{"id":2133,"date":"2013-10-31T00:35:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T00:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www3.law.harvard.edu\/orgs\/lids\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2013-10-31T00:35:07","modified_gmt":"2013-10-31T00:35:07","slug":"volunteer-opportunity-the-rich-coast-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lids\/2013\/10\/31\/volunteer-opportunity-the-rich-coast-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Opportunity &#8211; The Rich Coast Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Rich Coast Project uses storytelling, digital archiving and interdisciplinary research\u00a0to protect cultural heritage and land ownership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission and History<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Rich Coast Project aims to explore the impact of Costa Rican conservation policy on\u00a0land tenure and livelihoods for native Afro-descendent communities of Costa Rica&#8217;s\u00a0southern Caribbean coast. Our goal is to coordinate community storytelling, digital\u00a0archiving, and legal research to connect local experience to national and international law,\u00a0promoting local cultural and legal empowerment, generating conversation about rights in\u00a0conflict (i.e. environment vs development), and creating linkages to influence better\u00a0policy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Project began as a research project of Katherine Beck while a law student at Northeastern University. It became a Massachusetts nonprofit in April 2013, and received 501c3 status through fiscal sponsorship with Fractured Atlas in September 2013. We have developed partnerships with Northeastern University School of Law&#8217;s Social Justice Program, the Archival Studies Program at Simmons College, and the Center for Digital Storytelling. In Costa Rica, we are advised by several local advocates and attorneys, and are working with residents and artists to develop our programming. Harvard Law Library&#8217;s Kyle Courtney is also an advisor to the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><br \/>\nThe project will work with local advocates to produce a collective memory of the area and\u00a0its people through the use of community storytelling and social-engaged artistic projects.\u00a0This process will be supported by the development of a digital community archive\u00a0populated by the documents and photographs of local residents, as well as video portraits\u00a0produced through our community storytelling campaign. We are also coordinating legal\u00a0research at law schools in the Boston area to unpack the comlicated forces at play,\u00a0explore novel issues of international law, and create resources that promote\u00a0understanding and generate conversation about emerging problems.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>****<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We are currently in fundraising and development stages, and will be sending\u00a0a small team to Costa Rica in early January to work with local activists and\u00a0artists to spearhead a community storytelling project. We are recruiting\u00a0student volunteers to contribute to the organization&#8217;s development and\u00a0ongoing research initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more, visit the project&#8217;s website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therichcoastproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.therichcoastproject.org<\/a>. To get involved as a student volunteer, contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:therichcoastproject@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">therichcoastproject@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Please also consider supporting our fundraising campaign, liking us on Facebook, and telling your networks about our work!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Indiegogo Campaign:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/igg.me\/at\/therichcoastproject\/x\/3254971\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/igg.me\/at\/therichcoastproject\/x\/3254971<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook Page:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheRichCoastProject\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheRichCoastProject<\/a><br \/>\nNewsletter \/ Mailing list:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/FQTFb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/FQTFb<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rich Coast Project uses storytelling, digital archiving and interdisciplinary research\u00a0to protect cultural heritage and land ownership. 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