DePaul Weekly Service and Justice Bulletin : November 7, 2003

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In This Issue:

Local Events/Activities

1. Cuba's Struggle Against Terrorism and the Five U.S.-Held Cuban Political Prisoners - Nov.07

   
   Description: Andrés Gomez will be speaking about the five U.S. held Cuban political prisoners, U.S. Cuba relations, what's going on in Cuba today, and the current state of the Cuban American community.
   
   When: Friday, November 7 - 7:00 p.m.
   
   Where:
   DePaul University
   Schmitt Academic Center, Room 154
   2320 N. Kenmore
   (one block south of Fullerton, one block west of Sheffield, just a short walk from the Fullerton red line stop)
   
   Sponsor: Chicago Cuba Coalition 312 663 0527
   
   

2. UofC MSA presents Respecting Diversity: A Talk by Dr. Ingrid Mattson - Nov.07

   
   Description: This event is part of a week long Islam Awareness Week at the University of Chicago focussing on the topic of Diversity in Islam sponsored by the Muslim Students Association.
   
   Date: 11/7/2003
   
   Time: 7pm
   
   Place:
   Biological Sciences Learning Center
   Room 109
   924 East 57th Street
   Chicago, IL 60637
   
   Speakers: Dr. Ingrid Mattson
   
   Registration: FREE
   
   Contact Info: email sumerah@uchicago.edu
   
   

3. "On the Road to Abolition: Stop All Executions."- Nov. 08

   
   Description:National convention of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty.
   
   Starts: November 08, 2003 12:00 AM
   
   Ends: November 09, 2003
   
   Where:
   Oriental Institute
   1155 E. 58th Street
   
   Contact: 773-955-4841
   
   Registration $45 (add $10 for optional Saturday night dinner).
   
   www.nodeathpenalty.org

4. Teach-In on War and Health- Nov.08

   
   Description:Featured Speakers: Doug Rokke, Former Army Physicist and Head of US Army Battlefield Clean Up Operations in Kuwait after Gulf War I. Kathy Kelly, Peace Activist and Founder of Voices in the Wilderness, Visited Iraq 20 times since 1996. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. Calvin Turner (invited), Vietnam Veteran, Anti-War Activist in the Army during that warretired hospital worker.
   
   Workshops Include: The Military War Machine, Depleted Uranium, Fighting Military Recruitment in High Schools, and many more.
   
   Starts: November 08, 2003 8:00 AM
   
   Ends: 4:00 PM
   
   Where:
   UIC College of Nursing
   845 S Damen (between Polk and Taylor streets)
   Medical Center stop on Blue Line El (Forest Park)
   
   Sponsor: Health and War Discussion Group Medical Campus; Physicians for Social Responsibility; and The North Suburban Peace Initiative
   
   

5. What Americans should know about the Occupation of Palestine- Nov.08

   
   Description:A public presentation featuring Rev. Sandra Olewine. Rev. Olewine works primarily at the International Center of Bethlehem, an outreach ministry of the Christmas Lutheran Church, where she assists in the Center's development of education programs, including the Christian Palestinian youth leadership development program. Her direct experiences document not only the harsh realities of life under military occupation, but the strength and resiliency of Palestinian society under conditions of extreme stress.
   
   Starts: November 08, 2003 3:00 PM
   
   Where:
   Oak Park Library
   834 Lake Street
   Oak Park
   
   Sponsor: American Friends Service Committee Jennifer Bing-Canar 312-427-2533
   
   

6. A Night of Revolutionary Hip-Hop and Poetry- Nov.08

   
   Description:No more war on the world! Featuring M.C. Tara Betts, D.J. Man-O-Wax, the Primeridan, Family Tree, Daily Plannet, Lomos Marad, the Fly Fisherman, and the Five Hundred Nations. ALL AGES SHOW. $5 w/flyer, $8 at door.
   
