CSR-undergrads-list December 2006

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Fwd: Job Opportunities with Grassroots Campaigns for Graduating Students

by Thomas A. Lewis

Hi, This is likely to be of most interest to seniors, but I thought I would send it along to everyone. Happy holidays, Thomas Lewis --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Subject: Progressive Campaign Job Opportunities > >"The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the >source of all political power." Senator Paul Wellstone > >Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. (GCI) is a national firm specializing in >building grassroots support for progressive causes, political candidates, >public interest campaigns, and non-profit fundraising operations. In the >2006 Congressional sweep by the Democratic Party, Grassroots Campaigns >field staff ran operations in 25 states for both the Democratic National >Committee and MoveOn.org Political Action. On MoveOn.org Political >Action's "Call for Change" campaign, GCI field staff established offices >in 40 cities across the country, recruited and mobilized thousands of >volunteers, and called over 500,000 voters in critical Congressional >districts. Our work with the Democratic National Committee, to date, has >yielded nearly 1 million new members for the Party across the country. We >are hiring to staff for our ongoing effort to work for progressive public >policy, and to help build the progressive base for the 2008 Presidential >race. > >Position: Citizen Outreach Director > >Citizen Outreach Directors and Assistant Directors manage our grassroots >fundraising offices, and have bottom-line responsibility for local >campaign operations. Job responsibilities center on recruiting, training, >managing and motivating a staff of 6 - 25 paid canvassers. Directors >canvass two to three days per week, working with staff in the field and >meeting personal fundraising requirements. Directors are also responsible >for administrative duties related to fundraising, including budget >management, income tracking, and paying expenses. > >Position: Field Organizer > >Field Organizers work in key Congressional districts around the country. >They work on a combination of issue campaigns and electoral campaigns, >organizing and mobilizing constituents in a district with the objective of >turning the district blue in '08. Field Organizers learn to recruit and >manage volunteers, work with the media, do coalition outreach, generate >grassroots support, fundraise, and do direct advocacy with elected >officials on the local, state, and national levels. > >For all positions: > >Qualifications: >Sound communication and motivational skills, work ethic, and desire for >political change are essential. Previous field organizing or canvass >management experience is a plus, but not an absolute pre-requisite, >although prior leadership experience is critical. > >Expectations: >Minimum commitment of one year for canvass directors, two years for field >organizers. Campaign hours. > >Salary/Benefits: >Annual salary begins at $24,000 and increases commensurate with >experience. Staff may opt into our health care plan. > >Locations: >Nationwide > >To apply for these positions, or for more information, you should contact >Sarah Marini by calling (617) 338 7800, or by emailing >smarini(a)grassrootscampaigns.com. Thomas A. Lewis Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Committee on the Study of Religion and the Divinity School Harvard University Barker Center 409 12 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 phone - 617.495.2085 fax - 617.496.5798

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Fwd: Want to be published in bioethics?

by Thomas A. Lewis

> >=================================================== >CALL FOR PAPERS - UNDERGRADUATE BIOETHICS JOURNAL > > >The Bioethics Society of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to >announce the fourth issue of the PENN BIOETHICS JOURNAL. PBJ has >established itself as one of the preeminent undergraduate bioethics >journals in the nation. PBJ provides an academic forum for undergraduate >discussion of current, relevant issues in the field of bioethics. The >peer-reviewed journal is circulated both in print and online. Dr. Paul >Root Wolpe (Chief of Bioethics at NASA and President of American Society >of Bioethics and Humanities) and Dr. Connie Ulrich (Assistant Professor of >Nursing), both Senior Fellows at the Penn Center for Bioethics, serve as >its advisors. > >The Outstanding Contribution to Undergraduate Bioethics award, >administered in conjunction with the Center for Undergraduate Research >(CURF) at Penn, has been established to recognize outstanding >undergraduate writing in bioethics. All undergraduates with articles >published in PBJ are considered equally for the prize. Two outstanding >articles in the journal will be recognized with a first place prize and a >second place prize. The recognitions will be awarded in conjunction with >the publication of each issue. Please see www.bioethicsjournal.com for >more information and to view the previous issue's winners. > >The journal's fourth issue is themed "Bioethics and Public Health," with >feature articles focusing on: Preparedness in reaction to bioterrorism or >pandemics, Regulation of quality of farms and food supply, Duties of the >healthcare worker in face of crisis, Development and allocation of new >vaccines, and Ethics of quarantine and enforced vaccination. All >undergraduates are encouraged to submit bioethics term papers, summer >research write-ups and manuscripts fitting the theme. Submissions outside >the featured theme are also welcomed for consideration for publication. > >Guidelines and past issues are available at >http://www.bioethicsjournal.com. Submissions should be sent to the >editorial board via email: submissions(a)bioethicsjournal.com. Signed >Faculty Sponsorship forms should be sent to the address listed on the >website. > >The deadline for submissions is **January 2, 2007 11:59 EST.** No articles >submitted after the final deadline will be considered for the current >issue. Thomas A. Lewis Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Committee on the Study of Religion and the Divinity School Harvard University Barker Center 409 12 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 phone - 617.495.2085 fax - 617.496.5798

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Fwd: Study of Religion Holiday Party 12/13

by Thomas A. Lewis

> >A reminder that the Study of Religion Holiday Party will be held on > >WEDNESDAY, December 13, 5-7, Thompson Room, Barker Center > >The party will have an Indian theme -- we'll be serving Indian food >and will play Indian music. Feel free to dress accordingly! Thomas A. Lewis Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Committee on the Study of Religion and the Divinity School Harvard University Barker Center 409 12 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 phone - 617.495.2085 fax - 617.496.5798

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CSR-undergrads-list December 2006