Interns needed for:

     Food Security/Climate Change campaign - making connection between climate change and increasing hunger around the world, and encouraging people to act.

     Theater Project - supports community-based theater in Nicaragua and New Haven including trainings, delegations to Nicaragua and local productions.

     Reach Out Delegation leader - NHLSCP annually send delegations focused on sustainable development, education, theater, environment, etc. Unique opportunity to engage in work here and Nicaragua.

Contact Chris at 203.562.1607 or nh@newhavenleon.org for more information or to get involved.

The New Haven/León Sister City Project is a progressive, binational, grassroots organization that promotes education and sustainable development in Nicaragua and New Haven.

www.newhavenleon.org

The enclosed information is posted on the Yale Alumni Service Corps website - http://yaleservicetours.org/currtour/china11.  Scholarship applications are still being accepted beyond the March 1 deadline, but be sure to resgister for the trip and submit the scholarship application as soon as possible!

Community Theater Interns

New Haven / León Sister City Project seeks Interns for our community theater programs in New Haven, Connecticut and León, Nicaragua.

About New Haven / León Sister City Project

NH/LSCP, founded in 1984, fosters a partnership between the communities of Greater New Haven, Connecticut and León, Nicaragua.  Our mission is to promote social justice. We work to form fair and respectful relationships between the people of our two cities. Through delegations and other exchanges, we strive to understand and celebrate our respective cultures. In León, we engage in sustainable economic, human, and community development projects. In New Haven, we educate our neighbors about Nicaragua and about local and global effects of policies of the U.S. government and international economic institutions.

About the NH/LSCP Community Theater Project

This emerging project involves residents of both New Haven and León in creating and presenting plays, raps, street theater, and more.  In the process, residents of both communities will identify issues of concern in both communities and generate ideas about actions that we can take to address them together.  The project's facilitators include playwrights and creative arts therapists with significant experience doing community-based artwork in both countries.

During Spring / Summer 2011, the Project will:

• Host interactive Theater of the Oppressed workshops for New Haven and León residents
• Present the bilingual play Peasant from El Salvador in New Haven and León.  The play tells the story of a farmer dealing with many contemporary Latin American/U.S. issues roots of migration, global economic changes, family, faith and commitment.
• Develop and present an original hip hop performance "Dust" about the struggles of Nicaraguan sugar cane workers

Location:
Humjibre, Western Region, Ghana
 
Organization:
Ghana Health and Education Initiative (GHEI)
www.ghei.org
 
Description:
Ghana Health and Education Initiative (GHEI) is now recruiting volunteers to participate in the 2011 Summer Serve and Learn Program.  GHEI is a small non-profit in the Western region of Ghana in the small farming community of Humjibre. Our mission is to promote education and improve health through principles of sustainable development and community empowerment.
 
The GHEI Serve and Learn Program offers short-term volunteer programs to those interested in development, public health, universal education and human rights promotion.  The projects provide a chance to learn about and profoundly experience grassroots work in a developing country.  The session topics are listed below:
 
Programs & Dates:
Session 1: Ghana Read and Play: A celebration of childhood literacy (June13-29)
Session 2: Girls Empowerment (July 1-17)
Session 3: Evaluation of Bednet Usage for Malaria (July 19-August 4)
Session 4: Build Ghana: Community Development and Local Capacity (August 6-22)
 
For more session information, visit http://www.ghei.org/volunteer3.html. 

How To Apply:
Complete the attached application or visit http://www.ghei.org/volunteer3.html. 

Applications for summer sessions will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on January 15, 2011. This means that GHEI's leadership will review applications in the order they are received. Applicants are encouraged to apply early as spaces fill quickly.
 
After January 15th, applications are reviewed and selected applicants will be contacted for an interview. Offers are extended to successful applicants within one week of the interview and applicants are given one week to ...

High School in the Community (175 Water Street, New Haven, CT), 2nd Floor, Media Center

New Haven Envirnonmental Justice Network

Our goals are to:
  Foster awareness of environmental justice issues
  Support and help to create fair and responsible public policy on environmental issues
  Promote activities that safeguard the health of New Haven residents
  Promote remediation measures for our soil, water, and air
  Promote energy conservation and alternative forms of energy

Wednesday, December 8th, 6pm

New Haven Envirnonmental Justice Network Monthly Meeting.

Our goals are to:
  Foster awareness of environmental justice issues
  Support and help to create fair and responsible public policy on environmental issues
  Promote activities that safeguard the health of New Haven residents
  Promote remediation measures for our soil, water, and air
  Promote energy conservation and alternative forms of energy

   Admission: Free

High School in the Community
   175 Water Street, 2nd Floor, Media Center
   New Haven

Note: Effective July 2010, the Driver Awareness course is now offered on-line!  Visit http://www.yale.edu/finance/controller/riskman/driverawareness.html to register and complete the course.

Following satisfactory completion of the course, you will receive an email from the course instructor.  Print this email and bring it to the Dwight Hall main office along with your Yale ID, and your valid home state-issued Driver's License.  You can use Dwight Hall's online reservation system to reserve cars for your group: http://www.dwighthall.org/resources

Reverend Kevin Ewing joined us for part of our day-long orientation to share his experiences with community organizing in the West River area.