   Starts: November 08, 2003 8:00 PM
   
   Where:
   Buddy
   1542 N. Milwaukee Ave.
   
   Sponsor:
   Not In Our Name
   773-430-4688
   nionysn@yahoo.com
   http://chicagonotinourname.net
   
   

7. RUSH: The Ultimate Urban Team Adventure- Nov.09

   
   Description: Event Premiere where Downtown Chicago is your playground! Choose your adventure: From walk-in-the-park to adrenaline-pumping thrills! Leap from the power pole or build bridges out of spaghetti and epoxy glue in Lincoln Park. Rappel from the towers of Navy Pier. Scale the team wall in Burnham Park... Join the canoe paddle race on the Chicago River. These are just a few of the choice challenges in Chicago's first-ever RUSH: The Ultimate Urban Team Adventure. Each of the six awesome elements that make up RUSH brings its own level of intensity and challenge. RUSH activities range from big thrills to challenges highlighting focus, agility and team collaboration. You determine which combination of physical and/or cognitive challenges will give you the greatest RUSH of excitement, challenge and fun.
   
   The event is sponsored by--and benefits--Play for Peace®, a Chicago-based global organization that works to build more peaceful communities, both locally and around the world.
   
   Info/Registration - Contact: Play for Peace, (773) 275-0077
   
   

8. Worldwide Protests Against Israel's Separation Wall- Nov.09

   
   Description: Join Chicagoans in an internationally coordinated effort to educate and protest against a new symbol of war and division: Israel's construction of a 360 kilometer wall in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. The construction of this wall has resulted in more confiscation and destruction of Palestinian homes, lands, trees and water resources by the Israeli government. The wall creates enormous hardships for Palestinians living in its vicinity, and creates new barriers in the efforts to create a just and lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis. A vigil with Not in My Name (www.nimn.org) will take place on Sunday.
   
   When: Nov.9 at 12 p.m.
   
   Where:
   830 N. Michigan Ave. (Watertower Place) followed by ashort march at 1 PM.
   An Advocacy Buffet will follow at St. James Episcopal Cathedral (65 E. Huron Ave.) from 1 - 3 PM.
   
   Call : the Middle East Program at AFSC 312-427-2533 x18. For more information about the wall, visit www.pengon.org, www.stopthewall.org, www.btselem.org, or www.gush-shalom.org/thewall/index.html.

9. Dave Lippman, Singing CIA agent - Nov.09

   
   Description: A comedy benefit for the Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism and the National Lawyers Guild, legal defenders of the 800 people illegally following the March 20th anti-war protest at the start of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
   
   Starts: November 09, 2003 2:00 PM
   
   Ends: 5:00 PM
   
   Where:
   Hot House
   55 E. Balboa
   2nd floor
   
   Sponsor: Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism 888-471-0874 CCAWR@aol.com ChicagoAntiWar.org
   
   

10. James Austin: Spending Effort and Saving the World Together; Raghuram G. Rajan; Saving Capitalism from Capitalists - Nov. 09

    
    Description: Discussion on how business and non-profit organizations are finding ways to work together to meet the social needs of the United States and developing nations, also a presentation on how the free market, when working properly, is the best means of reducing poverty and promote growth.
    
    When: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
    
    Where: Chicago Humanities Festival, Alliance Française 54 West Chicago Avenue for more information go to http://www.chfestival.org/november/index.cfm?pg=15&GetEventID=639.
    
    

11. "State-Capitalism and the Drive for Single World Domination"- Nov. 10

    
    Description:Part of "GLOBALIZED CAPITAL AND IMPERIALISM: Today's search for an alternative to permanent war, fundamentalism and terrorism" series. Speaker: Kevin Michaels Readings for these discussions are available from News and Letters Committees.
    
