We are looking for two students who want to volunteer assistance teaching a workshop at Rikers Island. Here are details about the workshop:
We are teaching a Graphic Design workshop that is being offered through the Justice in Education Initiative, a program administered in cooperation by the Center for Justice and the Heyman Center for Humanities.
The workshop is being taught by three co-teachers. Mia Ruyter is Manager of Education and Outreach at the Heyman Center and an artist. Alexandra Martinez is a recent Columbia graduate who facilitated the Justice Arts Lab summer program at the Center for Justice and a filmmaker. Isaac Scott is a researcher at the Center for Justice and a graphic designer.
The workshop will be held once a week at Rikers Island. The goal of the class is to offer some basic skills training for job readiness, to re-engage students in education, and to explore issues of justice. The schedule is not yet confirmed, but the class will be on a weeknight, beginning around 4pm, last 2 hours, and will run in October - so it will begin soon.
We are interested in finding two students who are committed to social justice issues and have some background in arts. It is not necessary that they be fluent in graphic design concepts or tools.
If you are interested, please send an email with your background, your interest, and your resumé, to Mia Ruyter at [email protected].
