Summer Intern Positions Available - UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE - USA

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United for Peace and Justice, the largest
antiwar coalition in the U.S., seeks summer interns for organizing,
outreach, research, and more. The main focus of UFPJ's work is on
ending the Iraq war and bringing US troops home now. Our ongoing
campaigns include efforts to counter military recruitment, to challenge
the use of National Guards in the war, inform and educate the public,
pressure Congress, and organize a massive antiwar protest this September.
Interns will gain valuable experience while strengthening our coalition
and making UFPJ's September mobilization as successful as
possible.

Specific tasks will vary throughout the summer. Some administrative work
will apply, but we generally encourage our interns to take on significant
responsibility. The internship will include contacting our many member
groups and/or organizing other volunteers to do the same. Interns may
participate in recruiting new member groups, particularly in key
underrepresented constituencies; they may also organize and/or
participate in street outreach in New York City. Other tasks may inlcude
designing leaflets, developing educational materials, and maintaining our
database. Interns will work with our organizers on staff and potentially
with members of our national Steering Committee.

Who should apply?

We are seeking articulate, politically aware individuals with good
critical thinking skills and a demonstrable commitment to peace and
justice. Prior organizing experience, multilingualism, and/or computer
skills are preferred, but not required. Candidates should support UFPJ's
campaign goals. People of color, women and lgbt people are strongly
encouraged to apply, especially those with local organizing
experience. Unfortunately, it is not financially viable for us to pay
our summer interns.

How to apply:

Please submit a resume and cover letter to
interns at unitedforpeace.org
, with the subject line "Summer Internship Application from
E-Mail". Be sure to include why you are interested specifically in
UFPJ, and briefly describe any relevant experience. We encourage
applicants to peruse the campaigns section of our web site
(


http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2495
) before applying.

Please apply as soon as possible, as we are already considering
candidates. The dates of the position are flexible.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
To subscribe, visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org/email
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