    Starts: November 10, 2003 6:30 PM
    
    Where:
    News and Letters Library
    36 S. Wabash
    Room 1440 (Chicago Loop)
    
    Sponsor:
    News and Letters Committees 312-236-0799 nandl@igc.org; www.newsandletters.org
    
    

12. Tell Us the Truth Tour-Chicago.- Nov. 10

    
    Description:All-star band includes activist-musicians Billy Bragg, audioslave guitarist Tom Morello, also Lester Chambers of the Chambers Brothers.
    
    Starts: November 10, 2003 7:00 PM
    
    Where: Park West www.tellusthetruth.org
    
    

13. "11/9 on 9/11: Reflecting on the Tragedy and its Aftermath,"- Nov. 11

    
    Description:Speakers include Walter Davis, Kent State Anti-War Committee; Marc Herold, author of "A Dossier on Civilian Victims of the United States' Aerial Bombing of Afghanistan," John Slobada, co-founder of Iraq Body Count and professor at Keele University, UK; John Farrell, Voices in the Wilderness, Paul Street, Chicago Urban League and author of "Empire Abroad, Inequality at Home: Essays on America and the World Since 9/11".
    
    Starts: November 11, 2003 1:00 PM
    
    Ends: November 09, 2003
    
    Where:
    First United Methodist Church
    516 Church Street
    Evanston
    
    Sponsor: MUSICIANS OPPOSING WAR jordanalipscomb@comcast.net
    
    

14. Issues in Science and Human Rights- Nov. 11

    
    Description: A discussion on the human rights implications in the practice and effects of science.
    
    When: Nov. 11 Noon
    
    Where: Barat Campus - Old Main Administration Building 700 East Westleigh Road
    
    For More Information :go to DePaul Town Square through campus connect at https://campusconnect.depaul.edu/.
    
    

15. War Affects and their Families- Nov. 12

    
    Description:The Guild Complex Presents: War Affects: Veterans and their Families, featuring Timuel Black, Maria McCray, Al Klinger and Non-Fiction Open Mic for Children of Veterans. $7/$5 students, seniors, members
    
    Starts: November 12, 2003 7:00 PM
    
    Where:
    Chopin Theater
    1543 W. Division
    773-227-6117
    www.guildcomplex.com
    
    

16. The US Role in Israel and Palestine- Nov. 13

    
    Description:"What Kind of Broker? The US Role in Israel and Palestine", lecture by author, political scientist and national media commentator, Dr. Naseer Aruri. Sponsored by the Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice
    
    Starts: November 13, 2003 7:00 PM
    
    Where:
    Brooks Middle School
    325 S. Kenilworth
    Oak Park
    312-427-2533
    www.geocities.com/cjpipwebsite
    
    

17. Thwarting Democracy in Iran and Guatemala- Nov.14

    
    Description:Thwarting Democracy in Iran and Guatemala: What Lessons Have We Learned Fifty Years After the U.S. Sponsored Coups? An Exploration. A major international conference on the U.S. Sponsored Coups in Iran
    
    Starts: November 14, 2003 12:00 AM
    
    Ends: November 15, 2003
    
    Where:
    Northeastern Illinois University
    5500 N. Saint Louis Avenue
    Entrances on Bryn Mawr and Foster Avenues
    Skokie, IL 60077
    
    Sponsor: James Moody 773-442-5443 j-moody@neiu.edu
    
    

18. Benefit for Rockford Peace & Justice Action Committee- Nov. 14

    
    Description:Donate and buy old paintings, prints, statues, jewelry, bric-a-brac, fancy or collectible books, other items that might be (or made into) art. There's also Native artifacts, fossils, collectible coins and currency, tokens, books (lots of books) and a bunch of other stuff hoping to sell. To you! All proceeds benefit Rockford Peace & Justice Action Committee.
    
