Student Fellowship Application
Spring 2023
OVERVIEW:
We are contracting paid campus fellows to work for Climate Defiance. We use disruptive tactics to resist fossil fuel extraction. We are planning a direct action at the White House Correspondents Dinner in late April and are looking for student leaders to drive turnout on their campuses. We will contract on a rolling basis and aim to make decisions imminently. We are especially eager to hire students at Howard, American, GW, Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Catholic and Georgetown but are open to other schools, too. This paid fellowship will involve 10 hours per week of work.
WHO WE ARE:
A brand-new, youth-driven, grassroots group dedicated to confronting the climate crisis head on. We will use disruptive, nonviolent direct action to resist fossil fuel extraction.
WHO YOU ARE:
Passionate about social change, justice and climate; Outgoing; Excited to have conversations with student groups and professors throughout campus; Passionate about organizing; Connected to leftist campus groups; Revolutionary in spirit and practice; Nonviolent.
DETAILS:
This fellowship involves 10 hours per week of work, starting immediately and continuing though early or mid-May. There may be opportunities for continuation after spring semester. We pay $17 an hour. Contact michael@climatedefiance.org with questions. Our website is climatedefiance.org.
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