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Activists' Center for Training In Organizing and Networking (ACTION)
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LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZING JOB
THAT DOESN'T EXIST?
WELL, WE CAN'T PAY YOU, BUT WE CAN HOUSE AND FEED YOU INDEFINITELY IF
YOU WANT TO JOIN OUR ACTIVIST COLLECTIVE AND BE A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZER!
The ACTION Center is a new activist organizing center and cooperative
in northeast Philadelphia, PA. The ACTION Center is looking to fill 3
positions immediately. Volunteers are not bound to work only on a single
project; many of these projects can and do overlap and
volunteers/interns are free to move from one project to another, or help
guide/redefine them on their own terms.
ACTION Center is currently operating out of a three-bedroom rowhome;
living will be cooperative. ACTION Center is a meat, TV, smoke, drug,
and alcohol free property. We do not discriminate on the basis of race,
gender or sexuality. There are continual openings, so if you have an
interest in volunteering in the future, please talk to us about it in
the present so that we can reserve space for you.
Does the following describe you?:
-attention to detail
-hardworking
-willingness to relocate to Philadelphia
If so, you may be interested in applying with us. We're ideally looking
for people with some of the following skills. Those you don't have are
ones that you can learn during your internship time.
-research & journalism/writing experience
-good typing skills
-good organizational skills
-good communications ability
-web or database experience a plus, GIS experience a big plus,
database-GIS-web integration a huge plus
-prior experience in community grassroots environmental issues (esp.
waste & toxics) a plus
Other big pluses:
-willingness to stay for at least 6 months to a year, if not
indefinitely
-from Pennsylvania or willing to remain active in the state
Inquiries and resumes/applications may be sent to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or you can call Mike Ewall at 215-743-4884.
Pennsylvania Environmental Network (PEN) Internship
PEN is an environmental justice organization. Duties could include
getting reports and other information distributed to the grassroots
environmental community in Pennsylvania, making info available on
websites and via email, help build networks of activists working on
similar issues such as landfills & incinerators, sewage sludge dumping,
fluoridation of drinking water, tire burning, medical waste, sprawl, and
animal factories. Position could also serve to organize conferences and
trainings. If you're outgoing, there is potential for helping to
organize local and statewide campaigns.
