Dear Professor,
I hope your semester is off to a great start. I'm writing on behalf of NJPIRG a non-profit consumer advocacy group, to ask for your help in identifying graduating seniors who might be interested in applying for our Campus Organizer position.
NJPIRG is part of a national federation called U.S.PIRG, with offices in 30 states across the country.
Right now we are looking to hire 25 graduating college students into our full-time Campus Organizer position. Organizers with U.S. PIRG will build a team of student activists and then work with them to do the research, advocacy and grassroots organizing it takes to win on critical public interest issues. They will receive extensive training and work on one of 40 college campuses, running 3-6 campaigns at any given time getting real results for the campus, community and the state. After a year as an organizer, they will have the skills and experience it takes to become a leader and have given students the tools they need to make change happen.
I hope your semester is off to a great start. I'm writing on behalf of NJPIRG a non-profit consumer advocacy group, to ask for your help in identifying graduating seniors who might be interested in applying for our Campus Organizer position.
NJPIRG is part of a national federation called U.S.PIRG, with offices in 30 states across the country.
Right now we are looking to hire 25 graduating college students into our full-time Campus Organizer position. Organizers with U.S. PIRG will build a team of student activists and then work with them to do the research, advocacy and grassroots organizing it takes to win on critical public interest issues. They will receive extensive training and work on one of 40 college campuses, running 3-6 campaigns at any given time getting real results for the campus, community and the state. After a year as an organizer, they will have the skills and experience it takes to become a leader and have given students the tools they need to make change happen.
But
most importantly
Campus Organizers will get the opportunity to make an
impact on some of the most pressing issues facing our country
today, including:
- Health care: The cost of health care is skyrocketing. It’s time for insurers to deliver the care we pay for, and we are helping consumers use the new health insurance marketplaces to get quality care that won’t break the bank.
- Democracy: Money isn't speech. Corporations aren't people. We're building a student movement to overturn the Citizens United decision and to get big money out of our elections.
- Transportation: It's time to build a transportation system for the 21st century. We're calling for greater investments in high-speed rail, public transit and a clean break from the car-centered, fossil-fuel driven policies of the past.
I
will be conducting interviews and promoting our Campus Organizer
position on
campus on February 11th and 12th. I was
hoping
to make a 5 minute presentation in your class to tell students
about
the issues that U.S. PIRG is working on, my experience with
NJPIRG and how to
apply for the U.S. PIRG Campus Organizer position. Could you
let me
know if that would be possible?
I would also appreciate your help in any other way including: forwarding our job announcement on listservs, posting our job posting on department bulletin boards, and/or making suggestions of qualified candidates. Please let me know if you would be willing to help in any of these ways.
Thanks in advance for your support.
Dan Xie
Organizing Director, NJPIRG
dan@njpirgstudents.org
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