Third World Social Justice Housing Application

Please Do Not Write Your Name On This Application!

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the OSCA Office.
(440) 775-8108 or e-mail osca@oberlin.edu

PURPOSE

The Third World Social Justice Co-op serves the following purposes:

To better inform members in the co-op about current social justice issues.
To engage with the efforts of other identity-based student organizations within the Oberlin community.
To contribute to meaningful social justice efforts through community growth and shared experience.
To participate in educational activities and events related to social justice and race with the goal of fostering racial unsocial justice and equity while working to address and counteract racism.
To provide a space in which members feel safe educating and challenging each other in a positive and constructive manner.
To acquaint members with conscientious cooperative work.

The members may choose to hold programs that educate others about topics that include themes of social justice and race. However, this space does not exist for the purpose of educating other people about oppression.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applying to be a member of Third World Social Justice housing does not guarantee acceptance into the co-op and does not guarantee a spot on co-op’s housing wait list. The application will be anonymous and confidential.

Two spaces will be reserved for for first-year and transfer students. Applications for first-year and transfer students will be reviewed in June.

Members of Third World Social Justice housing do not have to reapply each academic year in order to continue being in the housing co-op if they lived there during the previous semester. Membership expires after a member does not live in Third World Social Justice housing for a semester, and they must reapply to become a member if they wish to live in Third World Social Justice housing again.

Please Note:

Required fields indicated by *
You must be signed-up on the OSCA wait list in order to be placed into TWSJ. The OSCA wait list can be linked to from the home page.

A membership selection committee will review your application. Your name will not be revealed to the committee. All decisions made by the selection committee are final.

PERSONAL INFORMATION*

Your T-Number * T0

Your OCMR *

Email Address

If you would like a receipt of your submission, you must complete this field.

Confirm Email Address *

APPLICATION YEAR INFORMATION*

Your expected year of graduation *

For which semester are you applying? *

Fall

Spring

BACKGROUND INFORMATION*

Please remember to take a look at the history and purpose on the previous page – make sure that the Third World Social Justice Co-op is the right place for you. Please write a response to the following questions. There is no minimum, but please try not to exceed 5000 words in any one part of your essay. Keep in mind that this is the only information we have to base our decision on, so share as much as you are comfortable sharing.

1. What attracts you to Third World Social Justice Co-op? Why is participating in this community important to you? *

2. Describe your commitment to or intentions of being involved in and supporting identity-based student organizations. *

3. Why do you want to be a member of a house that is run cooperatively and is a member of a cooperative association? What is your experience with cooperation? *

4. Third World Social Justice Co-op is a space where discussions of identity usually take place within conversations of social justice and race. Please share an example of a difficult conversation you've participated in, including your specific role in the conversation. What was the outcome? *

5. How will your participation in the Third World Social Justice Housing Co-op further its mission statement? *

6. Your housing membership grants you a dining spot in the Third World Dining Co-op (TWC), an example of an identity-based community in Oberlin. How do your values align with the mission statement of TWC? Please refer to the TWC mission statement available on the OSCA website as necessary. *

7. What programs and projects would you like to see in this co-op? Why? *

8. What else would you like us to know about you and your own experiences? *

Have you signed up on the OSCA Wait List? *

If you select "No", you will be given the opportunity to sign up on the OSCA Wait List after you submit this form.

Yes

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Third World Social Justice Housing Application

Please Do Not Write Your Name On This Application!

PURPOSE

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

A membership selection committee will review your application. Your name will not be revealed to the committee. All decisions made by the selection committee are final.

Contact OSCA

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Third World Social Justice Housing Application

Please Do Not Write Your Name On This Application!

PURPOSE

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

A membership selection committee will review your application. Your name will not be revealed to the committee. All decisions made by the selection committee are final.

Contact OSCA