Description:

Our fall interns will work in our office on several projects. This may include:
- attending community rallies and events put on by organizational allies to do outreach for WPC and report back.
- keeping our online calendar up-to-date – the most comprehensive calendar of progressive events in the DC area
- assisting with our weekly Activist Alert email that goes out to almost 3000 people.
- working with social networking tools and sites to promote and expand our presence on twitter, facebook and blogs.
- Helping WPC achieve its programmatic goals through promoting and helping to organize our educational events and trainings.

We encourage applicants to work on issues and projects that are important to them and that help them develop their skills. An ideal candidate will have some student organizing experience, background in activism or interest in politics and/or be excited to learn. Interns will leave with a better understanding of the anti-war movement and local justice issues, be better equipped to work in coalitions and plan events, and will be a better activist. This internship is unpaid with a possible transportation stipend as needed.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 2 days, or 15 hours, a week – three days a week preferred if possible. Start date September 4th; internship goes through mid-December if possible. Please describe in your cover letter when and how much you would be available.

No minimum education requirement. Dates flexible.

Hours:

15 Hours a week

Length/Availability:

4 to 4.5 Months

Start Date:

September 4th, 2012

End Date:

09/04/12, Mid-December

Deadline:

End of August

Tags:

Peace  and  Social  Justice  Organizing   

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