[COMM-ORG] Summer Community Organizing Paid-Internship Opportunity

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From: Movement for Justice in El Barrio 
<movementforjusticeinelbarrio at yahoo.com>


Movement for Justice in El Barrio

Summer Community Organizing
Paid-Internship Opportunity!

Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio/Movement for Justice in El Barrio is 
an immigrant-led multi-issue organization fighting for justice in East 
Harlem, New York. Movimiento was founded to fight against a voracious 
trend towards gentrification that is devouring low-income housing and 
displacing immigrant families from their homes.

Through strategies such as protests and direct action, litigation, and 
media outreach, Movimiento has organized tenants to achieve hundreds of 
repairs and has successfully challenged attempts by aggressive landlords 
and multi-national corporations to illegally evict them from their homes.

Movement for Justice in El Barrio is offering this exciting opportunity 
to young people committed to social justice and interested in spending 
July and August doing community organizing. The internship pays $10 an 
hour. Intern’s activities will include doing outreach in the community, 
helping organize tenant associations and community forums, and 
researching community issues.

Requirements:

-Interns MUST be bilingual English/Spanish
-Must be between ages 15-23
-Must be able to work evenings and maintain a flexible schedule
-No organizing experience necessary

To apply please send us an email at 
movementforjusticeinelbarrio at yahoo.com including the following:

-A one-page essay on why you would like to organize for social justice
-A resume or a one-paragraph biography.

For more information call: (212) 561-0555 or email 
movementforjusticeinelbarrio at yahoo.com

Deadline for Applications is June 1st, 2009!!