AFRICA/BRAZIL RAINFORESTS...breathing easy ?
crw
crw at loop.com
Wed Nov 6 14:41:37 EST 1996
[FORWARDED ANNOUNCEMENT]
This will probably be of considerable interest to many....
Good news....
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RE: Project Directors & Volunteers
Online Applications - Summer Program
Open to All
The Reverend Jesse Jackson
National Rainbow Coalition
Jackson at RAINBOW.ORG
Dear Reverend Jackson,
By this letter (and forwarded carbon copies), we are announcing our 1997
Summer Program in Africa and Brazil, on the occasion of our 40th
Anniversary.
It is with pleasure that we again send you an update on our program.
Online brochures and applications, for Project Director and Volunteer
positions, are now available by sending an E-Mail request to:
<griots at juno.com>
<oca at igc.apc.org>
following the instructions below. Also, printed brochures and applications
can be obtained by mail.
In all, we anticipate a need for 200 - 300 Volunteers for approximately 25
projects.
The tremendous enthusiasm for this year's program was not anticipated. We
are grateful.
We will follow up with a phone call next week.
Kind regards,
Cecil R. Washington, Jr.
Director of Research
UC Berkeley
Oberlin College
<griots at juno.com>
cc: LaVerne Brown
Operation Crossroads
Head, Executive Offices
212-870-2106
oca at igc.apc.org
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A P P L Y N O W O N L I N E
RE: Project DIRECTORS & VOLUNTEERS
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Applications now due
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Rainforest, Ecology and the Environment: Africa & Brazil
B r a z i l i a n R a i n F o r e s t P r o j e c t s
<< B A H I A >>
One of the sites under consideration is the Mata Atlantica (Coastal Forest)
area in the Southern Cone of the State of Bahia. This is a place where local
poor communities are struggling to gain access to land via articulated
political effort. There are over a dozen officially recognized Land Reform
Settlemnts in this region, and the former landless peasants are willing now
to promote efforts to save the remnants of this unique patch of rich,
bio-diverse forest, as well as to secure their access to land by changing
the situation of Land Tenure in that area.
We have been recently contacted by leaders of these communities seeking help
with the various projects they deem vital. These projects will include
programs concerning Reforestation, Youth Development, Education and
Training, as well as Ecological Projects.
[Dr. Edmundo Freitas Lopes-Researcher/Project Developer]
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[I N T'L S T U D I E S] [W O R K-T R A V E L] [I N T E R N S H I P S]
PROJECTS / RESEARCH / AREAS OF STUDY & INTEREST
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Ecology & Environment..Conservation..Traditional Medicine..Oral
History..Primary Care..Archaeology..Community Dev..Reforestation..Media
Distance Learning..Art..Ethnomusicology..Public Health..Construction
Wildlife..Humanities..Computer Literacy..Agriculture/Farming..Nursing
Teaching/Tutoring..Business Dev..African/Brazilian Language Study
Youth Programs..Recreation..Traditional Religion..Anthropology..Dance
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[Also, campaigns addressing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)]
C O U N T R I E S: Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Eritrea, Ivory Coast,
Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Brazil
(in South America). Additional countries & projects to be announced
C E L E B R A T I N G C U L T U R E A N D H I S T O R Y
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GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS : A f r i c a & B r a z i l
* This year's theme: "Africa & Brazil, marching into the 21st Century"
"...Promoting economic development, ecological wisdom, social justice,
grassroots democracy and non-violent solutions..."
Summer 1997
Living/Working/Traveling
Internships/Field Work/Group Projects
Independent Study
The Forgotten Human FACE
V o l u n t e e r I n f o b y E - M a i l :
1] include your full street address, in case our
equipment malfunctions
2] E-Mail your request to <<B O T H>> addresses:
=> "Brochure\Application" <griots at juno.com> <=
=> "Summer Prog: Africa\Brazil" <oca at igc.apc.org> <=
Include " --V O L U N T E E R-- " in the SUBJECT field
...or contact our office directly
by letter or phone
A L L A R E W E L C O M E
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Project D I R E C T O R S / Group L E A D E R S go thru a separate
application process with earlier deadlines (min. age, 26 - with
relevant expertise, experience directing group projects, living
and/or travel experience in Africa or similar setting), experience
leading multi-racial/ethnic work projects or groups
To receive the application and job description, snail mail us,
or send an E-Mail request to <BOTH>:
=> "Proj Dir: Info" <oca at igc.apc.org>, <=
=> "Proj Dir: Packet" <griots at juno.com> <=
1) with a brief description of your interests & background
[send us your snail mail address, phone & E-Mail]
2) include " --L E A D E R-- " in the SUBJECT field
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-Since 1957, 10,000 Crossroads participants (students, professionals,
persons with skills, persons of goodwill, etc.) representing
over 500 universities, colleges & organizations, have come
together to work for a better world
-Students usually arrange with their schools to receive credit for their
summer experience (typically 7 to 15 units)
-Cited by President Kennedy for providing the example that "inspired" the
creation of the Peace Corps, and on which the Peace Corps was
modeled
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Due now & during the coming weeks->cut off has not
yet been announced
Late applications will be accepted
only as space and time permit
=> It's important to submit the application ASAP to
reserve a place
Crossroads assists Volunteers in raising funds
for their travel/living expenses; early
application is essential
PROGRAM DATES: End of June/early July through mid-August
(approx dates)
ORIENTATION: There will be a several-day Orientation in New
York prior to leaving. The program starts from
& ends in New York
-This is an INTENSE living, work and learning experience at the grassroots
level in Africa & Brazil where some of the modern conveniences taken
for granted in Western countries, will not be present
-Crossroads Volunteers go to Africa & Brazil NOT to impose their own
Western values, but to seek comprehension of counterpart
values; they are challenged to adjust to local ways of doing many
things
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O P E R A T I O N C R O S S R O A D S A F R I C A , I n c .
475 Riverside Dr., N.Y., N.Y. 10115-0050, Suite 831
Tel: 212-870-2106 E-Mail: oca at igc.apc.org
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Dr. James H. Robinson - Founder
LaVerne Brown - Head, Executive Offices
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Dr. Osei Darkwa - Distance Learning/Computer Literacy Program
Dr. Edmundo Freitas Lopes - Rainforest/Ecology/Conservation
Edmund Browne, MD - Medicine/Computer-Aided Medical Instruction
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...a non-profit org: IRS 501(c)(3)
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"...You will experience Africa from the inside out..
...This is NOT an African tour."
Cynthia Archie, Crossroads Alumna
State Dept/Foreign Service
Former Peace Corps Country Director
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Any help in sharing, posting or forwarding this information to campuses and
community organizations, would be much appreciated.
To receive by E-Mail the UPDATE on the Computer Literacy/Distance Learning
Program, please send me an E-Mail message with "GHANA: LEAPS FORWARD" in the
Subject: field.
Thanks in advance!
Cecil
<griots at juno.com>
212-870-2106
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