Stop Pre-harvest Sugarcane Field Burning Campaign Intern
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Job Title: Stop Pre-harvest Sugarcane Field Burning Campaign Intern
Department: Florida Chapter
Location: 415 1st Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Reports to: Senior Organizing Manager
Duration: 10 – 15 hours per week for 4 months
Context: At the Sierra Club, we believe in the power of togetherness. Together, we remain committed to the fight for environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice – a future where all people benefit from a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature. As the climate crisis and deeply entrenched systemic racism all fuel inequity, we will continue to fight for a bold, transformational agenda that recognizes the interconnectedness between our planet, our humanity, and our democracy. By recognizing that our destinies are tied, we continue to name that all things are fundamentally connected, and the overlap between ecology, race, gender, and representative government will move to either advance our collective humanity or to oppress it.
It will be a priority that the intern lives near enough to the Sierra Club Florida Belle Glade office to fill this hybrid, remote-in-person, position. The intern’s work will center upon activities under the Stop Pre-harvest Sugarcane Field Burning Campaign (Stop the Burn-Go Green) umbrella.
Scope: The intern will assist the campaign during the 2023-2024 pre-harvest sugar field burning season to build Stop the Burn-Go Green Campaign grassroots engagement and power in Western Palm Beach and Hendry counties, and collect critical information needed to end the toxic, discriminatory, and outdated practice of pre-harvest sugarcane field burning and transition to burn-free green harvesting.
Job Activities:
- Representing the campaign at public stakeholder meetings and events
- Canvassing and phone banking
- Tabling at local events
- Recruitment and support of the grassroots
- Assisting in the management of campaign social media pages
- Online research
- Monitoring and recording of permitted sugarcane field burns
Knowledge & Skills:
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication skills
- Experience, or a strong interest in, environmental justice and grassroots organizing
- Proficiency in Google Suite or Microsoft Word and video conferencing
- Good time-management skills
- General awareness of campaign issues
- Experience with, or interest in, data management
- Committed to evolution. You are committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding of systems of oppression through study, openness, and humility. And you easily recognize your own relationship to privilege and power, examining and shifting your behaviors as appropriate.
- Uplifting and additive. You see mistakes as opportunities for growth; problems as catalysts for solutions, and inspire others along the journey. You carry a constructive approach, can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and authentic kindness wherever you go.
- Intern must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license. This is a hybrid work position, including some virtual (work-from-home) and some in-person office work and campaign activities. Some evening and/or weekend hours should be expected. Intern must have their own vehicle for regional travel.
Compensation and Benefits:
The compensation for this position is $18/hour.
This is a category 99, hourly, non-exempt position.
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