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Thursday, April 07, 2005
Help Wanted
SOME, Inc. (So Others Might Eat), is seeking a community organizer at the grassroots level to engage people who are homeless and to develop their potential to advocate actively on policy issues of their choosing. This position requires an excellent and very patient group facilitator, listener, speaker, writer and presenter. B.A. and two years' experience are preferred. Willingness to work some evenings and occasional weekends (flexible hours); driver's license required. The position includes coordination on policy advocacy and includes raising awareness about the reality of poverty in the District of Columbia. A cover letter, resume and short writing sample should be addressed to nmasliansky@some.org, or faxed to Nechama Masliansky, director of advocacy & social justice, at 202/797-1867. The opening is immediate; the incumbent is on staff through April and is eager to train her successor. The incumbent is relocating away from DC.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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