    Starts: November 14, 2003 9:00 AM
    
    Ends: 5:00 PM
    
    Where:
    623 Seventh Street
    Rockford
    Spo
    Committee
    
    Contact: 815-964-7111
    
    

19. Knit-A-Thon for Peace- Nov. 15

    
    Description:Now is the chance for all Knitters and Want-To-Be-Knitters to apply your knitting skills for a good cause, make new friends, and promote peace! The Knit-A-Thon is being held to support AFSC's Infant Care Kit Drive for Iraq -- now running through November 30th. All blankets knitted will be included in kits that will be distributed to clinics, materrnity wards, and other places so Iraqi families have the basics to begin life with their new children. Knitters will collect pledge or make a small donation to help cover the cost of shipping and additional supplies. We will also be accepting additional donations of baby soap, baby hair brushes, and baby washcloths for the Infant Kits.
    
    Starts: November 15, 2003 1:00 PM
    
    Ends: 4:00 PM
    
    Where:
    Chicago Temple
    77 W. Washington
    at Clark Street in the Chicago Loop
    
    Sponsor: American Friends Service Committee Monica Bicking 312-427-2533 register@peacechicago.org
    
    

20. ¡Pasteles de Justicia!- Nov. 15

    
    Description:Annual fundraiser for the Comité Exigimos Justicia ("We Demand Justice Committee"), a Latino community group in Humboldt Park that is working to free the wrongfully convicted from Illinois prisons and fire the prosecute cops and prosecutors that framed them and to fix these problems for the future! If you can donate food or cooking supplies or help out, call our office. The pasteles will be available for sale starting at 7 pm. We are taking orders now for $15 a dozen.
    
    Starts:November 15, 2003 10:00 AM
    
    Ends: 10:00 PM
    
    Where:
    San Lucas Church
    2914 W. North Avenue
    773-772-9117
    cejchicago@worldnet.attnet.
    
    

21. Teachers for Social Justice Curriculum Fair- Nov. 15

    
    Description:Including: Teach-in on No Child Left Behind Act from 1:30 to 3:00
    
    Starts:November 15, 2003 11:00 AM
    
    Ends: 3:00 PM
    
    Where:
    School of the Art Institute
    37 S. Wabash
    
    Sponsor: Depaul Institute for Teacher Development and Research 773-325-1856 itdr@depaul.edu. www.teachersforjustice.org
    
    

22. Salsa Dance- Nov. 15

    
    Description: A benefit for the Nicaragua Solidarity Committee with live Latin music by Orquesta Nabori. Free salsa lessons. Door prizes and silent auction.
    
    Tickets: $10-25 in advance, $12-25 at the door
    
    Starts: November 15, 2003 9:15 PM
    
    Where:
    Heartland Café
    7000 N. Glenwood
    CTA Red Line Morse 'el' station.
    
    Note: Free parking at southwest corner of Estes & Glenwood- 2 blocks north.
    
    Contact: 773-276-5626 nscchicago@yahoo.com

Volunteer & Community Partnership Opportunities

1. Amnesty International at DePaul - Community Service Opportunity

   
   Description: Our mission is to protect and defend the human rights of individuals world wide according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our focus is educating and organizing with DePaul and the Chicago community. We will also provide direct service through human rights education programs in Chicago schools.
   
   Site: Goldblatt Elementary School in Lawndale
   
   When: Tuesdays 9- 1:30
   
   Contact: Katie Williams cwilli26@depaul.edu Martin Royer mroyer@depaul.edu
   
   

2. INFANT CARE KIT DRIVE FOR IRAQ

   
   The American Friends Service Committee is providing material assistance to Iraqis with Infant Care Kits. The kits will be distributed in maternity wards, clinics and other place so that new mothers can have a few basics to begin life with their new children.
   
   Each kit will include 2 receiving blankets, 1 packet of baby washcloths, 1 bar of baby soap, and 1 baby hairbrush. We are collecting all of these items plus monetary donations to help cover the shipping costs.
   
   We are also looking for locations around the Chicagoland area to designate as drop off sites for the kits. Churches, community centers, and other public institutions are all ideal drop-out locations. If you know of a possible drop-off location, please contact Monica at the (312) 427-2533 or by e-mail at mbicking@afsc.org.
   
