Become a SAGE Council Volunteer
As a grassroots social justice organization, SAGE Council relies heavily on the generosity and commitment of volunteers. Whether it has been door knocking, phone banking, mailings or office tasks, our volunteers have contributed countless hours helping carry out SAGE Council’s mission.
http://www.sagecouncil.org/Volunteer.htm
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Position Announcement: Executive Director, Nebraska Appleseed Center
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest
Nebraska Appleseed, a nationally regarded nonprofit, nonpartisan law
project, seeks a new Executive Director to lead a staff of 11 highly
dedicated professionals in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Executive Director leads
the fundraising, day-to-day operations and staff. Nebraska Appleseed's 2007
budget is $650,000. Its revenue base consists of public support from
individual donors, law firms, foundations, and other grantmakers.
Core Values. Common Ground. Equal Justice. These are Nebraska Appleseed's
guiding principles, and have been since the Center started "sowing the seeds
of justice" in 1996: a focus on advancing policies and practices that
promote self-sufficiency for Nebraska's working poor families, promoting the
integration and participation of immigrant populations in communities across
Nebraska, providing safe and adequate child welfare and foster care services
to children who need protection, increasing low-income people's access to
the legal system, and supporting democracy by removing barriers to
low-income people's participation in the electoral and public policy
decision-making processes. Our goal is equal justice and full opportunity
for all Nebraskans, we focus on core values we all share, finding common
ground we all can agree on, and ensuring everyone has a voice.
Through our staff and volunteers, Nebraska Appleseed has a unique
combination of expertise, flexibility, and independence to help achieve
progress for people who need it. Our staff includes lawyers, social workers,
community educators, law students, and webmasters, who join their skills
with private law firms, civic leaders, other professionals, and community
members to seek lasting public interest solutions. We use many different
"paths to justice" - community education, negotiation, research, network
building, legislation, and precedent-setting litigation. More information
on our many successes can be found at www.NeAppleseed.org.
Nebraska Appleseed is affiliated with the national Appleseed organization of
Washington, D.C. Appleseed Centers (currently there are 16) are
independent organizations linked by a national network. Each Center
recruits its own leadership, pursues its own sources of funding, and
develops its own projects and strategies for reform, although, there are
issues on which Appleseed Centers work collaboratively.
Nebraska Appleseed is governed by a fifteen member Board of Directors.
The new Executive Director must have the following qualifications:
* Passion for Nebraska Appleseed's mission;
* Ability to provide vision and strategic thinking, identify and
analyze Nebraska's important public interest issues, master complicated
legal issues, and a commitment to enhancing the impact of the organization
both locally and nationally;
* Ability to inspire, mentor, and lead an experienced, dedicated, and
harmonious staff;
* Astute political sensitivities for working with public officials on
the local, state, and national level;
* Experience with fundraising;
* Strong communication, writing, and media skills;
* Communicate effectively with Board members and fundraising sources.
Compensation
Nebraska Appleseed offers a competitive nonprofit compensation and benefits
package for this position that is commensurate with skill and experience.
Application
Please forward a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references to:
Allen Overcash, President, Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public
Interest
Questions may also be directed to this email address w/ the same subject
line.
Do not send your application to the Nebraska Appleseed office.
Nebraska Appleseed, a nationally regarded nonprofit, nonpartisan law
project, seeks a new Executive Director to lead a staff of 11 highly
dedicated professionals in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Executive Director leads
the fundraising, day-to-day operations and staff. Nebraska Appleseed's 2007
budget is $650,000. Its revenue base consists of public support from
individual donors, law firms, foundations, and other grantmakers.
Core Values. Common Ground. Equal Justice. These are Nebraska Appleseed's
guiding principles, and have been since the Center started "sowing the seeds
of justice" in 1996: a focus on advancing policies and practices that
promote self-sufficiency for Nebraska's working poor families, promoting the
integration and participation of immigrant populations in communities across
Nebraska, providing safe and adequate child welfare and foster care services
to children who need protection, increasing low-income people's access to
the legal system, and supporting democracy by removing barriers to
low-income people's participation in the electoral and public policy
decision-making processes. Our goal is equal justice and full opportunity
for all Nebraskans, we focus on core values we all share, finding common
ground we all can agree on, and ensuring everyone has a voice.
