Exciting Paid Summer Internship at the WA St Institute for Public Policy

$12-$19 an hour, based on qualifications
Priority Deadline: March 7, 2018

Jonestown Survivor: An Insider’s Perspective

Laura Johnston Kohl is a writer, a bilingual teacher, on the Speakers’ Bureau of The Jonestown Institute, a bilingual international speaker, a Quaker, and a Board Member of the Communal Studies Association.  When 914 members of Peoples Temple and four visiting Americans died in Guyana, South America on November 18, 1978, Laura survived. She was one of 87 who lived through the trauma. In 2010 Laura published her book Jonestown Survivor: An Insider’s Look. Laura contributes to the annual Jonestown Report published by the Jonestown Institute and is helping set up a survivors’ visit to Jonestown with a documentary crew.

Intern on a Campaign to Reelect a WA Supreme Court Justice

Friends of Justice Gonzalez is seeking interns for our 2018 campaign to re-elect Justice Steve
Gonzalez to the Washington Supreme Court. Interns will have the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in all aspects of the campaign, including learning about the unique aspects of campaigning for justices. This position is ideal for individuals seeking an immersive experience in campaigning, event planning, media/communications, or anyone with a passion for joining Team Gonzalez!

Justice Steve Gonzalez is a father and husband and has a long and distinguished career serving the people of the State of Washington. He won a statewide election to the Washington Supreme Court in 2012 with over 60% of the vote. Before joining the Supreme Court, Steve served for ten years as a trial judge on the King County Superior Court hearing criminal, civil, juvenile, and family law cases. Prior to joining the court in King County, Steve practiced both criminal and civil law. He was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Washington where he was given the Distinguished Service Award, a Domestic Violence Prosecutor for the City of Seattle, and an Associate in the Business Law Department at the Seattle law firm Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson. He earned his B.A. with Honors in East Asian Studies from Pitzer College and his J.D. from U.C. Berkeley School of Law.

Intern duties include but are not limited to:
● Coordinating special events from small gatherings to large scale, high profile political regional
events
● Staffing Justice Gonzalez and the team at campaign and community events
● Communications and social media outreach
● Conducting in-depth donor research, maintenance, and management of data
● Direct communication with donors and the public to inform about our race
● Assisting with management of office administrative duties, including mail and contribution
processing
● Other responsibilities as they develop

Qualifications:
● Proficient experience working with Microsoft Office Suite to include Word and Excel
● Ability to prioritize and meet competing deadlines
● Ability to maintain and manage highly sensitive or confidential information
● Additional skills in graphic design, social media marketing, or database management helpful but not necessary
● A passion for re-electing an incredible Justice!

To apply, please send resume and brief statement of interest to Kate Hogan at kate@bluewavepolitics.com . You can also call Kate at 206-452-0524 with any questions.

Summer Fellowship Internship

PLEASE NOTE
Application for this internship requires attendance at one of the sessions listed below:

Talk by a U.S. General Consul General from Germany on Careers in the Foreign Service - Thursday, 2/1

Job Opportunities with IMPACT. Early Application deadline Feb 3

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Hi Professor Kessel, Impact is offering a year-long opportunity in grassroots organizing that helps prepare for a career in social change. Our early application deadline is this Saturday, February 3rd. I’m hoping that you can connect us with graduating seniors who have the determination and are passionate about engaging with the public to create change. Right now, we’re hiring graduating seniors for our 2018 class of Impact organizers. We also have immediate start opportunities available. Impact organizers are on the ground to mobilize businesses, faith leaders and citizens to demonstrate the commitment to keeping our promises on climate change, and transitioning a sustainable, renewable energy economy. Right now, many of our organizers are working with elected leaders in states across the country to meet goals of getting to at least 10 percent solar by 2030. Grassroots efforts like these have helped triple solar nationwide in just the last two years. Change is hard and we need to work together to make a difference and that’s why I’m asking you to please forward this email to remind your students that our early application deadline is this Saturday, February 3rd. Thank you, Allison Cairo Impact Director Jobs@weareimpact.org

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Puget Sound students participate in the Washington State Legislative Internship Program

Abby Crowell writes: President Crawford was in Olympia with the Independent Colleges of Washington speaking to legislators about higher education. We spoke with him about this opportunity and how it is shaping our career development,  how it is working with our majors and how lucky we are to go to Puget Sound where experiential learning is a top priority!