Media (Video/Photo/Podcast) Intern (Paid) The Growing Democracy Project is a collaborative effort to build civic capacity by bringing together diverse constituencies – community members, civic leaders, grassroots organizations, and universities. By sharing experiences and expertise, and learning from one another, we empower communities and facilitate social change. We offer a variety a programs, including community workshops and podcasts. Our mission is to empower communities and facilitate social change by creating spaces to amplify multiple forms of expertise and knowledge, especially the voices of systemically marginalized people,…
GDP Intern – Race & Democracy
Race & Democracy Intern (Paid) The Growing Democracy Project has a special program on Race and Democracy that focuses on anti-Black and anti-Asian racism and racialized politics in Northeast Ohio. This project includes a 10-episode podcast series examining the intersections of race and democracy in Northeast Ohio, two community workshops/events on the subject of race and democracy, as well as Blogs and concept pages for our website. This program seeks to build on The GDP’s strong programming and deep commitment to…
GDP Research Assistant – Cleveland Community Development
Growing Democracy Research Lab, Research Assistant (Paid) The Growing Democracy Research (and learning) Lab is dedicated to community engaged research and learning. Lab allows us to connect our programming (events, workshops, online curriculum, and podcasts) with community-engaged research opportunities. Our intention is to create a space for graduate and undergraduate students interested in democracy, civic and political engagement, and social justice to engage in meaningful, applied research opportunities in collaboration with community partners. We are currently looking for a research assistant…
Series 6 Episode 2 – Professors Nishani Frazier and Ayesha Bell Hardaway
Series: 6. Race and Democracy in Northeast Ohio Episode: 2. Professors Nishani Frazier and Ayesha Bell Hardaway Podcast #: 67 Release Date: December 13, 2021 Summary: This episode is part of Series 6, Race and Democracy in Northeast Ohio. Our second episode begins by exploring the 3R’s: race, racism, and racialized systems of oppression. Casey and Shemariah talk with Professors Nishani Frazier (Associate Professor of American Studies and History at University of Kansas) and Ayesha Bell Hardaway (Associate Professor of…