- Protect
Student Voters
- Declare
Yourself!
Conferences
& Educational Opportunities
Student
Pugwash Summer National Symposium (7/11-15)
What
are the opportunities and threats posed by biological
research? What is being done in the US
and around the world to prevent bioterrorism?
How can scientific openness be balanced with
national security? Explore these and other cutting-edge
issues in biology and security at SPUSA's national
symposium, July 11-15 at George Washington University.
Click
here for more info and application.
Young
Women’s Leadership Conference, Boston (7/26-29)
& New York (8/29 - 9/2)
The
YWLC '04 seeks to bring together young women
leaders from all 50 states to take part in a
two-day conference that will teach them about
women in leadership roles and their ability
to influence government and society. The Conference's
primary goal is to use the convention as an
educational vehicle, introducing young women
to the electoral process, and linking successful
national and local leaders with young women
in attendance. The YWLC runs concurrently with
the Democratic National Convention in Boston,
July 26-29 and with the Republican National
Convention in New York, Aug. 29 - Sept. 2.
Application deadline is June 18. Click here
to apply.
The
Campaign Institute, Washington, DC (7/8-11)
and Boston (8/2-9)
The
Campaign Institute aims to train the next generation
of electoral activists who care about the environment,
education, women s rights, health care, jobs
and peace in Iraq to run and win campaigns driven
by the issues, funded by small donors, and fueled
by grassroots activism. This summer 200 activists
will learn how to develop a grassroots campaign
strategy, plan field operations, organize press
events, and more.
Both
recent college grads looking to gain skills
and find campaign jobs and staff of various
issue groups are being recruited for the Institute.
A job fair with recruiters from political
campaigns and issue-focused groups will take
place at the end of each training session. Click here for more info, and email Meg Gray to apply.
National
Network Opposing Militarization of Youth, Philadelphia
(6/25-27)
NNOMY
will sponsor a gathering of counter-recruitment
activists from June 25-27. The gathering, open
to all who work against the militarization of
young people, will focus on strengthening the
network that was formed at the "Stopping
War Where It Begins: Organizing Against Militarism
in Our Schools" conference that took place
in June 2003. INFO: Click here
Jobs,
Internships & Scholarships
WAND/WILL
D.C. Internship
The
internship program at WAND/WiLL is a great way
for students to learn about the legislative
system and gain experience in furthering a progressive
agenda to influence policy regarding peace,
environmental, and women’s issues. WAND/WiLL
offers summer, semester, and year-round internship
positions requiring a minimum weekly commitment
of nine hours, though three to five days a week
is preferred.
To apply: Send cover letter, resume, and writing sample of two to five
pages to Darcy Scott Martin, WAND/WiLL Washington
Director at:
Women's
Action For New Directions - Women Legislators'
Lobby
322 4th St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
Fax: 202-544-7612
e-mail: wand@wand.org
Student
Peace Action Network (SPAN) Coordinator
Peace
Action Education Fund offers the Freeman Fellowship
to young people in college or recent graduates
interested in promoting campus activism for
peace, disarmament and economic justice. The
Fellow coordinates SPAN, providing firsthand
experience in bridging the gap between academic
learning and direct organizing for peace with
justice. Position is 1 year beginning July
or August, located in Silver Spring, MD. INFO:
Garrett Wright, 301-565-4050 x320 or span@peace-action.org.
Public
Leadership Education Network Program Assistant
PLEN
is a national organization working to prepare
women for public leadership. PLEN's six annual
Washington programs serve hundreds of women
college students each year. Students from across
the country have the opportunity to experience
a first-hand view of the policy process with
women leaders acting as their teachers and mentors.
The Program Assistant assists with all aspects
of planning, organizing and conducting programs
including recruiting, scheduling and confirming
speakers and serving as liaison with students
prior to their arrival. To apply, send cover
letter, resume, 2-3 page writing sample and
list of 3 references to: PLEN Program Assistant
Search, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900,
Washington, DC 20036 or fax to 202.872.0141.
Democracy
International Project Coordinator, Global Exchange
DI
is a non-partisan project designed to address
questions of electoral integrity and transparency
that continue to loom in the wake of the 2000
U.S. Presidential election. This position is
responsible for coordinating logistical aspects
of the observation effort in four U.S. cities,
developing and maintaining strategic partnerships,
and managing the observers¹ reporting process.
Full-time, temporary position from June through
Nov. 30, 2004. To apply, send a resume by June
10 to: Democracy International Coordinator Search,
Global Exchange, 2017 Mission Street, Room 303,
San Francisco, CA 94110.
Elections
& Voter Education
Protect Student Voters
There
is a serious problem going on around the country
effecting students, and Rock the Vote needs
your help to raise awareness to change it. College
students who try to register and vote using
their campus residence are being denied their
right to vote by local election officials who
claim that campus and school addresses are not
considered a "permanent" residence.
In fact, in 1979 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled
that it is unconstitutional to deny someone
their right to vote based on their residency.
The latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine has
an explosive article titled that exposes this
problem. Click
here to see the article.
What
can you do about it? Sign Rock the Vote's Web Petition to your Secretary of State.
Declare
Yourself is a national nonpartisan,
nonprofit campaign to energize and empower a
new movement of young voters to participate
in the 2004 presidential election. Declare
Yourself has several cool activities planned
to rally young Americans including a live spoken
word and music tour of college campuses, a nationwide
voter education initiative for high school seniors,
an extensive online awareness campaign, a massive
voter registration drive, and a televised "get
out the vote" concert. INFO on how
to get involved: Click here.
