[Peace] Fwd: [HRP-UMN] Summer human rights fellowships - Applications due April 15

Thu Apr 5 12:16:43 CDT 2007

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> From: Human Rights Program <hrp at umn.edu>
> Date: April 5, 2007 7:48:57 AM CDT
> To: HRP-UMN at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: [HRP-UMN] Summer human rights fellowships - Applications  
> due April 15
> Reply-To: Human Rights Program <HRP-UMN at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
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> Please distribute widely…
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> Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
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> Summer Fellowships- Summer 2007
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> APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 15!
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> See the bottom of this email for details on how to apply
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> Fellowships open to upper level undergraduate, graduate, and law  
> students, and qualified community members. (See each organization’s  
> listing for specific requirement.)
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> 1)      Citizens Alert, Chicago
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> 2)      Coalition to Protect Public Housing, Chicago
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> 3)      Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, Minneapolis
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> 4)      Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest,  
> Lincoln
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> 5)      University of Iowa Center for Human Rights / Justice for  
> Our Neighbors, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
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> 1)  Location: Citizens Alert, Chicago, IL (http:// 
> www.citizensalert.org/)
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> Project: Independent Civilian Oversight of Chicago Police
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> About the Organization:  Citizens Alert is Chicago's only police  
> accountability organization working for systemic change in law  
> enforcement agencies and humane, effective law enforcement while  
> advocating for victims of police brutality and misconduct.
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> Stipend: $3,000
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> Length of Internship: FT, 8-10 weeks
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> Potential Duties:  The Intern will help with maintaining the  
> momentum generated at the Independent Civilian Oversight of Police  
> in Chicagosymposium by assisting in research and strategy aimed at  
> bringing civilian oversight to Chicago.
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> The intern’s work will include:
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> Assisting the three task forces formed at the symposium.
> Doing research and analysis of the civilian oversight programs now  
> existing in about 100 U.S cities, to arrive at a model for Chicago.
> Developing political strategies for oversight reforms
> Strategizing about how to overcome the political barriers to reform  
> provisions in the contract between the City of Chicago and the  
> police officers’ union that might limit true reform.
> Working on behalf of victims of police misconduct, who most often  
> are poor or working class, and usually are people of color.
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> Qualifications Required:
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> Upper-level undergraduate, grad or law student
> Background in legal training preferred
> Ability to speak Spanish is a plus but not necessary
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> 2)  Location: Coalition to Protect Public Housing, Chicago, IL  
> (http://www.cpph.org/)
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> Project: Housing is a Human Right Campaign
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> About the Organization: The Coalition to Protect Public Housing  
> (CPPH) is an advocacy group of public housing residents, community- 
> based organizations, religious institutions, businesses, and non- 
> profit organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union,  
> Community Renewal Society, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless,  
> Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, and Metropolitan Tenants  
> Organization all working to protect the rights of public housing  
> and to ensure the future of public housing.
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> Stipend: $3,000
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> Length of Internship: FT, 8-10 weeks, late May through mid-August  
> preferred.
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> Potential Duties:
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> Outreach to other housing organizations
> Planning and coordinating human rights trainings
> Work with other CPPH staff to facilitate human rights trainings
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> Qualifications Required:
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> Upper-level undergrad
> Strong desire to be part of a team
> Forty hour work week preferred
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> 3)  Location: Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, Minneapolis, MN  
> (http://www.mnadvocates.org/)
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> Project: Shadow Reporting for the Convention Against Racial  
> Discrimination
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> About the Organization: Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights is  
> dedicated to the promotion and protection of internationally  
> recognized human rights. With the help of more than 600 active  
> volunteers, Minnesota Advocates documents human rights abuses,  
> advocates on behalf of individual victims, educates on human rights  
> issues, and provides training and technical assistance to address  
> and prevent human rights violations.
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> Stipend: $3,000
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> Length of Internship: FT, 8-10 weeks
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> Potential Duties: The U.S is slated to officially report regarding  
> its obligations under the Convention Against Racial Discrimination  
> in 2007. U.S NGO’s are coordinating to draft shadow reports.   
