StraightForward Media Minority Scholarship
August 10, 2006 at 3:32 pm | In Scholarship/Fellowship | Leave a CommentProvided by StraightForward Media, the Minority Scholarship is available to current and prospective students of color. All fields of study are welcome to apply. The deadlines for applications are: March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. Please visit http://www.straightforwardmedia.com/minority for further information.
Volunteer Translators Needed by Peaceful Tomorrows
August 9, 2006 at 2:33 pm | In Community, Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentPeaceful Tomorrows, a non-profit organization made up of family members of September 11th victims, is hosting an international conference between September 4th to 12th, 2006. The attendees are from all over the world; each has been affected by violence and uses his or her experiences to encourage peace.
If interested please contact stephanie@peacefultomorrows.org or sign up online. You can also read its mission statement here.
Stand Up for Equality: Discussion with James Dale
August 8, 2006 at 2:50 pm | In Happenings/Events | 1 CommentSummer interns, students, and young activists are invited to take a break from the heat and join People For the American Way Foundation tomorrow, Wednesday, August 9th, 2006, as the Foundation presents its final exciting installment of the Andrew Heiskell Center for Democracy Brown Bag Lunch Professional Development Series. Join civil rights activist James Dale (Dale v. Boy Scouts of America, USSC) for a discussion of LGBT rights activism and his experience fighting for fairness all the way to the United States Supreme Court.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006, from 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM
Andrew Heiskell Center for Democracy
People For the American Way Foundation
149 Fifth Avenue at 21st Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Community Service with City Year New York
August 2, 2006 at 10:32 am | In Community, Intership and Jobs | Leave a CommentWant to learn powerful career skills?
Want to earn $4,725 for college while learning powerful career skills?
Want to do something good for yourself and others?
City Year New York is actively recruiting 17 to 24 year-olds to join its program of full-time community service. Anyone between the ages of 17 and 24 is encouraged to apply!
Learn more and apply today! Please contact Dan McDermott at (646) 452-3640 or visit http://www.cityyear.org/new_york.
W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship Program
August 1, 2006 at 11:40 am | In Scholarship/Fellowship | Leave a CommentNational Institute of Justice is soliciting applications to advance knowledge regarding the confluence of crime, justice, and culture, particularly in diverse cultural contexts. DuBois Fellows will focus on policy relevant questions in a manner that reflects their saliency as an integral part of the American past, present, and, increasingly, the future. Topics of interest include transnational crime, human trafficking, ethnographic studies, police-community relations, and immigration, crime and victimization.
All applications are due by February 1, 2007. Applicants are encouraged to apply well in advance of the deadline. Official document on this opportunity is available here (pdf).
Minorities In Government Finance Scholarship
July 29, 2006 at 9:24 pm | In Intership and Jobs, Scholarship/Fellowship | Leave a CommentThe Minorities In Government Finance Scholarship is open to current full-time or part-time upperdivision undergraduate and graduate students in public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business administration (with a specific focus on government or non-profit management). Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada and belong to one of the following groups: African-American, Native American, Hispanic, Eskimo or Aleut, Asian or Pacific Islander. Applicants are required to submit a recommendation from their academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate applicants), or dean of the graduate program (graduate applicants).
The number of awards available varies. For more information, visit Government Finance Officers Association at http://www.gfoa.org.
Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships
July 29, 2006 at 9:16 pm | In Scholarship/Fellowship | Leave a CommentThe Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are available to students for either three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country. This award provides funds to cover round-trip transportation, language training expenses, and homestay living arrangements.
The Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are provided by Rotary International. All fields of study are welcome. For more information, contact local Rotary Club or visit http://www.rotary.org/foundation.
Brazilian Band CSS at Avalon
July 20, 2006 at 9:52 pm | In Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentJust a little note that the “Brazilian art-punk band” CSS is playing Avalon and Warsaw this week (credit: the New Yorker). The July 24th issue refers to the band as an artsy ensemble that approaches rock with an old-fashioned punk attitude.
Avalon is at 47 West 20th Street; for more information, call (212) 807-7780 or (212) 807-0112.
Afro-Brazilian Music and Dance
July 18, 2006 at 6:34 pm | In Community, Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentLincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing Festival features Afro-Brazilian Music and Dance! Details:
Friday, July 21st, 2006
Optional dance lesson from 6:30 to 7:30 PM
Live Music from 7:30 to 10 PMCome and enjoy a night of Afro-Brazilian music with a mix of Brazilian pop, samba, funk, hip-hop, reggae, salsa and merengue. Also showcasing Afro-Brazilian martial arts dances like capoeira and maculele. It’s free to listen to music and dance on the plaza. You can also choose to purchase $15 tickets for lessons and access to the dance floor.
Read more about Midsummer Night Swing here!
The Century Foundation Brown Bag on Religion and Progressive Politics
July 7, 2006 at 2:47 pm | In Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentThe Century Foundation invites you to its brown bag lunch forum on “A Left Wing and a Prayer: Religion and Progressive Politics” on Tuesday, July 18th, 2006, from 12:30 to 2:30 PM. Speakers include Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth College), Tom Perriello (The Century Foundation), Stephen Rockwell (CrossLeft), and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. (Progressive Democrats of America).
RSVP to Rachel Zaentz at brownbag@tcf.org or (212) 452-7726. Please bring your lunch. Desserts and beverages will be served. The Century Foundation is located at 41 E. 70th Street, New York, NY 10021.
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