Call for Papers

Submissions for Violence Unsilenced Art Show
In honor of sexual assault awareness month, a two week art show entitled Violence Unsilenced, where survivors and their supporters alike are invited to break their silence through artistic expression, will take place Monday April 1st through Friday April 12th in the EUC art gallery. Submissions are now being accepted! All UNCG students are invited to submit! To submit, please email a picture of your piece along with a brief description to k_fitch@uncg.edu. The art show is sponsored by the Wellness Center in collaboration with the Student Art League. Please see the attached poster for more info and feel free to forward.

For more info contact Kristina Fitch: k_fitch@uncg.edu

11th International Holocaust Studies Conference
CFP Due: May 1st, 2013

Conference: October 15-18, 2013

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Call for Proposals: Whose Beloved Community?: Black Civil and LGBT Rights Movements
CFP Due: June 15th, 2013

The role of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in both race-based and sexuality-based civil rights movements is frequently rendered invisible as a result of prevailing national narratives that present (presumed white) LGBT communities and (presumed straight) Black communities as opposing forces. In recent years, however, an increasing number of scholars and activists have produced work seeking to make visible the vital points of intersection and contention among the U.S. Civil Rights movement, the LGBT equality movement, and Black LGBT communities. This work is shaped by questions related to identity formation, intersectionality, tokenism, marriage equality, the role of religion and "respectability" in African American communities, the emergence of the South as a center of Black LGBT life in the U.S., HIV/AIDS and its continuing effect on African American communities, the proliferation of a prison-industrial complex unprepared for its LGBT population, and the appropriation of the civil rights movement by the right. This conference seeks to make visible and critically engage the points of convergence and divergence between these two historic, overlapping, yet distinct social movements that continue to transform civil society, law, and the academy.

An international conference at Emory University
March 27-29, 2014

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Opportunities
(Jobs, Internships, Awards, Grants & Fellowships)

WRL Seeks Membership & Development Coordinator - position open until filled

War Resisters League seeks an enthusiastic and experienced grassroots fundraiser, who brings initiative and works well collaboratively, to coordinate and facilitate our fundraising program, and increase our income, national visibility and membership base. The Development & Membership Coordinator, a full-time staff member based in our national office in NYC, will lead and coordinate the work of and help expand the volunteer Fundraising Committee to build relationships with donors, secure contributions, and grow WRL’s membership.

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Cakalak Thunder Marching Band's Open Season
March 24-May 5
Practices are 12:30 every Sunday
Location: practice space(see below)
Sponsor: Cakalak Thunder
Contact: cakalakthunder@yahoo.com

Cakalak Thunder will be open for new members from 3/24-5/5.  Come to a practice any Sunday during that time to check it out.  Email us at cakalakthunder@yahoo.com or message our facebook inbox for directions.  No prior musical experience is necessary, but a serious commitment to learning the beats, participating in collective decision-making and responsibility, and thoughtful engagement with our points of unity are all required.

Are You A Feminist? Professor Needs Help with Understanding Young Men’s Attitudes
Respond by Fri 3/8

WGS & English Professor Elizabeth Chiser-Strater has created a survey to find out what young men today think about feminism. She invites young men students (both non-trans and trans) in WGS classes to take part in her survey. She will give a talk about the results of this survey at a conference in March.

Take the survey here>>>

Apply to become a UNCG Kaleidoscope Peer Educator for 2013-2014!

Would you like to:

* Learn to facilitate difficult conversations about multicultural issues?
* Help promote diversity and social justice on campus?
* Earn extra money?

Then apply to be a Kaleidoscope Peer Educator!

Information Session Thursday, March 28, 2013, 4PM-5PM

Applications Due Friday, March 29, 2013, 5PM

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Scholarship for Social Justice Minded UNCG Students

Application Deadline: Monday, April 1, 2013, at 5 p.m.

This scholarship endowment fund was created in memory of Pamela A. Wilson, a former director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She was a beloved member of the UNCG community for twelve years and a friend, mentor and role model for countless students. She had a special commitment to mentoring as a method to help people adjust, thrive and succeed. The scholarship recognizes mentoring, service, leadership, social justice, and cultural understanding.

Amount of Scholarship: To be determined.

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Wanted: Seven inspired & diligent souls to join forces with the Beehive Design Collective

We are a non-profit art activist collective, dedicated to making anti-copyright illustrations for use as educational tools. Our mission is to “cross-pollinate the grassroots.” We value collaborative work, creative problem solving, and dismantling colonial mentality. As the bee metaphor dictates, we are endlessly busy in the effort to illuminate the connections between single issues and the “big picture.” Our organism requires long hours, patience and a solid sense of humor, but is consistently surprising, rewarding and so far, mindbogglingly successful!

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Residency for Organizers Working in Communitie sof color and/or Low-Income communities in North Carolina
Application Deadline: 4/17/13 at 5pm

Do you organize in communities of color and/or low-income communities in North Carolina?
Do you need to recharge your organizing batteries?
Can you see how stepping back from the day to day might help you see the big picture?