   Drop-off or send kits to AFSC's Chicago office: 637 S. Dearborn Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
   
   The office is open for drop-offs M-F from 9 AM - 5 PM. For directions or questions, call 312.427.2533.
   
   For complete details on the Infant Care Kit Drive for Iraq, please visit http://www.peacechicago.org/get_involved/infant_kits.php
   
   

3. IMAN in Need of 15- passenger Van

   
   IMAN is in great need of a 15-passenger van. Throughout the last eight years of IMAN programs and projects, the need for transportation of youth and other participants in various programs has been very consistent. Those needs have grown as programming increased and tasks such as picking up and transporting food for the IMAN/ICIC food pantry has necessitated the need for such a vehicle to occasionally serve as a cargo vehicle. At times IMAN was able to meet some of those needs through a used school bus and other donated vehicles. Yet, the vehicles were older and required tremendous maintenance while never fully meeting the needs of all the programs.
   
   More recently, IMAN has been using the van of a community organization on the Southwest Side of Chicago. The Southwest Youth Collaborative has been tremendously gracious over the last three years in allowing IMAN to utilize its 15-passenger van on the weekends. Tragically, the Southwest Youth Collaborative van was stolen while in IMAN's possession earlier this week. The van was quickly aging and in need of service but nonetheless functioned well enough to partially serve the needs of IMAN as well as a number of other organizations in the community.
   
   We are praying that during this month of special blessings one or several of you may be able to help IMAN secure a relatively new 15-passenger van to serve an array of programming and project needs. Moreover, the procurement of such a van would enable IMAN to extend itself to other community organizations by allowing them to borrow it on specific occasions. This is not only a way to repay the Southwest Youth Collaborative for their tremendous support over the years but ultimately a great way to actively display Muslim generosity.
   
   Please help us meet this short term and urgent goal. Of course such a donation could be tax deductible. Maybe you know a friend or relative who owns a car dealership or regularly goes to the auction. Possibly, you and a group of friends/relatives could come together and make such a purchase. Perhaps you own a business and would like a great form of publicity as IMAN and other community organizations drive around the Chicagoland area with a van advertising the number and address of a certain business. Again, this is the month of baraka and your efforts towards helping us achieve this goal and please Allah will be greatly rewarded, insh'Allah. We eagerly look forward to hearing from you.
   
   IMAN
   iman@imancentral.org
   tel: 773.434.IMAN(4626)
   fax: 773.434.0260

State & National Events/Activities

1. Sow Justice, Reap Security Conference and Gala- Nov. 15

   
   Description: Grassroots International celebrates Twenty Years of Supporting Activism that Works with a conference featuring social activists from multiple regions and a gala afterwards, $50 for conference, $75 for reception or $100 for both,
   
   Where: 99 Brattle Street, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
   
   Contact: 617.524.1400 or go to http://grassrootsonline.org.
   
   

2. Conference: Demonstrating Public Value of Higher Education (Apr 15)

   
   NORTHEAST REGIONAL CAMPUS COMPACT CONFERENCE
   APRIL 15 AND 16, 2004 IN WORCESTER, MA
   
   "DEMONSTRATING THE PUBLIC VALUE OF HIGHER EDUCATION"
   
   We invite you to share your expertise and submit a proposal to present a workshop at the second Northeast Regional Campus Compact Conference scheduled for April 15 and 16, 2004 in Worcester, MA. This conference is being planned and sponsored by Campus Compacts in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
   
   PROPOSAL FORMS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM MACC'S WEBSITE:
   http://www.tufts.edu/as/macc
   
   As in past Campus Conference conferences, our audience will comprise students, faculty, community service and service-learning directors, Academic Deans, Department Chairs and community partners. This year's conference title and theme is "Demonstrating the Public Value of Higher Education." The conference will demonstrate the public value of higher education by highlighting community-based teaching, research and service efforts along with regional and national best practices for higher education community engagement. There will be a focus on assessment and evaluation of both community and student impact as participants explore the issues of accountability and civic responsibility. All proposals should support these conference goals.
   
