TO APPLY: Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample via email to rjpintern@aclum.org. Type “Summer 2024 Racial Justice Intern Application” in the subject header. No phone calls or faxes please. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Summary
The Racial Justice Program (RJP) of the ACLU of Massachusetts (ACLUM) is seeking a paid intern for the summer of 2024. The Racial Justice Program aims to preserve and extend civil rights and civil liberties for and to segments of the population who have historically been denied those rights on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin. The RJP intern will be responsible for research, writing, and policy advocacy work on a host of issues related to racial justice and the inequities facing people of color in the Commonwealth, including but not limited to voting rights, reproductive rights, criminal legal reform, LGBTQ+ and gender rights, and environmental justice—all with a lens toward racial equity.
This internship is a three-month, part-time (10-20-hours per week,), paid opportunity, and will run from June to August. This intern will report to the Racial Justice Program Director and work with staff members across ACLUM and the larger ACLU organization, as assigned.
ACLUM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages women, people of color, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, and formerly incarcerated people to apply.
Essential Duties
- Support ACLUM’s racial justice efforts, public policy work, and advocacy campaigns through research and writing.
- Collaborate with internal advocates, communicate with external stakeholders, and attend community meetings and events on ACLUM’s behalf, as assigned.
- Take notes at internal and external meetings, and report learnings to the Racial Justice Program Director.
Job Qualifications
- Applicants should be current college or graduate students who will have completed their first year of school before the internship commences.
- Strong research and writing skills required.
- Applicants should demonstrate an interest in and some familiarity with issues related to racial justice and systemic racism.
- Comfort communicating within group settings preferred.
- The ideal candidate has a burning desire to work diligently to advance civil rights and civil liberties for all people.
Compensation
This position pays $15 per hour for undergraduate students, and $17 per hour for graduate-level students.
About the ACLU of Massachusetts
The ACLU of Massachusetts (ACLUM) was founded in 1920 and is an affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a nationwide, non-profit, non-partisan membership organization that works to preserve and expand the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Through strategies of litigation, advocacy, public education, and grassroots activism, we strengthen and expand public understanding of racial justice, juvenile justice, LGBTQ rights (including equal marriage), women's rights, criminal justice issues, equal opportunity, free speech and assembly, privacy rights, religious liberty, students' rights, voting rights, and reproductive rights.
ACLUM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages women, people of color, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, and formerly incarcerated people to apply.
This position is based in Boston, MA and eligible for a hybrid work schedule, being in-person an average of three days per week, with the ability to be in the office on any given day as needed and assigned. Residency in Massachusetts or within a 60-mile radius of Boston in a contiguous New England state is required. ACLUM has a Covid-19 vaccine mandate, and candidates receiving a job offer will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencing employment. Exemptions to this requirement will be considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law. Applicants should be aware that fully remote work will not be deemed a reasonable accommodation.