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• Organizing youth from area high schools and colleges <br /> • 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 /> • Planning poetry open mic and showcase events <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 /> mosaicprojectorg <br /> 580 Grand Avenue <br /> Oakland,California 94610 <br /> (510) 452-3377 <br /> "The Mosaic Project works towards a peaceful future by reaching children in their <br /> formative years. Our principal program is a unique outdoor school in which we <br /> unite 4th and 5th graders of diverse backgrounds, provide them with essential <br /> skills to thrive in an increasingly diverse society, 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 /> • Help to maintain grounds at an Enchanted Hills outdoor school <br /> 8/2010 - 6/2011:Artist in Residence at The Marion Cheek Jackson Center <br /> Marian Cheek Jackson Center <br /> www.jacksonc enter.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 /> • Organizing Youth in Local Youth for the Jackson Scholars program as well as <br /> community events <br />