Reverend Kevin Ewing is the president of the West River Neighborhood Services Corporation. He is also the community organizer contracted by Community Foundation for a Greater New Haven to do the on the ground work with the residents in West River, an area with a long history of organizing. It began in 1982 when some George Street resident grew weary of the trucks rumbling past their homes at all hours of the day. They successfully lobbied to have the Rte. 34 traffic rerouted to Legion Avenue. From that success, they continued to work together forming the West River Neighborhood Association in 1986, which finally morphed into the West River Neighborhood Services Corporation (501c3) in 2005. In July of 2000 the Board of Aldermen approved a plan developed by West River residents making it New Havens first and only Neighborhood Revitalization Zone.

June 10th: Youth Development & Environmental Justice

The co-founder and director of Solar Youth Inc., Joanne Scuilli, discussed her organization as well as issues of youth advocacy and environmentalism in New Haven with the Fellows.

Joanne received her BA from Barnard College, majoring in  Environmental Science. While receiving her Masters from the Yale  School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, she realized she could  pull her three passions - youth, cities and the environment - together  to fill a niche in social and environmental justice work. Eventually,  with the help of Echoing Green, she founded Solar Youth, Inc. which  continues to ...

2009 Dwight Hall Summer Fellows  

 Check out the schedule for our Summer Fellowship Seminar Series.

 
Jennifer Angarita, SM '10, Summer Fellowship Coordinator
Jennifer worked last year with Junta for Progressive Action, Inc. on immigrant rights in the workplace by helping with the development of JUNTAs Worker's Center. Ultimately, the WorkerCenter at JUNTA allows workers affected by abuses such as nonpayment of wages, discrimination, and unsafe working conditions to emerge as core leaders and stakeholders in the much needed responses to those problems. This year Jennifer is working as the summer fellowship coordinator at Dwight Hall and her major responsibilities will include organizing our weekly meetings with community leaders and supporting the fellows work throughout the summer.

Isabel Chen, SY '10, Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services  (IRIS)
As the Health and Wellness Intern at IRIS, Isabel will be working to  further develop IRIS integrated approach of advocating for patient  care, strengthening relationships with clients as she accompanies  them to their appointments, ensuring that local hospitals and  clinics are capable of conducting pro bono clinical evaluations of  patients, identifying existing programs for refugees, and coordinating her work with local translators. Isabel also aims to establish women's groups within IRIS' programs.

Joanna Linzer, PC '11, Summer Buds
Joanna is coordinating the Summer Buds program, keeping it in  operation for a fourth successive year.  Joanna will be pairing approximately 35 rising 4th - 6th graders from one of three New Haven public elementary schools with a reading tutor and mentor for  an hour and a ...

The Rev. John G. Magee ’06 Fellowship was established at Dwight Hall in 1987 to maintain the religious roots upon which Dwight Hall was founded.  The Magee Fellow creates opportunities for reflection on the spiritual and moral dimensions of direct service and social action.  The Fellow works closely with the professional staff of Dwight Hall, leaders from the Dwight Hall Cabinet and Student Executive Committee, coordinators of the Social Justice Network, and the Yale Chaplain’s Office through Yale Religious Ministries.  The Magee Fellow will be expected to work in concert with student leaders and staff to promote a culture of action and reflection at Dwight Hall, generate service and justice opportunities for students of faith, foster collaborative efforts between various faith-based and secular student organizations, and nurture the skills and well-being of student leaders. 

We currently have 16 interns participating in local elementary, middle, and high schools and are looking to hire more for the upcoming year.  Please email sor.piawah@yale.edu for an application or if you have any questions.

The core operations of YAAMNY shall be to:

• Facilitate and create opportunities for alumni to gather, exchange ideas and launch programs for life-long learning;
• Maintain the online center for communication and promotions open to all alumni communities in New York and their diverse enterprises and creative endeavors;
• Deploy Internet tools to facilitate collaboration among YAAMNY leaders and other Yale volunteers in New York;
• Support and develop opportunities and programs for our membership to serve our communities and the public interest;
• Partner with AYA on programmatic, operational and communications initiatives in our continued pursuit of Yale's mission in the world.

-a chocolate fountain with Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity

-cookie-decorating with Yale Students for Unicef

-a movie screening with STAND: A Student Anti Genocide Coalition

-a Passover Freedom Seder with Jews for Justice, and more!

Also, join us for breakfast in Commons, Tuesday April 22 from 8 am - 11 am or Wednesday 8 am-11 am.  Meet current and admitted students interested in social justice through service and advocacy!

Fellowship Dates: June 3 - July 29, 2008
Application Deadline: February 25, 2008, 5:00pm

Initiated in 1968, the Dwight Hall Summer Fellowship Program is an eight-week, paid program for ten Yale undergraduates who propose projects designed to address community needs. The fellows typically work with established non-profit organizations or civic groups to craft and execute their projects. During the summer the fellows gather for weekly dinners to meet with community leaders, discuss the broader context of their work, and reflect on the progress of their proposed goals.

Further information about the Summer Fellowship and the application may be found here: http://www.dwighthall.org/5013/Apply_to_be_a_Dwight_Hall_Summer_Fellow .  An information session will be held on Friday, February 15, at 3:00pm in the Dwight Hall library.  Need guidance on developing your project proposal or assistance in identifying organizations that would make match your interests?  Please come to the information session and/or contact johnny.scafidi@yale.edu for more information.