The Women of Color Resource Center is offering an enthusiastic, self-starting, hardworking student an exciting internship with a respected social justice organization. WCRC is an education, community action, and resource center whose work focuses on economic justice, peace, and popular education.
Principal Responsibilities:
* Conduct phone and email outreach to promote events and speaking engagements at the Women of Color Resource Center.
* Manage database and maintain data entry
* Assist in planning and producing annual International Women's Day event
* Assist in mailing parties
* Day-to-day administrative and program support tasks.
Qualities and skills required:
* A commitment to Social Justice
* Computer skills, including Word, Internet. Database experience preferred
* Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
* An expressed interest in world events
* Organized and efficient, yet able to work with a sense of humor
* Women of Color, Individuals with Disability, and LGBQT persons strongly encouraged to apply
Interns are expected to make a minimum commitment of one semester to the organization and to meet a number of work hours agreed upon in advance with the organization. Interns will be evaluated at the end of their internship and will also be asked to evaluate the internship experience. If the internship is for class credit, WCRC will provide the required documentation.
WCRC promotes the political, economic, social and cultural well being of women and girls of color in the United States. Informed by a social justice perspective that takes into account the status of women internationally, WCRC is committed to organizing and educating women of color across lines of race, ethnicity, nationality, class, sexual orientation, physical ability and age.
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To apply for an internship, please send a resume, cover letter to
info@coloredgirls.org with the subject heading "Program and Outreach". Position is for Fall 2009 or Winter/Spring 2010.
