JOB TITLE: Freeman Fellow / Latin America & Caribbean

NAME OF INCUMBENT: Rebekah Waldron

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORS: Task Force Coordinator and Associate Coordinator

SALARY CATEGORY: $650/month, medical insurance, $500/month housing subsidy

HOURS PER WEEK: 35+

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The Fellowship of Reconciliation, begun in 1914, is an interfaith peace organization composed of women and men who have joined together to explore the power of love and truth for resolving human conflict. While it has always been vigorous in its opposition to war and nuclear weapons, the FOR has insisted equally that this effort must be based on a commitment to the achieving of a just and peaceful world community, with full dignity and freedom for every human being. "The FOR seeks to replace violence, war, racism and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace and justice. We are in an interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence as a transforming way of life and as a means or radical change. We educate, train, build coalitions and engage in nonviolent and compassionate actions locally, nationally and globally."

Job Description: 

The TFLAC Freeman Intern will assist the Task Force on Latin America and the Caribbean to support Colombian peace communities and initiatives, through public education, advocacy, and human rights accompaniment projects, and to support environmental justice in Puerto Rico through education and advocacy for the environmental and health claims of the people of Puerto Rican island of Vieques.

Nature and Scope of Work:

• Assist in organizing a Fall 2005 national conference on sister community relationships between U.S. faith communities and Colombia nonviolent communities.
• Assist in organizing speaking tours in the United States by returned FOR volunteers from Colombia and/or Colombian activists and community leaders.
• Development and coordination of a project to be determined by the intern, with support from TFLAC staff, as part of either the Colombia or Puerto Rico programs.
• Assistance with production of monthly Colombia Update or other publications (for example, TFLAC newsletter), which may include research and writing, co-writing or translating articles, as well as coordinating or assisting with mailing.
• Development and follow-up of TFLAC’s Colombia media access and media monitoring efforts. 
• Assistance with and participation in human rights accompaniment volunteer training, Spring 2006.
• Maintenance of e-mail addresses and other contact information of activists for FOR list-serves on Colombia.
• Participation in FOR Youth Task Force.

Responsibilities:

The Latin America and Caribbean intern is responsible for supporting the development of the FOR Colombia Program, including reports, updates, and photo projects to highlight Colombian peace communities and initiatives, and a media monitoring project on Colombia, as well as participation in national coalitions on Colombia, each aimed at increasing awareness of peace alternatives in Colombia and U.S. policy.  Depending on intern capacities and interests, the intern may also be responsible for supporting projects in the FOR’s Puerto Rico Campaign.

Qualifications: 

• Strong commitment to faith-based nonviolence, multiculturalism and the mission and vision of FOR
• Good interpersonal skills: ability to relate to and communicate with other staff and other peace and justice organizations
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Fluency in Spanish very desirable
• Ability to organize programs, gatherings and newsletters
• Ability to work independently on projects

• Any program expenditures must be pre-approved by supervisor.