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Now Accepting Applications: Summer Institute on Civic Engagement and Political Activism (Deadline: April 15, 2006)
Posted on: 03/12/2006
Summer Institute on Civic Engagement and Political Activism
June 11-24, 2006
Replenishing Democracy: A Ford Foundation Project at Amherst College
Purpose
This summer program for undergraduates is designed to encourage connections between academic institutions and grassroots activism. The Institute will bring together distinguished scholars and activists with undergraduates to rigorously study the theory and practices of democratic engagement. The students will gain skills in the practices of democracy by learning the techniques of grassroots organizing and working collaboratively to design strategies for activism they can take back to their communities. We will address two particular themes this summer under the broad rubric of replenishing democracy through civic engagement. The first concerns the links between poverty, inequality and criminalization. The second theme concerns the relationship between religion and politics.
Selection of Students
Twenty undergraduates with demonstrated interests in social activism and leadership skills will be invited to participate. In the selection process preference will be given to students between their junior and senior years and efforts will be made to assure that a diverse group of students are chosen. The selected group of students will include international students from South Africa and India.
The Institute will be held on the campus of Amherst College. The Institute will be free of charge and student participants will be provided with the necessary course materials and reimbursed for their travel expenses to Amherst.
Apply
The Application Deadline is April 15, 2006. Apply online at
www.amherst.edu/~democracy/
Contact
Leena Valge
Academic Department Coordinator, Women's and Gender Studies
14 Grosvenor House, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002
Phone (413) 542-5781; Fax (413) 542-8192; E-mail lvvalge@amherst.edu
June 11-24, 2006
Replenishing Democracy: A Ford Foundation Project at Amherst College
Purpose
This summer program for undergraduates is designed to encourage connections between academic institutions and grassroots activism. The Institute will bring together distinguished scholars and activists with undergraduates to rigorously study the theory and practices of democratic engagement. The students will gain skills in the practices of democracy by learning the techniques of grassroots organizing and working collaboratively to design strategies for activism they can take back to their communities. We will address two particular themes this summer under the broad rubric of replenishing democracy through civic engagement. The first concerns the links between poverty, inequality and criminalization. The second theme concerns the relationship between religion and politics.
Selection of Students
Twenty undergraduates with demonstrated interests in social activism and leadership skills will be invited to participate. In the selection process preference will be given to students between their junior and senior years and efforts will be made to assure that a diverse group of students are chosen. The selected group of students will include international students from South Africa and India.
The Institute will be held on the campus of Amherst College. The Institute will be free of charge and student participants will be provided with the necessary course materials and reimbursed for their travel expenses to Amherst.
Apply
The Application Deadline is April 15, 2006. Apply online at
www.amherst.edu/~democracy/
Contact
Leena Valge
Academic Department Coordinator, Women's and Gender Studies
14 Grosvenor House, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002
Phone (413) 542-5781; Fax (413) 542-8192; E-mail lvvalge@amherst.edu
