SUMMER/FALL/WINTER INTERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The Vermont Workers Center (VWC) has several internship positions available for Summer, Fall and Winter 2010 - 2011.

As an intern at the VWC you can:

-Get involved in your community
-Learn a wide range of concrete skills
-Attend Community Organizing and Anti-racism trainings for leadership development
-Earn college credit while expanding your resume

CURRENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Intern Organizers for the "Healthcare is a Human Right" Campaign: Help build a powerful statewide network of grassroots leaders who are working to make history by re-defining healthcare in our state as a fundamental public good, and not a commodity.Check out www.workerscenter.org/movie to learn more about this campaign.

Vermont Workers' Right Hotline: Everyday we receive dozens of calls from Vermonters with questions about their rights at work. This internship is an excellent opportunity to learn workplace rights, and legal and organizing routes people can take action.

Intern Media Coordinator: Work with our staff and our grassroots leaders across the state to develop strategic media campaigns, coordinate video and audio projects for public access television and local radio stations across the state.

Art Intern: Help coordinate the VWC's new vibrant Art Committee which brings in the creative arts into our grassroots organizing campaigns, partnering with folks from Bread & Puppet to develop street theater skits and creating art to engage people in public spaces and at events.

Intern Community Organizer for Burlington Livable City Coalition: Work with local union members, tenant organizers and other community members to continue working to make Burlington a livable city for ALL of its residents, fighting for good livable wage jobs, tenants rights and healthy homes and eliminating racism and all forms of oppression.

US Social Forum Intern: The VWC will be building this Spring to bring a large delegation to the US Social Forum in Detroit, MI June 22-26, 2010. Before and after this delegation of 25-40 members, there will be the need to do fundraising, logistics and coordination of pre and post-Detroit events. See http://ussf2010.org/ to learn more.

Send resumes and cover letters to Kate Kanelstein kate@workerscenter.org if you are interested.