If so, the Windcall Residency and Coaching Program might be for you.
Applications are due Wednesday, April 17, 5PM for September/October Residencies
A Windcall Residency takes you out of your daily work for three weeks, putting you in a restorative natural environment with other community and labor organizers who share your commitment. Peer support, reflective practices, creative activities, and time in nature combine to support you reflecting, renewing, and returning to your valuable work with a new and energized perspective to make change. Windcall also provides leadership coaching to help Residency alumni implement their Windcall-inspired ideas. The program is free. Since 1989, over 450 outstanding organizers have been Windcall Residents, from all parts of the country and a wide variety of social, environmental and economic justice movements. You can be one of them.

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Toxic Free NC is Hiring a Bilingual Community Organizer
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled, Now Accepting Applications

Toxic Free NC is an award-winning nonprofit organization based in Raleigh, NC and working statewide. Our central goal is to get pesticides and other toxic chemical pollution out of our food, our water, and our bodies. Our focus is on the communities who are most impacted by pesticide pollution, including migrant farm workers, and children from low-income and minority communities.

For more info and to apply >>>

Paid Internship Opportunities with Self Help Credit Union,
... a Social Justice, Cooperative Financial institution

Do you have a passion for the community and making a difference in lives of real people? Start your career at Self-Help Credit Union. Self-Help is a community development lender, credit union, and real estate developer that works with individuals, organizations, and communities traditionally underserved by conventional markets.

Self-Help's affiliate, the Center for Responsible Lending, researches and advocates for state and national legislation to address predatory lending practices and policies. We have offices in North Carolina, Washington D.C. and California.

See internship listings (bottom of page) >>>

Democracy Summer Paid Internships, Summer 2013

Applications emailed to info@democracy-nc.org by April 1, 2013.

Democracy North Carolina is hiring for Democracy Summer! Interns work for ten weeks with an experienced Community Organizer in Charlotte, Greenville,* Fayetteville, or Winston-Salem to empower local volunteers, advocate for policies that improve democracy, and understand how to navigate North Carolina's power structure and political process.

Interns earn a $2,500 stipend, while they build relationships and receive training that will help them start a career in social and political change. Now in its 14th year, Democracy Summer is ideal for college students interested in working in social and economic justice, community-based advocacy, research, politics, law, nonprofits, or public service.

Details about the program and the application can be found on the Democracy Summer website, www.democracysummer.com.

*The "Greenville team" will be based out of Democracy NC's Durham office. Frequent travel to Greenville, Rocky Mount, and other Eastern NC cities will be required; Democracy NC will cover travel expenses.

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Internship Scholarships Available for UNCG Students Completing Summer 2013 Internships!

Application deadline is Friday, April 12, by 5:00 PM

The Career Services Center is offering scholarships to students who will complete an internship during Summer 2013.

Awards are between $500 and $1,000 each

Internship must be for the Summer 2013 semester

Internship must be obtained before submitting internship scholarship application

Questions? Contact Katy Green at khgreen@uncg.edu

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(Click on the Internships tab.)

Open: Time Out LGBTQ Youth Programming Director position in Charlotte

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Team QUEST is accepting applications

...for new staff . "All Team QUEST programs are based on experiential models of education. This means learners are actively involved in the experience, utilize decision making and problem solving skills while participating in the experience and finally will have the opportunity to reflect on that experience." Examples include ropes courses, outdoor team building activites, retreats, etc.

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Give Feedback on LGBTQ Legal Center Especially for Trans* folks & LGBTQ People of Color

A Guilford College alum is working to start a new legal center for LGBTQ folks, particularly trans* folks and LGBTQ people of color, in North Carolina. She's conducting a survey to identify priorities for the center. Would you please complete the survey, and/or pass it along to others in LGBTQ communities in NC? The survey is very short, only 10 questions and takes a minute or so to complete.

Link for the survey>>>

Deadlines: 3/25, 4/1 & Rolling: Spring 2013 Cone Awards & Scholarships for UNCG WGS Students
Course Scholarship Deadline Extended to 3/25

The Sally and Alan Cone Awards and Scholarships were established to support and recognize outstanding WGS students. Awards include Undergrad & Grad Major Scholarships, Course Scholarships, Award for Outstanding Work, Special Projects grant, and Travel Award.

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Opportunity to Update book titled "Women of Guilford County, NC"

A book entitled "Women of Guilford County, NC" from 1740-1979 was written and published in 1979 as a fundraiser for Women of Guilford, Inc., the fundraising arm of Greensboro's Commission on the Status of Women.

Women of Guilford, Inc is considering editing and updating the book in time for the 40th anniversary of the Greensboro Commission on the Status of Women in about three years.

Anyone interested in editting, researching, writing, printing, fundraising....
should contact:
Julie Lapham, PhD
Board Member
Women of Guilford, Inc
336.379.1000