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VOCAL-NY (Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders) Seeks Community Organizer (Criminal Justice & Civil Rights) (Brooklyn, NY)
Organizational Background VOCAL-NY is a grassroots membership organization dedicated to building the power of low-income people affected by the drug war, mass incarceration, and HIV/AIDS to create healthy and just communities. Ending racially biased policing is an important goal of our work. This position is focused on engaging community members in advocacy and activism who have…
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Smart Approaches to Marijuana Seeks Political Field Organizer (NYC)
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) Action Join our team! SAM is hiring a Political Field Organizer. This is a contractor position for one year at $50,000 with potential to renew/contract-to-hire. LOCATION: New York, NY CONTACT: Resume and cover letter should be submitted to info@learnaboutsam.org with “Political Field Organizer Position” in the subject line. RESPONSIBILITIES: Regional Field…
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Make the Road New York Seeks Youth Power Project Lead Organizer (Brooklyn, NY)
Make the Road New York (MRNY) is a 23,000 member-strong membership organization which catalyzes broad city, state and national public policy reform from the ground up. Through organizing, high-quality service provision and advocacy, MRNY works to promote equity and opportunity for working class New Yorkers. The Youth Power Project (YPP) supports youth of color in becoming…
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Independent Drivers Guild Seeks Field Organizer (Brooklyn, NY)
The Independent Drivers Guild (IDG) is seeking an energetic and outgoing individual interested in helping build our organization from the ground up. We are a union nonprofit affiliate of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW, Machinists Union) and represent 60,000 app-based For-Hire Vehicle workers in New York City. We are constantly working…
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