>[Note: send replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Are you looking for something exciting to do this summer? Looking to learn >new skills, and meet great people? > >Democracy Summer teaches young people about progressive activism and trains >them in the basic tools of civic organizing. Participants will learn how to >build grassroots coalitions by working with professional organizers on >campaigns for economic rights, democratic political reform, and civil >liberties. > >Democracy Summer will begin with a training program in the Washington, D.C. >area. Democracy Summer participants will be trained in basic campaign >skills such as voter education, coalition building, and fundraising. At >this training, interns will hear from leaders of progressive organizations >and participate in workshops on issues such as economic justice, democratic >reform, race relations, and community outreach. > >Democracy Summer is open to any young person between the ages of 18 and 25. >Full-time interns will be provided with housing, transportation, and a >stipend (additional funding may be available based on need). The program >will begin with a training in mid-June and will last through early August. >Potential sites include Boston, Denver, Little Rock, New York City, St. >Paul, and Washington D.C. > >Democracy Summer interns will have the opportunity to play a critical role >in the campaigns to which they are assigned. Activities will vary with the >site, but will likely include voter registration, doorknocking, research, >phone banking, volunteer recruitment, and media outreach. > >Interested? GREAT! >Please send a cover letter and resume to Cassie Ehrenberg, Democracy Summer; >227 West 40th Street - Suite 1303; New York, New York 10018 by April 1, >1997. If you have questions, please feel free to call us (212-302-0638) or >send an email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > >Democracy Summer is a project of the New Majority Education Fund, a >non-profit, non-partisan organization that works to help progressive >organizations and coalitions build an infrastructure for social >change. The New Majority Education Fund is a project of the Tides Center. > >