Through our staff and volunteers, Nebraska Appleseed has a unique
combination of expertise, flexibility, and independence to help achieve
progress for people who need it. Our staff includes lawyers, social workers,
community educators, law students, and webmasters, who join their skills
with private law firms, civic leaders, other professionals, and community
members to seek lasting public interest solutions. We use many different
"paths to justice" - community education, negotiation, research, network
building, legislation, and precedent-setting litigation. More information
on our many successes can be found at www.NeAppleseed.org.
Nebraska Appleseed is affiliated with the national Appleseed organization of
Washington, D.C. Appleseed Centers (currently there are 16) are
independent organizations linked by a national network. Each Center
recruits its own leadership, pursues its own sources of funding, and
develops its own projects and strategies for reform, although, there are
issues on which Appleseed Centers work collaboratively.
Nebraska Appleseed is governed by a fifteen member Board of Directors.
The new Executive Director must have the following qualifications:
* Passion for Nebraska Appleseed's mission;
* Ability to provide vision and strategic thinking, identify and
analyze Nebraska's important public interest issues, master complicated
legal issues, and a commitment to enhancing the impact of the organization
both locally and nationally;
* Ability to inspire, mentor, and lead an experienced, dedicated, and
harmonious staff;
* Astute political sensitivities for working with public officials on
the local, state, and national level;
* Experience with fundraising;
* Strong communication, writing, and media skills;
* Communicate effectively with Board members and fundraising sources.
Compensation
Nebraska Appleseed offers a competitive nonprofit compensation and benefits
package for this position that is commensurate with skill and experience.
Application
Please forward a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references to:
Allen Overcash, President, Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public
Interest
Questions may also be directed to this email address w/ the same subject
line.
Do not send your application to the Nebraska Appleseed office.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
DC Employment Justice Project Looking for a Community Organizer
Looking for a Community Organizer
Posted by: "Judy Conti" jconti@dcejc.org
EJC to hit the campaign trail for John Edwards. So we're looking for
someone new and would GREATLY appreciate your help in circulating this
job announcement to anyone you know who might be interested or might
know someone who is interested.
Thanks in advance!
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS:
Judy Conti
DC Employment Justice Center
727 15th Street, NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 828-9675 x 14
(202) 828-9190 (fax)
www.dcejc.org
"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and
can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings." Nelson
Mandela
"Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth." Shirley Chisolm
Monday, May 14, 2007
Koreantown Immigrant Worker Alliance - Volunteer and Intern Opportunities
Volunteer your time and learn about our projects and campaigns. KIWA welcomes interns and volunteers from concerned members of the community. College students can intern for class credit and law school interns in particular are needed to help do research on campaigns. Korean and Spanish-speakers are always desired to help communicate with workers.
Kiwa.’s NEW internship program includes a mentoring system and programs to raise awareness among activists of historical and current political developments, fighting racism and all forms of bigotry, the struggle for self-determination for oppressed peoples and how these issues affect us the society and impact the struggle for peace, economical and social justice.
To apply for the internship program, call us @ 213 7389050 ext 108 email trisha@kiwa.org. After we review your application, a KIWA organizer will contact you to set up an in-person or telephone interview. We look forward to working with you this summer and beyond! NO experience need!!!
HOW TO HELP FIGHT WORKER EXPLOITATION
KIWA welcomes interns and volunteers from concerned members of the community. College students can intern for class credit and law school interns in particular are needed to help do research on campaigns. Spanish-speakers are always desired to help communicate with workers.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING INTERNSHIPS
Description: Interns at KIWA are given an honest look at the functioning of a progressive workers center. KIWA interns are assigned to work on campaigns giving them experience in the areas of research, direct-action organizing, worker outreach, coalition building and strategy making. KIWA tries to integrate interns into the staff of organizers and case managers by immediately immersing the intern into the community and putting them to work. It is a unique experience and one that many interns find as a "stepping stone" to continue working for justice.
Hours: Flexible but 6-10 hours per week are recommended. Willingness to work some evenings and weekends necessary.
Experience: Knowledge of social justice movements needed. Experience in organizing low-wage industry and knowledge of Los Angeles preferred but not necessary.
Language: KIWA functions in three languages--English, Spanish, and Korean. Any combination of these languages are highly preferred.
