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Workers Defense Project Seeking Summer Interns – Apply by 4/11

Apply for Workers Defense Project’s Summer Organizing Institute!

Workers Defense Project (WDP) is a membership-based organization that empowers low-income workers to achieve fair employment through education, direct services, organizing, and strategic partnerships.

Workers Defense Project’s Summer Organizing Institute offers an opportunity for aspiring organizers to get hands on experience with grassroots community organizing! Participants will learn a wide range of organizing skills such as recruiting new members, worksite organizing, planning direct actions, public speaking and media relations, phone banking and door knocking. These internship opportunities are available in Austin and Dallas, Texas.

The following internships are available:

Worker Rights Organizer Internship
Policy Advocate Internship
Membership Organizer Internship
Development Internship

WDP is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ individuals to apply.

Click on links to individual internships above for detailed information about the position and the application process.

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White House Internship Program

The White House Internship Program provides a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. This hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders,  strengthen their understanding of the Executive Office of the President and engage them in public service opportunities.

A complete application includes: short answers, two essay questions, a one-page resume, and two letters of recommendation.

The deadline to apply for the fall program is April 13, 2014.

For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/internships.

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Internship Opportunity with the UT School of Law Civil Rights Clinic and the Texas Civil Rights Project

The University Of Texas School Of Law’s Civil Rights Clinic and the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) are seeking an upper-class undergraduate intern to assist with data entry and analysis and other factual investigation relating to the rights of prisoners in Texas. The intern will work approximately 10-15 hours per week during the Spring 2014 semester, along with a team of UT Law students and attorneys with the Clinic and TCRP.

If you are interested in this internship, please email a short cover letter describing your background and interests, your resume, and your UT transcript, to Lourdes Diaz, Clinic Administrator, UT Civil Rights Clinic, at LDiaz@law.utexas.edu.

Applications are due by February 28, 2014.