Climate Hope Summer Internship
OVERVIEW
This is a summer internship devoted to the success of a UCC advocacy campaign called Climate Hope Cards. The principal task of interns will be to collect signed petition postcards that advocate for strong EPA clean air protections so that public health and environmental justice are advanced while simultaneously addressing the climate crisis. Interns will be trained and coached in engaging the public on matters of vital importance, so that the public can participate in making meaningful change. Interns will have numeric goals to achieve and will be directed to places of engagement ranging from UCC church coffee hours to local farmers markets and spaces with high pedestrian traffic. In addition to regular Zoom calls with the Climate Hope Cards campaign leader, interns from across the country will form a cohort that meets monthly via Zoom to learn about environmental justice and faith-based organizing as well as the overall campaign effort. Beyond postcard collection, other opportunities to further environmental justice may arise as circumstances require.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Conversant and motivated in addressing racial, economic, and environmental justice;
- Good interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to engage strangers in a congenial and focused manner;
- Self-motivated in accomplishing numeric goals;
- Interacts effectively and sensitively with persons from diverse backgrounds;
- Interest in faith-based climate justice policy advocacy
Additional Information:
- This internship can be done from a remote location in the United States or the National Setting offices of the United Church of Christ in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Duration of internship: 10 weeks at 20 hours a week
- $15.00/hour taxable income
- Application deadline: April 30, 2023
- Expectation start date: June 5-August 14, 2023.
COVID-19 vaccination is required for employment (proof of record will be requested during the onboarding process).