*****This internship is unpaid.******
How do I get started? Arrange an informal interview.
Please call Trisha Park at (213) 738-9050 for more information. email: trisha@kiwa.org
Volunteers
This year K.I.W.A. will be continuing to organize many actions, including forums, film screenings, protests and other activities. You can be an important part of this organizing.
K.I.W.A. uses a diversity of tactics and strategies to build, sustain, expand and deepen the Immigrant Workers Rights movement that has emerged. In addition to helping build protest marches, interns have the opportunity to gain experience through organizing various K.I.W.A. projects, including:
* Weekly K.I.W.A. Meetings and Monthly Forums
* Labor, Community and Youth & Student Organizing
* Internet Organizing
* Local Organizing/Speaking Tours (public speaking in schools etc,)
* Research
LAYOUT and PUBLISHING:
Assist KIWA staff in layout, editing, and publishing of KIWA’s quarterly general newsletter, e-newsletter and/or annual dinner booklet.
Information from http://www.kiwa.org/e/homefr.htm
Kiwa.’s NEW internship program includes a mentoring system and programs to raise awareness among activists of historical and current political developments, fighting racism and all forms of bigotry, the struggle for self-determination for oppressed peoples and how these issues affect us the society and impact the struggle for peace, economical and social justice.
To apply for the internship program, call us @ 213 7389050 ext 108 email trisha@kiwa.org. After we review your application, a KIWA organizer will contact you to set up an in-person or telephone interview. We look forward to working with you this summer and beyond! NO experience need!!!
HOW TO HELP FIGHT WORKER EXPLOITATION
KIWA welcomes interns and volunteers from concerned members of the community. College students can intern for class credit and law school interns in particular are needed to help do research on campaigns. Spanish-speakers are always desired to help communicate with workers.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING INTERNSHIPS
Description: Interns at KIWA are given an honest look at the functioning of a progressive workers center. KIWA interns are assigned to work on campaigns giving them experience in the areas of research, direct-action organizing, worker outreach, coalition building and strategy making. KIWA tries to integrate interns into the staff of organizers and case managers by immediately immersing the intern into the community and putting them to work. It is a unique experience and one that many interns find as a "stepping stone" to continue working for justice.
Hours: Flexible but 6-10 hours per week are recommended. Willingness to work some evenings and weekends necessary.
Experience: Knowledge of social justice movements needed. Experience in organizing low-wage industry and knowledge of Los Angeles preferred but not necessary.
Language: KIWA functions in three languages--English, Spanish, and Korean. Any combination of these languages are highly preferred.
*****This internship is unpaid.******
How do I get started? Arrange an informal interview.
Please call Trisha Park at (213) 738-9050 for more information. email: trisha@kiwa.org
Volunteers
This year K.I.W.A. will be continuing to organize many actions, including forums, film screenings, protests and other activities. You can be an important part of this organizing.
K.I.W.A. uses a diversity of tactics and strategies to build, sustain, expand and deepen the Immigrant Workers Rights movement that has emerged. In addition to helping build protest marches, interns have the opportunity to gain experience through organizing various K.I.W.A. projects, including:
* Weekly K.I.W.A. Meetings and Monthly Forums
* Labor, Community and Youth & Student Organizing
* Internet Organizing
* Local Organizing/Speaking Tours (public speaking in schools etc,)
* Research
LAYOUT and PUBLISHING:
Assist KIWA staff in layout, editing, and publishing of KIWA’s quarterly general newsletter, e-newsletter and/or annual dinner booklet.
Information from http://www.kiwa.org/e/homefr.htm
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Community Organizer Position at ONE DC
About ONE DC:
ONE DC (formerly Manna CDC) is a progressive popular education and
community organizing group that has been operating in the District of
Columbia since 1997. Based on our analysis of and experience with the
tremendous economic and social changes that have come with
gentrification, we have developed a mission "to continually create and
preserve racial and economic equity in the District."
ONE DC has distinguished itself as one of a few organizations in the
District that moves beyond service provision to facilitate the
leadership of low-income residents of color to advocate for
themselves. ONE DC emphasizes values based leadership development that
builds the long-term community organizing capacity of District
residents. Also central to ONE DC's leadership style is the
identification and dismantling of systemic influences such as racism,
classism and sexism that manifest both individually and
institutionally.