   All proposals should be submitted to MACC. Proposals selected will provide conference participants with a wide variety of professional development opportunities drawing on expertise throughout the region. Proposal selection will be completed and you will be notified by the end of November. All presenters are asked to pay a reduced registration fee of $50 for the conference.
   
   All topics are welcome proposals. A few professional interests suggested by our members include:
   ? Strategies/models that demonstrate the public purpose of higher education
   ? Enhancing mutual understanding between higher education and community partners--how to initiate and sustain these relationships
   ? Measuring the impact of service and service-learning on students and communities
   ? Defining community and campus outcomes for partnerships
   ? The evolution from community service and service-learning to civic engagement
   ? Organizing for institutional change
   ? Faculty roles and rewards
   ? Multi-cultural service-learning
   ? Indicators of civic engagement
   ? Faith-based reflection
   ? Working in rural or urban areas
   ? Finding your voice (for students)
   
   Workshops will be 90 minutes in length, and can be facilitated by one or more people. We ask that the workshop be interactive, with time for discussion and questions.
   
   Proposals out side of New York and New England are due Nov. 24. 2003.

New Resources

1. Let's Talk Business Network (LTBN)

   
   Let's Talk Business Network (LTBN) is dedicated to helping establish networks between entrepreneurs in the interest of creating community and assisting others by sharing experiences, skills and wisdom on how to succeed. This site also features a newsletter. To access this site go to http://www.ltbn.com/.
   
   

2. Service-Learning Videos and CDs

   
   In partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Learning In Deed initiative and high-quality practicioners in the service-learning community, the following videos and CDs are available free from the National Service-Learning Partnership. Service-Learning Videos
   
   * Learning In Deed: The Power of Service-Learning for American Schools. Introduces the service-learning teaching method using school and community examples from across the country.
   * Academics in Action: The Value of Service-Learning. Members of the National Commission on Service-Learning, joined by students and teachers, speak about the benefits of service to schools and communities.
   * A Culture of Giving: Service-Learning in Native American Communities. Innovative service-learning projects in New Mexico and Northern Michigan are featured, with supporting comments from students, teachers and administrators.
   * From Toxins to Teaching: Meeting a Community Need Through Service-Learning. Profiles students in Miami, Oklahoma as they investigate heavy metal poisoning from 80 years of lead mining, and work to increase public awareness and advocate for clean-up.
   
   Service-Learning CDs
   
   * Looking Back, Going Forward: Three Professional Development Packages to Guide the Improvement of Service-Learning Practice. Created by James Toole, this interactive CD provides sample workshop titles, workshop descriptions, handouts, Power Point presentations and discussion questions to use as resources for service-learning professional development.
   
   For more information on the CD visit, http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/service_learning/Toole.cfm Ordering Videos and CDs : To order any of these free resources, please contact the Partnership at nslp@aed.org
   
   

3. New Website: Face the Numbers

   
   OMB Watch has launched an online effort to collect and share stories about real people served by nonprofits called Face on the Numbers:
   
   http://www.ombwatch.org/budget/face.html
   
   Face on the Numbers works with nonprofits-- including advocacy groups, service providers, grassroots organizers, and policy organizations-- to identify people who are willing to discuss, in their own words, how a service or program has made a positive difference in their lives, or to paint a picture of unmet needs. Individuals contributing their stories can also indicate if they would like to be available to give more details, testify, or speak publicly.
   
   Interested nonprofit contributors need to register for a username and password, which enables them to contribute stories for free anytime using an easy online form. The stories will be put into a online database, searchable by issue area, keywords, city, state, and congressional district; and will be available to a national audience-- including media, congressional staff, and other organizations-- who have expressed an interest in this very type of resource. The personal information of the people you serve, however, *will not* appear on the public website.
   
