Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice

Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice

The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will hold an online information session for UD students and alumni on Wednesday, April 25 at 7 pm eastern to discuss careers in community organizing with individuals interested in uniting congregations and working for social, economic and racial justice.
RSVP at www.thedartcenter.org/IU

DART hires and trains organizers to build organizations that have successfully addressed issues including:
* Plugging the school-to-prison pipeline
* Reining in predatory lending practices
* Fighting for immigrants' rights
* Improving low performing schools
* Expanding access to primary health and dental care
* Prioritizing funding for affordable housing and job training
* Criminal justice system reforms to stop the growing criminalization of youth of color

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