ONE DC's progressive organizing values are heavily influenced by the
principles and achievements of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee (SNCC), as well as other groups and movements for justice
and human rights throughout the world.
The Lead Community Organizer Will:
Take a lead role in collaborating with resident leaders and staff
organizers to develop popular education and organizing strategies to
achieve community controlled development, living wage job access,
housing policy and income/economic equity outcomes.
1.
Work with organizing team to implement said organizing strategies.
2.
Conduct 15-25 hours of outreach, leader visits, etc. per week with
staff organizers.
3.
Recruit and develop ONE DC members.
4.
Assist in mentoring staff organizers and ONE DC member organizers
5.
Increase the leadership capacity of ONE DC members on the
community controlled development, living wage job access, housing policy
and income/economic equity teams.
6.
Secure media coverage of ONE DC organizing work.
7.
Assist in the planning and implementation of ONE DC organizational
events.
8.
Perform administrative tasks as needed and appropriate to
sustaining the organization.
9.
Attend regular staff meetings, planning sessions, etc.
Minimum Requirements:
1.
Three to five years demonstrated direct organizing/base building
experience;
2.
Strong computer and internet skills;
3.
Ability to build unity and motivate others to action;
4.
Good communication skills, written, verbal, and interpersonal; and
5.
Self-motivated and skilled at working as part of a team.
Additional Qualifications:
1.
Knowledge of Washington, DC issues and organizations;
2.
Spanish or Mandarin/Cantonese language proficiency preferred;
3.
Strong research skills;
4.
Eye for detail;
5.
Flexible hours, including a willingness to work evenings and some
weekends; and
6.
Creativity and sense of humor;
7.
A reflexive professional practice and active commitment to
self-critique;
8.
Willingness to engage in honest, though constructive, mindful, and
compassionate reciprocal critique of work with teams and other staff.
ONE DC offers a generous salary and benefits package. ONE DC is strongly
committed to staff development and training. This is an opportunity for
an individual to build meaningful relationships with grassroots
communities and to be a part of real, concrete social change. People of
color, women, LGBTQ and bilingual applicants are strongly encouraged to
apply.
To Apply:
Please send resume and cover letter (including salary expectations) to:
ONE DC Lead Organizer Search
P.O. Box 26049
Washington, DC 20001
Or submit electronically to dhaiman@onedconline.org with subject line
"Lead Organizer Application."
Community Organizer (Full-time)
The Community Organizer Will:
*
Work with ONE DC's Organizing Work Team to develop popular
education and organizing strategies to achieve the outcomes identified
in ONE DC's strategic plan.
*
Take a lead role in the implementation of said strategies, in
consultation with the Organizing Work Team, including
*
Facilitation of regularly scheduled organizing meetings;
*
Identification, with resident leaders, of strategies for
accomplishing organizing outcomes;
*
Assisting residents in implementation of said strategies;
*
Conducting leadership development activities to deepen resident
capacity to achieve organizing outcomes.
*
Implement 15-20 hours of outreach (door-knocking, leader visits,
etc.) per week to develop, maintain, and expand ONE DC's constituency
around organizing campaigns.
*
Document the qualitative and quantitative outcomes of ONE DC's
organizing work.
*
Recruit and develop ONE DC members from a variety of racial,
ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
*
Work with the Organizing Work Team to secure media coverage of ONE
DC organizing work.
*
Assist in the planning and implementation of ONE DC organizational
events.
*
Perform administrative tasks as needed and appropriate to sustain
ONE DC's organizing work.
*
Attend regular staff meetings, planning sessions, etc.
Minimum Requirements:
*
One to three years demonstrated direct organizing/base building
experience;
*
Strong computer and internet skills;
*
Ability to build unity and motivate others to action;
*
Good communication skills, written, verbal, and interpersonal; and
*
Self-motivated and skilled at working as part of a team.
Additional Qualifications:
*
Knowledge of Washington, DC issues and organizations;
*
Spanish or Chinese language proficiency preferred;
*
Strong research skills;
*
Eye for detail;
*
Flexible hours, including a willingness to work evenings and some
weekends;
*
Creativity and sense of humor;
*
A reflexive professional practice and active commitment to
self-critique;
*
Willingness to engage in honest, though constructive, mindful, and
compassionate reciprocal critique of work with teams and other staff.