   Visit Face on the Numbers to learn more. If you questions, comments, suggestions, or stories to share, please contact:
   
   Ellen Taylor
   Senior Budget Policy Analyst
   OMB Watch
   E: taylore@ombwatch.org
   P: 202-234-8494
   W: http://www.ombwatch.org/budget/face.html
   
   

4. Student Tech Corps Grant Program (Jan 9)

   
   TECH CORPS, a national non-profit that brings valuable technology resources and volunteers into schools, is pleased to announce an opportunity for middle schools across the country to apply for a grant to receive a fully-funded Student TECH CORPS program. Student TECH CORPS delivers core technology training and certification to middle school students, then harnesses their knowledge to power a Student-Run Help Desk to provide valuable technical support to their school. Through a competitive grant made possible through a collaboration between Dell and TECH CORPS, two middle schools will be selected to receive: Basic technology training, testing and certification for their students, and the training, software and procedures needed for implementing a Student-Run Help Desk in their school.
   
   All applications must be received by 5:00pm (EST), December 15, 2003. Winners will be announced on January 9th, 2004.
   
   Note: Judging will be at the sole discretion on TECH CORPS and will not be influenced by the Sponsor.
   
   http://www.studenttechcorps.org/grant

Jobs & Internships

1. EXHIBITION DESIGNER NEEDED

   
   Experienced Exhibition Designer with artistic vision, professional experience in exhibitions, and a passion for peace and justice needed for AFSC touring Iraq war memorial.
   
   The touring exhibit will be an educational and artistic memorial to the casualties of war -- human life (soldiers and civilians), the truth, social and economic issues at home -- and to how we can proactively build peace and make change. For more information or to help out, please contact Christin Hinojosa at CHinojosa@afsc.org or 312.427.2533.
   
   Position: YouthPeace/SisterNet® Organizer
   
   General Description: Implement YouthPeace/SisterNet® program in collaboration with the YouthPeace®/SisterNet® Coordinator.
   
   Position Responsibilities
   
   I. Outreach:
   a. Assist YouthPeace®/SisterNet® Coordinator in developing working relationships with community, regional and statewide youth serving organizations, building networks to develop YouthPeace® chapters.
   
   II. Chapter Development and Sustainability:
   a. Provide YouthPeace® chapters with technical assistance and support to implement youth led violence prevention interventions. The technical assistance will include: retreats, quarterly meetings, monthly chapter trainings, adult sponsors training and statewide events.
   b. Provide YouthPeace® chapters with assistance in developing an action plan with specific goals to accomplish.
   c. Conduct community assessments of the areas where YouthPeace® chapters are located.
   d. Develop training and research community resources available and necessary for YouthPeace® chapters to implement their action plans.
   
   III. Advance PeaceLeader opportunities:
   a. Participate in the implementation of peace leader training.
   b. Identify and promote opportunities external to chapter work for youth participants in: violence prevention, youth related policy, public education and programs at the local, regional and statewide levels.
   
   IV. Participate in the development of curricula for youth initiatives, adult sponsors and peace leader training:
   a. Develop and implement curricula pertaining to chapter's action plans.
   b. Produce the Peace News twice per year (December and June).
   c. Develop curricula for: ICVP's annual conference and non-chapter trainings as assigned by the Youth Initiatives director.
   
   V. Build local, regional, and statewide networking opportunities for youth, youth serving organizations and systems in the area of violence prevention:
   a. Provide and develop quality training to appropriate audiences of community-based professionals and general public on best practices in violence prevention.
   b. Participate in local, regional and statewide committees and networks on behalf of ICVP.
   
   VI. Perform Management Duties:
   a. Provide direct supervision of YouthPeace® intern including daily personnel issues and participate in the annual evaluation and hiring process.
   b. Participate in the writing of quarterly and annual reports to funders.
   c. Participate in evaluation planning and data collection for the Youth Initiatives in collaboration with the ERI staff.
   
