The United We Dream Network will continue its Dream Summer Internship Program for its 2nd year in order to continue to offer DREAM Act student leaders the opportunity to develop their leadership skills this summer. The United We Dream Network is looking for social justice, labor and Queer/LGBTQ organizations in California willing to place Dream Act student leaders for 10-week full-time internship.
The focus of work for Dream Summer interns will be determined by each organization. Each participant will receive a $5,000 scholarship to support her or his educational goals. Internships will be offered in the following areas in California: Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley.
The goals of “Dream Summer:”
* Provide leadership development and training for Dream Act students through internships with social justice organizations;
* Provide social justice organizations with talented and capable immigrant student activists;
* Strengthen the commitment within social justice organizations to advance therights of immigrant youth;
* Strengthen multi-generational social justice movements;
* Provide scholarships for immigrant students to pursue their educational goals and advance social justice activism on campus.
Key Dates:
* Beginning retreat from June 15th- 16th in Los Angeles*
* Internship from June 18th – August 24th (August 24th will be used as a travel day for interns living outside of Los Angeles)
* Closing retreat from August 25th – 26th in Los Angeles*
* The UCLA Labor Center and the United We Dream Network will organize both retreats and coordinate all logistics including flights and hotel accommodations. Costs are included in the internship fees.
Fees and Costs:
In return for having an intern for 10 weeks, United We Dream Network is asking interested social justice, labor, and Queer/ LGBTQ organizations to contribute $6,000 per student intern. This contribution will go toward a $5,000 scholarship for each student along with covering the cost of staffing and managing the internship program. The remaining $1,000 will be allocated to the costs of both retreats. Notification of intern placement will be by April 30th.
Applications are due March 30th, 2012. To apply as a host organization, please contact: dreamsummer2012@gmail.com.
Source: United We Dream Network, February 22, 2012
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