ONE DC offers a generous salary and benefits package. ONE DC is strongly
committed to staff development and training. This is an opportunity for
an individual to build meaningful relationships with grassroots
communities and to be a part of real, concrete social change. People of
color, women, LGBTQ and bilingual applicants are strongly encouraged to
apply.
To Apply:
Please send resume and cover letter (including salary expectations) to:
ONE DC Community Organizer Search
P.O. Box 26049
Washington, DC 20001
Or submit electronically to dhaiman@onedconline.org with subject line
"Community Organizer Application."
Andrew Willis
Organizing Neighborhood Equity DC (ONE DC)
Office: 614 S St NW Rear Carriage House
Mail: PO Box 26049 Washington, DC 20001
P: 202 232 2915 x103
F: 202 667 5196
www.onedconline.org
www.myspace.com/onedistrict
ONE DC (formerly Manna CDC) is a progressive popular education and
community organizing group that has been operating in the District of
Columbia since 1997. Based on our analysis of and experience with the
tremendous economic and social changes that have come with
gentrification, we have developed a mission "to continually create and
preserve racial and economic equity in the District."
ONE DC has distinguished itself as one of a few organizations in the
District that moves beyond service provision to facilitate the
leadership of low-income residents of color to advocate for
themselves. ONE DC emphasizes values based leadership development that
builds the long-term community organizing capacity of District
residents. Also central to ONE DC's leadership style is the
identification and dismantling of systemic influences such as racism,
classism and sexism that manifest both individually and
institutionally.
ONE DC's progressive organizing values are heavily influenced by the
principles and achievements of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee (SNCC), as well as other groups and movements for justice
and human rights throughout the world.
The Lead Community Organizer Will:
Take a lead role in collaborating with resident leaders and staff
organizers to develop popular education and organizing strategies to
achieve community controlled development, living wage job access,
housing policy and income/economic equity outcomes.
1.
Work with organizing team to implement said organizing strategies.
2.
Conduct 15-25 hours of outreach, leader visits, etc. per week with
staff organizers.
3.
Recruit and develop ONE DC members.
4.
Assist in mentoring staff organizers and ONE DC member organizers
5.
Increase the leadership capacity of ONE DC members on the
community controlled development, living wage job access, housing policy
and income/economic equity teams.
6.
Secure media coverage of ONE DC organizing work.
7.
Assist in the planning and implementation of ONE DC organizational
events.
8.
Perform administrative tasks as needed and appropriate to
sustaining the organization.
9.
Attend regular staff meetings, planning sessions, etc.
Minimum Requirements:
1.
Three to five years demonstrated direct organizing/base building
experience;
2.
Strong computer and internet skills;
3.
Ability to build unity and motivate others to action;
4.
Good communication skills, written, verbal, and interpersonal; and
5.
Self-motivated and skilled at working as part of a team.
Additional Qualifications:
1.
Knowledge of Washington, DC issues and organizations;
2.
Spanish or Mandarin/Cantonese language proficiency preferred;
3.
Strong research skills;
4.
Eye for detail;
5.
Flexible hours, including a willingness to work evenings and some
weekends; and
6.
Creativity and sense of humor;
7.
A reflexive professional practice and active commitment to
self-critique;
8.
Willingness to engage in honest, though constructive, mindful, and
compassionate reciprocal critique of work with teams and other staff.
ONE DC offers a generous salary and benefits package. ONE DC is strongly
committed to staff development and training. This is an opportunity for
an individual to build meaningful relationships with grassroots
communities and to be a part of real, concrete social change. People of
color, women, LGBTQ and bilingual applicants are strongly encouraged to
apply.
To Apply:
Please send resume and cover letter (including salary expectations) to:
ONE DC Lead Organizer Search
P.O. Box 26049
Washington, DC 20001
Or submit electronically to dhaiman@onedconline.org with subject line
"Lead Organizer Application."
Community Organizer (Full-time)
The Community Organizer Will:
*
Work with ONE DC's Organizing Work Team to develop popular
education and organizing strategies to achieve the outcomes identified
in ONE DC's strategic plan.
