All- I have not personally checked this project out, but received it by way
of colleagues I trust. It appears to be an excellent academically-based
service opportunity. Please contact Max Bond (info below) for further
information.
Amy Cohen
>
> URGENT REQUEST!!
> PERSONNEL NEEDED FOR PROJECT ON BURNED SOUTHERN BLACK CHURCHES
> JULY 12TH THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 1996
>
> Max Bond, architect at Davis, Brody and Associates Architects, New York
>City, and Julian Bond are launching a summer project to assist in the
>reconstruction of the Black churches burned throughout the south. The Project,
>called, "Church Raising", is being supported by the NAACP, American Jewish
>Committee, National Council of Churches and Center for Constitutional Rights.
>The Project has two phases: a summer survey of the communities and burned
>church structures and a fall phase to draft building plans for
>reconstruction.
>
>The Summer Survey
>
> Twelve sites will be selected by the sponsoring organizations for
>surveys to be conducted by teams of 4 students. Teams should include one
>architectural or engineering student to do the technical drawings. But other
>members of the teams can be historians, anthropologists, etc. They will visit
>the communities for a week, attend church at the currently used site, interview
>church members, ministers and collect oral histories. Undergraduate and
>graduate students may apply. They will return at the end of the summer with
>documentation which will be given to architecture students for drawings.
>
> Students will be paid stipends of between $3000 and $3500 for the
>summer work. Living expenses will be covered. They will have an orientation
>session beginning July 15th at City College of New York. They are expected to
>be in the field by July 21st.
>
>The Design Phase - Fall 1996
>
> In the fall a conference and/or exhibit is planned for the findings.
>The bulk of the fall phase will be used for the drawings. Consultations with
>the churches will continue in the drafting of these drawings.
>
>Personnel Needs (in addition to students)
>
> Project Director and Assistant Director:
> These should be people w/ administrative experience and familiarity
>with Southern African-American churches and culture. Both should be "on board"
>prior to July 12th, prefarably soon after July 4th. Responsibilities would
>include organizing orientation to be held at City College in New York on July
>15th arranging accomodations at sites, and general administrative
>responsibilities.
>
>Contact:
> For further information contact: Max Bond at Davis, Brody and
>Associates Architects, 315 Hudson Street, New York 10013. Phone 212 633-4781.
>Fax 212 633-4761.
> email mbond@davisbrody.com
Amy Cohen Penn Program for Public Service
cohen@pobox.upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania
215-898-7695 133 S. 36th Street, Suite 519
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3246