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Friday, March 2, 2007

Get Paid to Work for Justice!

Now is a GREAT time to take advantage of our job opportunities!   It is the  middle of the Legislative Session -  we are action packed and needing help! 


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Position Community / Field - Phone Canvasser
PAID INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE

Description Washington CAN! interns/staff will have the opportunity to challenge corporate power, organize communities for power, develop skills and gain knowledge.

Participate in and lead campaigns to stop prescription drug corporations and health insurance corporations from ripping off low-income people.

Build community and statewide organizations that are educating and organizing average people to get involved in the political change.

Become part of the country's largest and most experienced grassroots organizing networks, Progressive Action Network and US Action. Receive training and mentoring. Travel opportunities and working on environmental issues available.

Washington CAN! will:

  • Hire, train and place interns in the field in an 8 to 12 week and/or permanent, intensive organizer/canvasser program.
  • Provide daily workshops in areas of civics, money in politics, and history of grassroots organizing. Workshops will also teach skills and strategies in areas like grassroots outreach, communication, membership activation, strategic planning, electoral campaigns and issue campaigns.
  • Provide ongoing supervision, evaluation and briefings.
Additional information
Location Seattle
3530 Bagley Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
206.389.0050
206.389.0049 Fax

Full-time, Temporary/Permanent
Sol Bey
ext. 112
sol@washingtoncan.org

Part-time, Temporary/Permanent
Nathasja Skorupa
ext. 114
tash@progressiveaction.org

Washington CAN! is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, people of color, sexual minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply.

 

Washington CAN!


 With over 30,000 members across the state, Washington CAN! is the state’s largest grassroots community organization. Washington CAN! fights for progressive social change at the local, state, and national levels, with a focus on issues that most directly affect the lives of Washington residents. Our mission is to achieve economic fairness in order to establish a democratic society characterized by racial and social justice, with respect for diversity, and a decent quality of life for those who reside in Washington State. www.WashingtonCAN.org

 

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