*
Take a lead role in the implementation of said strategies, in
consultation with the Organizing Work Team, including
*
Facilitation of regularly scheduled organizing meetings;
*
Identification, with resident leaders, of strategies for
accomplishing organizing outcomes;
*
Assisting residents in implementation of said strategies;
*
Conducting leadership development activities to deepen resident
capacity to achieve organizing outcomes.
*
Implement 15-20 hours of outreach (door-knocking, leader visits,
etc.) per week to develop, maintain, and expand ONE DC's constituency
around organizing campaigns.
*
Document the qualitative and quantitative outcomes of ONE DC's
organizing work.
*
Recruit and develop ONE DC members from a variety of racial,
ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
*
Work with the Organizing Work Team to secure media coverage of ONE
DC organizing work.
*
Assist in the planning and implementation of ONE DC organizational
events.
*
Perform administrative tasks as needed and appropriate to sustain
ONE DC's organizing work.
*
Attend regular staff meetings, planning sessions, etc.
Minimum Requirements:
*
One to three years demonstrated direct organizing/base building
experience;
*
Strong computer and internet skills;
*
Ability to build unity and motivate others to action;
*
Good communication skills, written, verbal, and interpersonal; and
*
Self-motivated and skilled at working as part of a team.
Additional Qualifications:
*
Knowledge of Washington, DC issues and organizations;
*
Spanish or Chinese language proficiency preferred;
*
Strong research skills;
*
Eye for detail;
*
Flexible hours, including a willingness to work evenings and some
weekends;
*
Creativity and sense of humor;
*
A reflexive professional practice and active commitment to
self-critique;
*
Willingness to engage in honest, though constructive, mindful, and
compassionate reciprocal critique of work with teams and other staff.
ONE DC offers a generous salary and benefits package. ONE DC is strongly
committed to staff development and training. This is an opportunity for
an individual to build meaningful relationships with grassroots
communities and to be a part of real, concrete social change. People of
color, women, LGBTQ and bilingual applicants are strongly encouraged to
apply.
To Apply:
Please send resume and cover letter (including salary expectations) to:
ONE DC Community Organizer Search
P.O. Box 26049
Washington, DC 20001
Or submit electronically to dhaiman@onedconline.org with subject line
"Community Organizer Application."
Andrew Willis
Organizing Neighborhood Equity DC (ONE DC)
Office: 614 S St NW Rear Carriage House
Mail: PO Box 26049 Washington, DC 20001
P: 202 232 2915 x103
F: 202 667 5196
www.onedconline.org
www.myspace.com/onedistrict
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Internships with Jobs with Justice
Jobs with Justice Intern
Organization: Jobs with Justice is a national coalition of labor unions and religious, civil rights, women's, student, farm, and community organizations working together at the local level to defend and expand the rights of working people. Imaginative direct action tactics are the cornerstone of Jobs with Justice activities. Recently, Jobs with Justice has mobilized thousands of working people and students to address a host of issues including corporate greed, the right to unionize, globalization, living wage legislation, and the right to family-supporting full-time jobs. For more information about Jobs with Justice, visit our website at www.jwj.org.
Description: We have summer, fall, winter, and spring positions available! Semester or summer-long opportunities include: Field Intern, Program Intern, & Student Labor Action Project Intern. All interns can expect to spend a portion of their time on general administrative support. Other job duties may include assisting national staff in providing support services to local coalitions & helping to prepare for national trainings. Interns are responsible for finding their own housing. Limited stipends are available.
Qualifications: Interns should have an interest in the labor movement and/or issues affecting working people. Ability to take direction as well as self-direct. Enthusiasm for working with diverse personalities and within deadlines. Desktop publishing and database experience a plus.
To apply: Please send a resume and cover letter with your answers the following questions-->
§ How did you hear about Jobs with Justice?
§ Why are you interested in an internship at Jobs with Justice?
§ What do you hope to learn from an internship at JwJ?
§ What is the time period you are available for an internship? How many hours per week?
§ Are you particularly interested in one of the available internships (program, field, SLAP)?
