Citizen Journalism Facilitator For Laurelton.nyc

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Stefan Alexander and Xenia Rivera of P.S 132 interview volunteers for Laurelton.nyc

We are seeking a Community Journalism facilitator to train future journalists at : P.S 156, P.S 132 and The Linden SDA  School. The candidate must have a passion for youth development work and be able to take initiative in leading multi-media based learning and digital literacy. The position is as follows:

Community Journalism Facilitator

DIVAS for Social Justice is seeking a Community Journalism Facilitator to teach citizen journalism. Facilitator would be working predominantly with middle school students in Southeast Queens. All work would be published on Laurelton.nyc. DIVAS for Social Justice powers Laurelton.nyc in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Innovation and Technology. Laurelton.nyc is a neighborhood driven citizen journalism new portal that serves as a digital literacy platform at three schools in Laurelton, Queens. The facilitator will have the following responsibilities:
Lead a student news team in writing local community stories for Laurelton.nyc in the following ways:
Teaching Web 2.0 skills to students through use of WordPress
Producing an anchor desk
Editing multimedia pieces produced by youth twice a month. (video & audio aspect)
Help promote Laurelton.nyc through social media.

This position is 15-20 hours per week and the hourly wage is $25 an hour

Interested candidates should have a major in Communications, Film & Media Studies or English.

Resumes, along with writing samples and online portfolios can be sent to: diva4justice@gmail.com

Only candidates that provide writing sample or online portfolio will be considered.

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Clarisa James
Clarisa James
Clarisa James is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice. For the past seven years DIVAS has provided free or sliding scale technology training to youth in underserved communities in Central Brooklyn and Southeast Queens. Ms. James has been dedicated to youth development work for the past 15years in the roles of Teaching Artist, After School Director, Curriculum Specialist and artist. Her life's work encompasses empowering youth in underserved communities to use technology for social change and think critically about the issues that are affecting them most. For the past seven years Ms. James has facilitated workshops that help youth develop multimedia projects around environmental justice, housing, leadership development and reproductive justice. Ms. James holds an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College's Film & Media Department. In addition to DIVAS for Social Justice, Ms. James currently serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Cabinet, Office of the Deputy Mayor Strategic Policy Initiatives at City Hall. Clarisa James is full of gratitude to her parents for providing such a wonderful upbringing and having the foresight to move into the community of Laurelton in the early 1970's. Clarisa is proud to be a daughter of Laurelton.

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