   VII. General Responsibilities:
   a. Maintain current knowledge of the organization's mission, programs and services, effectively communicating these to outside organizations.
   b. Attend all agency or program staff meetings as required including: directors meetings, in-service training, and supervisory meetings.
   c. Promote a coordinated system of services by working collaboratively across organization's departments.
   d. Complete in a timely fashion all other tasks and individually established goals as assigned by the Board of Directors and/or Executive Director.
   e. Participate in the annual conference developing the youth track and performing duties as assigned.
   
   Address Correspondence to:
   Steve Miller
   Youth Initiatives Director
   Illinois Center for Violence Prevention
   220 S. State St., Suite 1215
   Chicago, IL. 60604
   No phone calls please
   Fax 312.922.2277
   Email: smiller@icvp.org
   
   

2. AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Job Posting

   
   Position Title: Provider Outreach and Education Promise Fellow
   Illinois Center for Violence Prevention (ICVP)
   
   Promise Fellows Program
   This position is available through the AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Program. As such, candidates selected for this position must be willing to serve as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow in a one-year term beginning in January 2004. Drawn from many walks of life, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows serve with national, state, and local nonprofit organizations developing and coordinating large-scale activities intended to support children and youth. In exchange for their year of service, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows receive professional development training, a living allowance of $13,000, and an education award of $4,725 that can be used to finance higher education or help pay off student loans. See http://www.americorps.org/promise/recruiting.html for more details.
   
   Service Description
   The Promise Fellow will serve with the Illinois After-school Partnership, which is convened by Illinois Department of Human Services and Illinois State Board of Education, with Illinois Center for Violence Prevention serving as the intermediary organization. The Partnership's goal is to ensure that quality out-of-school time opportunities are available to all children and youth in Illinois. The Partnership works in conjunction with the Illinois After-school Alliance, which is a state-wide coalition that works toward building public support and awareness of out-of-school time issues.
   
   The Promise Fellow will be assigned specifically to increase provider involvement and input in both of these efforts, and to build the capacity of providers to assist in garnering support for increasing and enhancing after-school programs in Illinois.
   
   Description of Duties
   " With staff, educate out-of-school time providers about the work of the Partnership and the Alliance and increase membership of providers in both groups
   " Work with staff and leaders to develop a system for feedback, input and involvement of providers to the work of the Partnership and Alliance, including establishing relationships with existing local provider networks throughout the state.
   " Work with staff to train providers on how to educate their community leaders and the public at large on after-school issues
   " Build leadership of out-of-school time providers within the Alliance and Partnership
   " Assist in implementing National Days of Service and After-school Promotion and Awareness Events
   " Complete reporting and documentation requirements for AmeriCorps, ICCS, the Illinois After-school Partnership, and ICVP as needed.
   " Promise Fellow will primarily work/collaborate with: Illinois After-school Partnership & Illinois After-school Alliance Staff and Members; Out-of-school time providers and networks throughout the state; Other Promise Fellows, Illinois Department of Human Services, Illinois Coalition for Community Service, and ICVP staff
   
   Requirements
   o Ability to engage and organize organizations & individuals around specific issues
   o Excellent communication skills
   o Leadership development and community organizing skills
   o Demonstrated computer proficiency (i.e. spreadsheets, charts, etc.)
   o Experience in conducting outreach activities with a variety of institutions and individuals
   o Applicants must have a valid Illinois driver's license and be willing to travel
   o A minimum of a BA and at least three to five years experience is required
   
   Send cover letter and resume to:
   Jennifer Becker Mouhcine
   Illinois After-school Partnership Director
   Illinois Center for Violence Prevention
   220 South State Street, Suite 1215,Chicago, IL 60604
   FAX 312-922-2277
   jbeckermouhcine@icvp.org
   NO phone calls please.

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