Equality California Looking for Paid Summer Intern in Sacramento

From Equality California: At EQCA, we believe outstanding people are the key to our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we recruit individuals without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status or age. Jim Nickoff Internship Organization Description: Equality California (EQCA) and its sister organizations (Equality California Institute, Equality California PAC) share a common mission to ensure and promote dignity, safety and equality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Californians. For more information about EQCA, visit our web site: www.eqca.org. Internship: The Jim Nickoff Internship was founded in 2007 as an annual program to provide LGBT, questioning and allied youth an opportunity to connect with the community and gain hands-on experience in LGBT rights advocacy. This part-time Summer internship will be based in Sacramento, California under the direction of the Government Affairs Director. The position will be paid with a stipend. Requirements: --Applicant must be a high school student --A strong commitment to EQCA’s mission of achieving equality for LGBT Californians --Experience with or desire to learn about LGBT issues and the legislative process --Excellent verbal and written communication skills --Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) --Web design and/or multimedia skills are a plus but not required Responsibilities: --Assist EQCA Government Affairs Department with advocacy activities, including: --Researching and helping to develop legislative ideas --Meeting with members of the Legislature and their staff --Monitoring and attending legislative sessions and hearings --Helping to prepare fact sheets and sample support letters --Working with coalition partners to gain support of EQCA-sponsored legislation --Helping to plan and implement press conferences --Handling EQCA member inquiries --Developing web, blog and social networking content on legislative issues --Assist in the day-to-day operations of the Capitol office and complete special projects as assigned To Apply: Please submit a personal statement of no more than 500 words about your personal experiences as an LGBTQ youth or ally and why you are interested in the Jim Nickoff Internship to nickoffinternship@eqca.org. Please put “Jim Nickoff Internship” in the subject line of email. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Original page: http://www.eqca.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=kuLRJ9MRKrH&b=4025649&ct=7781715

ME: High School Student Organizes Gay Marriage Rally

Who can marry and who can’t comes down to who has a Y chromosome and who doesn’t, a Bangor High School student told a crowd of more than 60 people gathered Sunday in Pickering Square in support of same-sex marriage in Maine. “What is the difference between a man and a woman getting married and two men or two women getting married?” Antonia Carroll, a 16-year-old junior, asked. “It’s that Y chromosome or lack thereof in one of the partners. Who cares about Y chromosomes?” Carroll organized the rally for people who volunteered for the recent No on 1 campaign. She was one of about 20 high school students, not yet old enough to vote, who attended the event. Carroll and others spoke emotionally about the Nov. 3 repeal of the same-sex marriage law by a vote of 53 percent to 47 percent. Full Story from the Bangor Daily News: http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/130497.html

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