Send to the address/e-mail listed below:
Scarlet Jimenez
Jobs with Justice
1325 Massachusetts Ave NW Ste 200
Washington, DC 20005
tel: 202-393-1044 x229; fax: 202-393-7408
scarlet@jwj.org
Jobs with Justice is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, L/G/B/T, and people from working class backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Opportunities at the Garment Workers Center in Los Angeles
WORK FOR THE CENTER
VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTER
Computer and Tech support
Childcare
We are looking for energetic political conscious volunteers who want to help with child care development.
Database Entry
If you'd like to volunteer to help with project, please download our volnteer application and either mail it to us at 1250 S. Los Angeles St. #213, Los Angeles, CA 90015 or fax it to (213) 748-5876. Please be sure to write that you want to help with database entry!
Special Project - Database Design
Special Project - Web Design
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
AFL-CIO Union Summer Internship Deadline this Friday
AFL-CIO Union Summer Offers a Progressive Internship Option
Are you—or do you know—a college student or recent grad with an activist streak who wants to do something a bit more significant this summer than a beach trip, beer bash or burger flipping?
Check out the AFL-CIO Union Summer program, started in 1996 to provide students an opportunity to work for social and economic justice through workplace and community organizing. Since 1996, nearly 3,000 young men and women have taken part in this unique baptism of union activism and many continue to work for justice as union organizers and community activists.
Union Summer is accepting applications through May 4 for the 10-week program that includes a week of intensive orientation and training and nine weeks in the field. The program is open to current college juniors and seniors, plus recent graduates. (Apply online here.)
Union Summer participants will receive a $300-a-week stipend, plus housing and local transportation costs at the Union Summer site to which they are assigned. Participants are responsible for transportation costs to and from the training and orientation.
The 2007 sites have not been determined but should be set by the end of May. Efforts will be made to accommodate location preferences, but candidates must be flexible because sites are selected based on the needs of particular campaigns.
Click here to learn more about the application process and here to apply online or here to download an application. Application deadline is May 4.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Interpreting for Social Justice Highlander Workshop
Interpreting for Social Justice
Highlander Worskhop
May 18-20, 2007
-- Will include ASL --
New Market, Tennessee
GOALS
- To build a cadre of skilled social justice interpreters in the Southeast and Appalachia who can empower immigrant communities by providing language accessibility to promote social justice
- To encourage local leadership in immigrant communities through sharing skills by training other community members in social justice interpreting
- To create multilingual spaces in social justice communities where language is used democratically as a movement-building tool of power
WHO THIS IS FOR
Bilingual social justice activists and workers who would like to learn more about interpreting and translating in a social justice context to empower immigrant communities and build alliances across communities.
SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE:
- Interpreter Role and Ethics
- Interpretation modes
- Use of interpreting equipment
- Differences and similarities in social justice interpreting
- Impact of language barriers in social justice movement building
- How to create a multilingual space
- Hands-on interpreting by participants throughout the workshop
These 3-day workshops are provided at no charge, and include room and board. We have limited scholarships available to assist with travel expenses. Child-care is available.
Please Note: Participants should be able to commit to the entire program schedule (Friday-Sunday). If you cannot commit to the entire weekend, please feel free to apply for a workshop at a later date. This will increase availability for other participants.
HOW TO APPLY:
- Online application form
- Printable application form (PDF, 22KB).
Deadline for applications is May 4, 2007.
For more information, contact:
- Roberto Tijerina, roberto@highlandercenter.org, 865-933-3443 x233
2007 Interfaith Worker Justice Conference
2007 National Conference | ||||||
| ABOUT THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Sunday, June 17
4:00 – 5:15 p.m. — Workshop Session 1 Monday, June 18 Tuesday, June 19
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How to Register Register Early and Save Pre-conferences are $40 each and include breakfast and lunch on each day. Dinner will not be provided for Saturday preconference participants. Sunday dinner is included in the regular registration fee for the conference.
Please note that your registration cannot be confirmed unless accompanied by payment. Click here for IWJ's policies on cancellations, refunds and transfers. Location Accommodations Union Hotels Volunteer Opportunities Registration Confirmation Cancellations Changes to Room Assignments Replacements / Transfers Mail or Fax Conference Registration Forms and Payment to: Interfaith Worker Justice Fax: 773-728-8409 For more information visit contact Kristi Sanford at (773) 728-8400 ext. 45. | ||||||
http://www.iwj.org/conference-2007/2007-conference.html
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