>Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 13:34:30 -0400 (EDT) >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Precedence: bulk >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Labor Research and Action Project <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Hotel Workers Internships > >I am writing on behalf of H.E.R.E. locals on the East and West Coast who are >urgently seeking interns. Please post this notice to lists you believe would >be helpful and announce in classes where there will be interest ! > >INTERNS WANTED: >EARN COURSE CREDIT FIGHTING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND WORKERS RIGHTS > >Internships now available with the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union in >the following locations: > >SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND, MONTEREY, AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA > >NEW HAVEN,HARTFORD, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT AND PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. > >No Experience necessary: we are looking for creative individuals with a >committment to social and economic justice. > >WHAT INTERNS WILL LEARN: >interns will gain skills in organizing, community outreach and campaign >development by : > >1. working with organizers in the field >2. learning investigative research techniques >3. activating community support and boycott organizing > >WHAT INTERNS WILL EARN: >You can earn course credit, gain valuable skills, and the undying gratitude >of the cooks, dishwashers, housekeepers, and other workers who make up the >HERE membership ! Some locals can provide transportation stipends. > >Each of these HERE locals have a full time Community Organizer on Staff who >will train and develop interns on campaigns to support the hotel workers >organizing at the : > New Otani--Marriott--Lafayette Park--Monterey Plaza and >many more hotels. Research and building community alliances are key in >winning these struggles -- come join us ! > >TO FIND OUT MORE CONTACT: > >West Coast: Pat Lamborn (510)893-3181 Ext. 128 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >East Coast: Ellen Thomson (860)653-9354 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
