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RISD | Public Engagement
Friday, 21 March 2008

RISD |  Public Engagement is publishing this periodic bulletin to keep the RISD community informed about opportunities to be involved with the community.  We appreciate your willingness to share this bulletin with colleagues in your division or friends.  If you do not want to receive this bulletin, or if you'd like to subscribe, contact phocking@risd.edu

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Looking for Things to do During Spring Break?

Conversations on Creative Practice: Rick Benjamin, 26 March, 5-7 PM
New Urban Arts is hosting a series of five public Conversations this Spring 2008. We have asked unique individuals to share their creative practice. Whether they are gardeners, painters, chefs, writers or plumbers, these individuals discuss how they integrate creativity into their personal and professional lives.  More at:  http://www.risdpublicengagement.net/id41.html

Imagining Art & Social Change: 28-29 March
Inspired by the transformative teachings of American philosopher Maxine Greene, Community MusicWorks will host a two-day conference to gather artists, educators, and organizers committed to investigating the intersection between the arts and working for social change. Imagining Art + Social Change will feature groups who have curricula, concert programs, or other programmatic means of applying art to social change values and vice versa. More at: http://www.communitymusicworks.org/conference2008.htm#about


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Jobs, Internships, & Funding:


Hip Hop Dance Instructor
Goff Junior High School is looking for a hip hop dance instructor to run an afterschool  program on Thursdays from 3:30 until 5:00 ending May 29.  Instructors are paid $50.00 per session and must have had experience working with youth.  Please contact Joe or Donna at 729-7798 if interested. Joseph Tomchak, Goff Community School Site Director (401)729-7798



Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice, is currently accepting applications for the CHANGE Initiative, their national student leadership program.  CHANGE offers college students, at US based campuses, entering their sophomore or junior year the opportunity to become effective social change agents. CHANGE Leaders are exposed to the international development issues that inform Oxfam's work, and apply their skills and insights to run Oxfam campaigns on their campuses and in their communities.

Applications are due on April 1st, 2008.  Selected students are required to participate in a week long training in Boston, July 19-25, 2008, which is organized and paid for by Oxfam.  Students must also implement an Oxfam campaign on their campus and communicate regularly with Oxfam staff about the work they are undertaking during the 2008-2009 academic year.



Announcing PolitiCorps Summer Institute 2008 Applications available  online now at www.PolitiCorps.org
PolitiCorps Summer Institute is a 10-week boot camp consisting of hands-on campaign skills training, innovative public policy intensives, and real-world applications of leadership skills and campaign savvy. PolitiCorps strives to create the next generation of progressive leaders. The Summer Institute is based in Portland, Oregon. PolitiCorps Fellows are college seniors or recent graduates who have demonstrated a commitment to progressive values and a deep interest in forward-thinking public policy and the political process. PolitiCorps Fellows come from every state in the nation, and from a wide variety of experiential and cultural backgrounds. Extensive campaign experience is not a prerequisite for PolitiCorps - but an understanding of campaign lifestyle (long hours, close friendships, challenging and rewarding projects) does help Fellows make the most of the Summer experience. PolitiCorps is deeply committed to providing leadership experience and training to students of color. $1000 stipend, plus housing in Portland throughout the program. To find out more about the program and to begin the application process, please visit www.politicorps.org.  You may also request an application by calling (503) 233-3018. Rolling Admission Deadline:  June 6, 2008 Note:  At least 50 percent of the class will be recruited from the application pool of the first two deadlines.



