Midwest Academy / USAction Winter 2004 Community Organizing Internships (please post and/or pass on to others)
The Midwest Academy, a 30-year-old national training institute for progressive direct action organizing, will hire 15 community organizing interns for a ten week program from January 5 through March 12, 2004. The stipend is $2750, and will be paid biweekly. Interns will receive intensive training and mentoring, and will be assigned to work with statewide organizations in Tampa, FL; Albuquerque, NM; Denver, CO; Madison, WI; and Nashville, TN. Preference will be given to applicants already living in these cities, in school there, or with family there. Housing is NOT included. Interns will spend the first week of the internship in the Midwest Academy five-day training program (see training agenda on website, www.midwestacademy.com). They will learn how organizers choose issues, develop strategy, assess their own organizational power and that of their target and opponents, recruit constituents, and move into action. (All costs for the training, including transportation to Chicago and room and board during the training are covered.) Interns will be placed with USAction affiliates in the above cities (see website, www.usaction.org) will receive a challenging work assignment which will include serious responsibilities and the opportunity to make a real contribution to progressive social change. During the Winter 2004 Internship, we anticipate that interns will conduct community outreach and organize public hearings on the issue of affordable prescription drugs. Interns will receive day-to-day supervision from their placement organizations, and ongoing training and mentoring from Midwest Academy staff. For interns who are interested in pursuing a job in community organizing, we will also provide job search assistance at the end of the internship or upon college graduation. We are looking for young people who are ready to work hard and take on new challenges and responsibility, who have a passion for social justice, and who want to learn solid skills in the field of community organizing. We are particularly looking for people who want to explore a career in organizing. We are unable to offer college credit, but will work with you and your institution if you can earn credit there. We will also hire recent grads, canvassers, and others. Some assignments will require interns who speak Spanish; many assignments will require use of a car. To apply: Fill out the application which can be found on our website at www.midwestacademy.com. Likely candidates will be interviewed via telephone. Submit your application as soon as possible for maximum consideration. We hope to complete hiring by Thanksgiving. Questions? First review our website, then email Judy Hertz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). ------------------------------------------------ visit http://www.geocities.com/sapacchicago email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe sapac" in msg body to unsubscribe
