job: Adjunct Teaching Position For "Diversity and Coalition-Building"

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From:           	Steve Chase <schase at igc.org>


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Adjunct Faculty Job Opening Teaching “Diversity and Coalition
Building” For the Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program
At Antioch New England Graduate School

Antioch New England Graduate School invites applications for an
Adjunct Faculty position in the Department of Environmental
Studies to teach “Diversity and Coalition-Building.” This is a
three-credit Fall semester course that begins in September 2004
and it will meet weekly at our Keene, New Hampshire campus on
Thursday afternoons or evenings. However, if combined with a one
or two intensive weekend training workshop(s), the number of
regular class sessions could be significantly reduced throughout
the semester.

This Diversity and Coalition-Building course is a core
requirement of Antioch New England’s two-year-old Environmental
Advocacy and Organizing Program. A curriculum plan for the whole
program, as well as a syllabus for the Diversity and
Coalition-Building course used in a previous year, is available
on request.

The current catalog description for the course reads:
“Historically, social movements have been strongest when they
involve large numbers of people who unite across social barriers
such as race, class, and gender for a common purpose. Social
movements are weakest, however, when the prejudices and power
relationships of the larger society remain unchallenged within
their own organizations. This situation often leaves social
movements vulnerable to 'divide and conquer' strategies by
power-holders and reduces the creativity and effectiveness of
movement organizations by marginalizing the voices, insights, and
potential contributions of women, people of color, working-class
activists, or ethnic and religious minorities. Now, more than
ever, building an environmental movement based on solid working
relationships, a spirit of trust, shared interest, and solidarity
across the social boundaries of race, gender, class, geography,
and culture is a prerequisite for lasting democratic
transformation. This class will focus on: 1) understanding the
dynamics of social oppression and different interests; 2)
building effective relationships across these differences; and 3)
addressing the challenges of creating diverse organizations and
effective coalitions.”

Applicants should have relevant practical and academic experience
in the field of diversifying social movement organizations and in
coalition-building, with a particular background in the
coalition-building challenges of building alliances among
environmental organizations, labor unions, community groups, and
anti-oppression organizations. Applicants should also have
experience in designing courses or workshops and teaching with
creative and progressive approaches to adult education.

Antioch New England is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Employer and encourages applications from women and people of
color. The application deadline for this position is July 9,
2003. Applicants will be reviewed upon receipt, and the search
will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should
send a statement of interest, a curriculum vitae, and a list of
three references to:

Steve Chase
Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program Director
Department of Environmental Studies
Antioch New England Graduate School
40 Avon Street
Keene, NH 03431

For additional information, e-mail: steven_chase at antiochne.edu
(with “Diversity and Coalition-Building” in the subject line). No
calls please.

Basic information about Antioch New England’s Environmental
Studies Program in Environmental Advocacy and Organizing can be
found at:

http:/esdept.antiochne.edu/advocacy/default.html.