly speak to the media and to organizations Periodically travel around the U.S to meet people and make presentations at conferences Provide technical assistance (in organizing, media, research) to community-based organizations Organize individuals and organizations around the country to expose and challenge racism in schools Organize periodic meetings and trainings of education activists Participate in ERASE program planning, fundraising, and evaluation. Participate in program planning and evaluation with ARC as a whole, including attendance at board/staff retreats and educational seminars <bold>Qualifications</bold> / <bold>Experience:</bold> Experience in research, community organizing or national issue campaigns. Familiarity with media advocacy. Knowledge of progressive politics, issue campaigns, and race-related issues. Familiarity with public education issues. Good writing and basic research skills. Ability to engage in public speaking, making presentations and facilitating trainings. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Good communications skills working with diverse people/constituencies. Sense of humor, creativity, energy and enthusiasm. Willingness to travel around the U.S. and be away from home at times. <bold>To Apply:</bold> Position open until filled. Send cover letter, resume, writing sample and three references to Tammy Johnson, ARC, 3781 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611 or e-mail to <underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>[log in to unmask]</color></underline>. <bigger>*** To unsubscribe from the ColorLines listserv send a blank email to [log in to unmask] To join the ColorLines listserv send a blank email to [log in to unmask] Visit our website at http://www.colorlines.com **** </bigger></fontfamily> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ColorLines The nation's leading magazine on race, culture, and organizing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mailing address: ColorLines PMB 319 4096 Piedmont Ave Oakland, Ca 94611 510.653.3415-ph 510.653.3427-fax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit us on the web at: http://www.colorlines.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join our listserv! Send a blank email to [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ColorLines is a publication of the Applied Research Center and the Center for Third World Organizing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~