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• Facilitate youth poetry workshops <br /> • Maintain the organization's relationships with the local high school <br /> administration <br /> Assist in the writing of grant proposals <br /> • Creating press materials for the organization <br /> Coaching the internationally competing youth team <br /> 9/2010 - 6/2012: Mosaic Staff Facilitator <br /> The Mosaic Project <br /> mosaicproject.org <br /> 580 Grand Avenue <br /> Oakland,California 94610 <br /> (510) 452-3377 <br /> "The Mosaic Project works towards a peace-ful future by reach-ing chil-dren in their <br /> for-ma-tive years. Our prin-ci-pal pro-gram is a unique out-door school in which we <br /> unite 4th and 5th graders of diverse back-grounds, pro-vide them with essen-tial <br /> skills to thrive in an increas-ingly diverse soci-ety, and empower them to strive for <br /> peace." <br /> Responsibilities: <br /> • Daily facilitation with 4th and 5th Grade students. <br /> • Getting students from one place to the next at the outdoor school <br /> • Teaching Conflict Resolution, Peacemaking and Diversity <br /> • Work with other facilitators to prepare for weekly activities and logistics <br /> 8/2010 - 6/2011:Artist in Residence at The Marion Cheek Jackson Center <br /> Marian Cheek Jackson Center <br /> www.jacksoncenter.info <br /> 510 West Rosemary Street <br /> Chapel Hill,North Carolina 27516 <br /> (919) 929-6595 <br /> The Marian Cheek Jackson Center is an organization dedicated to preserving <br /> histories of historically black neighborhoods in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro areas. <br /> Responsibilities: <br /> • Coordinating the Jackson Scholars program <br /> • Creating collaborative projects between scholars and local organizations <br /> • Daily operational Tasks for the Jackson Center <br /> • Creating lesson plans,attendance and workshops for students and youth <br /> involved in Jackson Center Programming. <br /> 2009-Present: Freelance Poet&Facilitator <br /> Speaking Engagements <br /> • Co-Wrote/ Co-Directed and acted in Historical Re-enactment of the 1947 <br /> Freedom Rides February 2009 <br />