 Internships: Providence Recycling Office: The Environmental division in the Department of Public Works is charged with improving the quality of life for the residents of Providence by providing a cleaner, healthier environment. With the support of RI Resource Recovery, the Environmental Department at DPW is working to increase Providence’s recycling rate. This initiative exists to educate the Providence community about the importance of recycling and includes: educational programs at City schools; community outreach; workshops on recycling; etc.  In addition, the Recycling Office works to increase the public’s access to recycling information; seek additional sources of funding; and expand recycling services within municipal buildings. The Intern will provide support for these and other related projects. Five or more internships are available. Interns must be available for a minimum of four hours a week, although scheduling is flexible. Due to funding constraints, these positions are offered on a volunteer basis. Depending on program requirements, students may be able to form an Independent Study Project (ISP) around their internship work. For more information, or to submit a resume and brief letter of interest to:Daisy Diaz, Recycling Coordinator  drivera@providenceri.com Department of Public Works/City of Providence/700 Allens Avenue/Providence, RI 02905 Tel. 467 - 7950 ext. 19/Fax 941 - 2567



The Greenpeace Organizing Term (GOT): The GOT is an action-packed semester of travel and training. It's a hands-on training program designed to give you the skills to be an environmental leader. You'll learn about current environmental issues and solutions while being trained by experts in grassroots organizing, leadership, media, and campaign strategy. You'll travel internationally with Greenpeace to work with activists abroad. Also, you'll learn how to engage in peaceful direct action, climb, and drive Greenpeace boats! On top of all of that, many students are able to receive class credit for the semester. ACTION * TRAVEL * TRAINING Spend a Semester with Greenpeace. Summer and Fall programs are filling  up. The semester is offered in the Washington D.C. and San Francisco Greenpeace offices.  Contact program staff with questions at got@wdc.greenpeace.org or 877-450-3517 ext. 320.

http://www.greenpeace.org/got



Media and Social Change Summer Fellowship: The Northwest Institute for Social Change, located in Portland, Oregon, hosts a summer academic program that teaches and inspires undergraduate students about how the arts and media can bring about social change.  A combination of liberal-arts styled coursework and practical hands-on projects, students learn how to gear their media interests into a powerful career.  This is a full-ride fellowship with the option of earning academic credit through the University of Oregon.  Applications are available on-line at nwisc.com.  Application deadline is April 2nd, 2008.  Program runs June 20 through August 15.  Please see website for further program description.  www.nwisc.com



CAPAL ANNOUNCES ITS SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS: The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) is proud to announce its 2008 summer programs: Applications for both the CAPAL Scholarships and the CAPAL Forest Service Internships are due on April 11, 2008. Please visit http://www.capal.org/scholarships for more information. CAPAL Scholarships: CAPAL will grant three (3) scholarships to outstanding Asian Pacific American (APA) students who are committed to public service and community action. CAPAL Scholars are awarded $2,000 scholarships to support their successful completion of an internship of their choice in the Washington D.C. metro area. Awarded annually since 1992, CAPAL's scholarships have enabled promising students with leadership potential to explore public service and learn how to influence public policy decisions that affect their communities. CAPAL Forest Service Internships: CAPAL, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, will award two internships to outstanding Asian Pacific American (APA) students committed to environmental studies/natural resource management, public service and community action. CAPAL Forest Service interns will be placed in one of two programs at the U.S. Forest Service Washington D.C. office. They will each be assigned mentors and receive a $2,000 stipend. Email any questions to scholarships@capal.org.



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Resources:

The RISD | Public Engagement Community Partners
Our Community Partners page has been updates with more opportunities to be involved in Providence.
http://www.risdpublicengagement.net/id3.html

Join Our New Facebook Group:  http://goddard.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8660644122&ref=mf


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about the office of public engagement:
The Office of Public Engagement (OPE) was established in 2006 with the intention of deepening RISD's institutional commitment to public service, publicly engaged practices in the arts, and community partnerships. In its pilot year, the office collected data about existing partnerships and curricular initiatives, established new relationships across the campus and in the local community, established the Fusion Arts Exchange Program and mounted a community-based exhibition of public practices in the arts. OPE builds upon many years of work undertaken across the curriculum and the academic community. Its goal is not to centralize public work, but to assist and support faculty, students and alumni in their efforts to connect art, design and scholarship with the public good.

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