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Date: Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:44 AM
Subject: Reminder: Oak Institute Fellowship Nominations Due November 6th
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Reminder: Nominations Due November 6th!

APPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 4, 2015
Oak Institute at Colby College
Accepting Applications for the
2016 Oak Human Rights Fellowship

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Dear Friend of Human Rights,

*Can you think of an artist-activist in need of respite?*

We are pleased to issue this call for nominations for the 2016 Oak Human
Rights Fellowship, sponsored by the Oak Institute for the Study of
International Human Rights at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. The
fellowship is a one-semester appointment as an activist-in-residence. It is
designed to provide human rights defenders doing on-the-ground work at some
level of personal risk a respite from front-line duties to enable them to
reflect, write, and communicate their work to our campus community. We are
writing to ask your help in identifying the Oak Fellow for the fall of 2016.

Each year, we target our search for a human rights activist either
regionally or functionally. The focus of this year's search is the arts and
human rights. We are exploring the intersection between the arts and human
rights, giving particular attention to the use of creative expression as a
tool to initiate and further discussion of various rights violations.
Eligible candidates for this fellowship may find themselves struggling
mightily to exercise the right of creative expression in the face of
repression; or they may pursue one or more creative means to advance the
causes of peace, freedom and social justice.

We ask that you help us identify candidates who are currently or were
recently involved in on-the-ground activism and who are in need of respite.
This call for nominations welcomes applicants from all artistic disciplines
who have been subjected to, or are at risk of experiencing, human rights
violations as a result of their artistic expression; or those who have used
their art to foster greater awareness of particular human rights violations.

The appointment is for the fall semester of 2016 (mid-August through
mid-December). Responsibilities include participation in a lecture series
or symposium in the fellow's area of expertise and regular interaction with
Colby students through a one-credit non-graded discussion class. The
College provides a stipend of $33,000, plus transportation, housing, health
care coverage, and other fringe benefits. We encourage the fellow to bring
family, and we will provide limited financial support for their travel as
well.

In conducting our annual search, we rely heavily on nominations from NGOs,
journalists, human rights lawyers, and academics -- you are most likely to
know of the work of on-the-ground professionals. Since your organization
has been active in the field of human rights, we would like to solicit your
help. Please submit nominations to us no later than November 6, 2015. We
will contact your nominee(s) and suggest that he or she apply; but we also
hope you will encourage your nominee to apply directly. Your nomination
letter(s) will become part of the applicant's file, underscoring your
recognition of this person's important contributions to human rights
activism. The deadline for completed applications is December 4, 2015.

Please feel free to forward this announcement to individuals or groups that
might be interested or might help us locate excellent candidates. If you
prefer to have an electronic copy of this announcement with a PDF brochure,
please let us know. If you have any questions, you can reach me at (207)
859-5305 or Assistant Director Amanda Cooley at  oakhr at colby.edu. For more
information, you can access our webpage at www.colby.edu/oakinstitute
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we call your attention to the frequently asked questions section to clarify
terms and eligibility. We underscore that the fellowship is for an
individual who needs a break from the intensity of front line work. It is
not a training program for someone at the earlier stages of human rights
work; nor is it a traditional academic sabbatical. Final selection will be
announced no later than April 15, 2016.

Thank you in advance for helping us identify deserving candidates for this
award.

Sincerely,

Walter Hatch
Associate Professor, Government
Director, Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights

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you know an artist who also functions as a human rights activist? Does this
person need a respite from their work?

 Nominate an activist for our fellowship!
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Fast Facts about the FellowshipThe Fellowship provides a stipend of $33,000
USD.

Housing, healthcare, and access to local transportation are provided for
the stay.

The fellowship is from August to December 2016.

Family members may accompany the fellow.

Learn more about the fellowship!
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