Project Manager, The Graterford Archive – Feb 26
The Graterford Archive project, funded for the coming three years by the Mellon Foundation, will chronicle the dignity, creativity, and thought leadership of men who were incarcerated at Graterford. It involves young people most impacted by present carceral conditions and engages broader publics in understanding Graterford, as well as Pennsylvania’s status as one of the most carceral jurisdictions in the world today. Together, these efforts aim to address the clear moral crisis of mass incarceration.
The Project Manager for the Graterford Archive will facilitate, support, and mobilize all aspects of this multi-year, freedom-seeking project. The Graterford Archive is a Mellon grant-funded project to develop a digital archive documenting the experiences of those affected by the State Correctional Institute (SCI) – Graterford, including incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men and their loved ones and communities. The project brings together many community groups already working in this space, as well as faculty and students engaging with carceral issues as part of Haverford College’s decades-long engagement with artists and activists at SCI-Graterford. The project is directed through and infused by the spirit of “nothing about us without us,” and will involve those from the Graterford community.
The Project Manager will work with a great team, including Akeil Robertson (Graterford Archive Project Creative Director), Lindsay Reckson (GAP Faculty Curricular Innovation Director / Associate Professor of English), Gus Stadler (GAP Archival Planning Director / Professor of English), Sarah Horowitz (Head of Quaker and Special Collections), and me (Executive Director, Center for Peace and Global Citizenship). The project will be stewarded by a remunerated steering committee composed of people most affected by Graterford, and we are working closely with Right to Redemption and the Youth Art and Self-Empowerment Project.
The position is slated to start at $70,000 in annual salary with 4% annual raises. This is a three-year term position.
The application deadline is February 26, 2024.
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