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FIELD INTERNSHIPS WITH ENVIRONMENT RHODE ISLAND
If you want to spend the semester making a real impact on the decisions
that affect the energy we use, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and
the places we love, apply for an internship with Environment Rhode Island.
The need to confront our environmental challenges has never been clearer.
Take our nation’s reliance on oil to power our cars and trucks, which not
only fuels global warming but endangers our health, our environment, our
economy, and our national security. We know we need to kick our addiction
to petroleum, and we have the technology to make automobiles that go much
farther on a gallon of gas––or better yet, that don't use any gas at all––but
the auto and petroleum industries and their allies in Congress are standing
in the way of change. Special interests have deep pockets and incredible
influence, and they’ll stop at little to maintain business as usual.
That's where Environment Rhode Island comes in. Our mission is to research
and advocate the policies and build and mobilize the public support necessary
to win positive change for the environment––regionally, such as through
our campaign to cut power plant emissions, and locally, like with our work
to protect Narragansett Bay from plastic pollution.
Environment Rhode Island is one of twenty-nine state groups that make up
Environment America, a national environmental advocacy group. With nearly
100 professional staff and 1 million citizen members, activists, and allies
in the states and in Washington, D.C., we make the case and build the support
necessary to overcome the opposition and win real results for the environment.
This fall, Environment Rhode Island is seeking "field interns" for grassroots
outreach around our environmental campaigns. Interns will work in teams
to gather petitions in neighborhoods and public places, to engage our members
and activists over the phone, to build coalitions, and to generate media
buzz around our issues.
An internship with Environment Rhode Island also gives you the training
and the experience you need to land a job in the environmental movement
after graduation. As part of the Environment America network, we annually
hire passionate, talented, and committed recent college graduates to join
our two-year Fellowship Program.
We are looking for current college students who care about our environment
and are driven to preserve it for the future. We look for strong leadership
skills, academic excellence, problem solving ability, top-notch written
and verbal skills, eagerness to learn, and a sense of humor. We have a great
training program, so prior organizing experience isn't necessary, although
if you have some that’s great.
Hours for the field internship are 5-8 hours per week. Some schools offer
course credit.
To apply, send a resume and introductory email to:
Channing Jones
Campaign Director
cjones@environmentrhodeisland.org
http://www.environmentrhodeisland.org
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