[AAACE-NLA] From ALICIA: Volunteer AND/OR Interpreter for WE LEARN

Thu Feb 21 12:00:32 EST 2008

Hi beautifuls,

I wanted to let you know about...

WE LEARN's 5th Annual (Net)Working Gathering & Conference on Women and
Literacy
Building Alliances / Construyendo Alianzas
http://www.litwomen.org/conference.html March 7- 8,  Fordham Univ. at
Lincoln Center,
NY Co-Sponsored with WE LEARN by Fordham Graduate School of Education.

CHECK OUT: http://www.litwomen.org/conferences/2008/schedule.html.<http://www.litwomen.org/conferences/2008/schedule.html>
There are a ton of fantastic workshops!

WE LEARN is currently looking for volunteers and interpreters for the
conference! Please,
consider sharing your time and/or your Spanish-English interpreting skills
with us.
Support us in building alliances! Volunteer applications can be found on the
website or you can email Alicia.Pantoja at gmail.com to apply.
Deadline to submit volunteer/interpreter forms is Feb 25th. THANK YOU!
Welook forward
to seeing you in NYC!

Email or call Alicia if you have any questions. She's been working hard on
coordinating the Language Access piece of this conference and would love to
see you there!
Even a couple of hours will be very appreciated!

SPREAD THE WORD!!!! (especially with your NYC folks!)

---- below are the attached forms pasted to this email. feel free to email
those back to alicia.pantoja at gmail.com --- and immense thanks to the folks
who organized the Language Access portion of the USSF!! They've inspired and
been a great model for WE LEARN's language access team!!!----

---- send the form below back to Alicia.Pantoja at gmail.com ---

WE LEARN Conference 2008
 Volunteer Profile
Please Print          Date:

Name:__________________________________________________________________________________

    Last   First  Middle  Nickname

Date of Birth (if under 18 years of age): __________________________

Permanent Address:

Temporary
Address:______________________________________________________________________

Home Phone:___________________________

Cell Phone:____________________________  Alternate
Phone:__________________________

Email:__________________________________________________________________________________

I am registered for the WE LEARN Conference (please circle):
YES         NOT YET

Volunteer Availability:

The WE LEARN Conference needs volunteers now and during the Conference.

Can you volunteer now for pre-conference organization? (please circle
one)      YES        NO

Do you have experience with: (Please check all that apply)
____WORD ___EXCEL ____ACCESS  ___Database Mgmt   ____Internet
____Reception Duties    ____Fundraising

Can you volunteer during the WE LEARN Conference (March 7-8, 2008)?
YES           NO

(for on-site conference volunteers only)
Person to be notified in case of
Emergency:__________________________________________________

Contact's Relationship to you:___________________________________

Emergency Contact's Phone Number:_____________________________

Volunteer opportunities at the Conference include:

General Set Up
Registration
Information Tables
Supply Runners
First Aid
Security
Technology/Media
Hospitality and/or Environment
Clean up
Translation/Interpretation **work exchange available**

Do you have any preferences for a specific volunteer opportunity? If so,
which:

________________________________________________________________________________________

Please list any activities that you are unable to do due to physical
limitations:

Do you want to volunteer with a friend(s)? (please list their name(s)

Are your friends already registered to volunteer?        YES          NOT
YET

Will you recruit them to volunteer if they are not already registered?  YES
NO

We are asking volunteers to sign up now for their shift during the
conference. Volunteer shifts are
scheduled for 2 hours.

Please indicate what days and times you are available to volunteer at the
conference:

Primary language:     ____ English       _____ Spanish           _____
Additional language(s)?

 If
so,which?_____________________________________________________________________________

Please list any other special skills or experience you have:

Please explain why you are interested in volunteering in the WE LEARN
Conference:

March 7th

Saturday
March 8h
If you are available
Thursday evening -
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
(March 6) to set-up,
please check here.

