Community organizing career opportunity – learn more Thursday, Jan. 29 at 5:30

Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice

Hannah Wittmer, Recruitment Director with the Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center, will be on campus Thursday, January 29 at 5:30pm in MSSC Room 209.  She will discuss careers in community organizing with GW students and alumni interested in uniting congregations to work for social, economic, and racial justice.RSVP at www.thedartcenter.org/gw
DART hires and trains organizers to lead campaigns on a broad set of justice issues including:
* Plugging the school-to-prison pipeline
* Reining in predatory lending practices
* Expanding access to primary health and dental care
* Prioritizing funding for affordable housing and job training
* Education reform in low-performing public schools
Positions start June 29, 2015 in Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, and Tampa, FL, Lawrence and Topeka, KS, and Columbus, OH.  Starting salary $34,000/year + benefits, with regular performance based raises.
Fluent Spanish and Creole speakers are strongly encouraged to apply.

To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to visit www.thedartcenter.org. Still have questions? Contact Hannah Wittmer athannah@thedartcenter.org or (202) 841-0353.