> Minnesota Advocates will be part of this process and draft a  
> portion of the shadow report.
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> Intern will maintain communication with other national and regional  
> NGO’s.
> Participate in telephone conferences to strategize and develop a  
> plan of action.
> Conduct research for the report
> Assist in drafting the report
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> Qualifications Required:
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> ·         Law student or graduate student
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> 4)  Location: Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public  
> Interest, Lincoln, NE (http://www.neappleseed.org/)
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> Project: Meatpacking Worker’s Rights Project
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> About the Organization: Nebraska Appleseed uses community  
> education, negotiation, research, network building, legislation,  
> and litigation to advance the self-sufficiency of working poor  
> families, integration of immigrant populations, child welfare, low- 
> income people’s access to the legal system and their participation  
> in the democratic process.
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> Stipend: $3,000
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> Length of Internship: FT, 8-10 weeks
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> Potential Duties:
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> ·         Follow up on last year’s fellow’s work to create a  
> regional meatpacking project helping to expand the Nebraska  
> Meatpacking Workers Bill of Rights to other states.
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> ·         Work to establish relationships with Human Rights and  
> other academic programs in Nebraska so that students are involved  
> in an ongoing way in the regional meatpacking project
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> ·         Help to analyze data collected for the first-annual  
> workers’ safety study
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> ·         Help draft the report for this study
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> Qualifications Required:
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> Undergraduate degree or graduate student preferred
> Ability to speak Spanish is a plus but not required
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> 5)  Location: University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR)  
> and Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) (http://www.uichr.org/, http:// 
> iowa-jfon.org/)
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> Project: Immigrant Detention Program
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> About the Organization: UICHR’s objectives are to engage students  
> in experiential learning opportunities promoting human rights, to  
> engage in educational outreach, and to assist other organizations  
> to carry out human rights work related to immigration policy.  
> JFON’s objective is to provide free, high-quality legal services to  
> low-income immigrants.
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> Stipend: $3,000
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> Length of Internship: FT, 8-10 weeks
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> Potential Duties:
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> Provide assistance with individual detained cases including follow- 
> up interviews with detainees, doing legal research and potentially  
> drafting briefs and/or legal memos
> Distribute and collect questionnaires to former detainees within  
> the IA-NE AILA network, conduct follow-up interviews, and input  
> data from questionnaires into NIJC database
> Assist with legal orientation presentations, developing, organizing  
> and conducting Know Your Rights presentations with detainees in  
> LinnCounty and, if possible, Polk County, as well as with community  
> groups in Eastern and Central Iowa.
> Help organization of pro se materials including development of new  
> materials
> Develop training or reference materials on detention matters
> Assist with public education, community and media outreach about  
> detention issues
> Conduct research on detention matter in the Midwest, nationally and  
> internationally.
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> Qualifications Required:
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> First or second year law student preferred
> Upper-level undergraduates or grad students may apply if they have  
> appropriate education or experiences
> Competency in Spanish or other language preferred but not required
> Intern should be able to travel between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids  
> as needed
> Travel to other cities may be required
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> Application Process
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> Deadline: April 15, 2007
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> Please submit the following materials:
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> Cover Letter
> Resume
> Short Writing Sample
> Letter of Recommendation
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> You may submit your application packet electronically to Rochelle  
> Hammer at rhammer at midwesthumanrights.org or via mail:
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> Coordinator, Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
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> C/o University of Minnesota
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> 214 Social Sciences
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> 267 19th Avenue South
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> Minneapolis MN 55455
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> Call (612) 626-7947 for more information
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> www.midwesthumanrights.org
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> Rochelle L. Hammer
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> Coordinator, Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
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> c/o University of Minnesota
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> 214 Social Sciences
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> 267 19th Avenue South
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> Minneapolis MN 55455
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> Tel: (612) 626-7947
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> Fax: (612) 626-2242
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> Emails: hrp at umn.edu or info at midwesthumanrights.org
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> Websites: http://www.midwesthumanrights.org and
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> http://hrp.cla.umn.edu
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