Friday & Saturday Shifts:
7 am – 9 am
8am – 10 am
10 am – 12 pm
12 pm – 2 pm
2 pm – 4 pm
4 pm – 7 pm (Fri only)
3 pm – 5 pm (Sat only clean-up)

Please indicate other times you are
available

Primary language:     ____ English       _____ Spanish           _____
Additional language(s)?

 If
so,which?_____________________________________________________________________________

Please list any other special skills or experience you have:

Please explain why you are interested in volunteering in the WE LEARN
Conference:

THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING! Alicia Pantoja, Volunteer Coordinator, will
follow up with you
shortly. You can also contact her at: (401) 440- 3565 or email her at
Alicia.Pantoja at gmail.com

Note: If you are interested in volunteering as an interpreter/translator,
you will need to fill out an
application. Thank you!

Conference website: www.litwomen.org/conference.html
WE LEARN | 182 Riverside Ave., Cranston, RI 02910 | 401-383-4374 |
welearn at litwomen.org

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  *Criteria for Volunteer Interpreters for the WE LEARN Conference*

*New York City, New York*

*March 7- March 8, 2008*

We are looking for a core team of volunteer interpreters who are coming to
the WE LEARN conference primarily to work as interpreters and who meet the
following criteria:

   - fluent in English and Spanish or American Sign Language

   - at least two - five years experience working as an interpreter in
   professional and/or social movement settings

   - experience with education, women's literacy, social justice
   movements - in other words an understanding of the context of the WE LEARN
   conference, familiarity with the vocabulary, and the ability to communicate
   the concepts in the conference

   - preferred but not required: some type of formal training as an
   interpreter

*Expectations for Volunteer Interpreters for the WE LEARN Conference*

*New York City, NY*

*March 7 - March 8, 2008*

*What you can expect from us:*

*All volunteer interpreters:*

   - An orientation when you arrive

   - Snacks and water

   - A language access coordinating team that will be available to help
   resolve any problems or support you in any way that we can

   - Our deepest gratitude!

*What we expect from you:*

*All volunteer interpreters:*

   - Commitment to providing the highest quality interpretation possible

   - Willingness to work with interpretation equipment in the bigger
   events and without interpretation equipment in the smaller workshops

   - Patience and flexibility with logistical challenges, for example,
   changes in the program, problems with the interpretation equipment, etc.

*Registration form for Volunteer Interpreters*

*for WE LEARN Conference*

*New York City, NY*

*March 7-8, 2008*

Please fill out and email this form to Alicia Pantoja at *
Alicia.Pantoja at gmail.com* <Alicia.Pantoja at gmail.com>

Name:

Address:

Phone number:

Email address:

Please briefly describe your interpreting experience in professional
settings:

Please briefly describe your interpreting experience in social movement
settings:

Please briefly describe your familiarity with social justice movements:

Are you fluent in English?

Spanish?

American Sign Language?

Name and phone and email address for at least one person that we can contact
as a reference:

If you have a resume, please attach it.

*Thank you!*

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-- 
Alicia Pantoja
Education Director
English for Action
P.O. Box 29405
Providence, RI  02909
401.421.3181
www.englishforaction.org

"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless
means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral." -Paulo Freire, Pedagogy
of Freedom

"El lavarse las manos del conflicto entre el poderoso y el despoderado
significa aliarse con el poderoso y no significa permanecer neutral"
 --Paulo Freire, Pedagogia de la Libertad

English for Action's (EFA) mission is to serve Latino immigrant families in
Providence through participatory English language and childcare programs
that link language learning, leadership development and community-building.
EFA uses innovative learning tools—such as the visual arts, theater of the
oppressed and action projects—to engage adults and younger learners in
dialogue, reflection and collaboration.

-- 
Alicia Pantoja
Education Director
English for Action
P.O. Box 29405
Providence, RI  02909
401.421.3181
www.englishforaction.org

"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless
means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral." -Paulo Freire, Pedagogy
of Freedom

"El lavarse las manos del conflicto entre el poderoso y el despoderado
significa aliarse con el poderoso y no significa permanecer
neutral"  --Paulo Freire, Pedagogia de la Libertad
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