I don't usually post specific internship opportunities, but this one was too cool not to mention. It immediately reminded me of the (now closed) Invisible Children "roadie" Summer 2010 opportunity.
Global Zero :: A World Without Nuclear Weapons
The new film "Countdown to Zero", aims to do for anti-nuclear proliferation what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for the environmental movement. It doesn't hurt that "Countdown to Zero" was produced by Lawrence Bender, the same guy who produced "An Inconvenient Truth" - as well as "Inglourious Basterds" and a number of Quentin Tarantino films.
I can't find a trailer, but more info about the film here.
The film had its world debut at the Sundance Film Festival this January. This summer, the film will be touring the USA - to campuses, churches, conferences, and camps around the United States.
To do this, the organizers, Global Zero, need your help. Actually, they need you.
Apply to be a Global Zero Roadie this summer - applications accepted on a rolling basis (positions will be filled as they receive applications); absolute deadline March 15, 2010.
They are looking for 12 highly motivated, intelligent volunteers who are willing to be at the forefront of a growing global movement. You must be at least 18 years of age and have attained your high school diploma. Possession of a valid driver's license and clean record is preferred.
Internship Details:
DATES & LOGISTICS
- Start in Washington, DC on March 20, 2010
- End in New York City approximately May 31 (exact date TBD)
- Your team will cover a region in the United States. You will be assigned to a team before you arrive in DC.
In mid-April, you will hit the road with your teammates in a freshly painted, officially branded Global Zero van, traveling to college and high school campuses all over the country to build a movement and cultivate an environment in which to empower student leaders and inspire them to be active in this worldwide effort to eliminate nuclear weapons.
While on the road you and your teammates will be responsible for setting up screenings, planning the day's events, selling merchandise, handling deposits/accounting, managing inventory, and continuing investment and follow up with new supporters that you'll meet on each campus and at each screening.
When your 6-8 week tour comes to an end there will be a time of debrief, sharing, and celebration!
HOUSING/TRANSPORTATION COSTS
During training, you will be provided housing in Washington D.C. that will be within walking distance of the office in Dupont Circle. While on tour, you will stay with contacts and host homes from Global Zero's networks. All transportation costs necessary for your internship, including your trip home at the end of the internship, will be covered.
You will be provided with a small weekly food stipend. We encourage each of our interns to raise support anywhere between $1,000-$1,500 USD to supplement your food stipend and to cover any additional personal costs you may have. We will provide materials that will assist you in raising support. We are committed to making sure you are mentally and financially confident before hitting the road.
INTERNSHIP CREDIT
If you are a currently enrolled student, we will do everything we can to work with your academic institution to provide you with credit for your internship.
Check out these short interviews with international youth who attended the the Ground Zero 2010 Paris Summit:
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Friday, March 13, 2009
Middle School Students Wake Community Up to Global Warming
On July 29, 2008, approximately 40 Ventura Charter School of Arts, and Global Education and Open Classroom middle school students erected 10 poles and signs along the Ventura Promenade, on the beach, to "wake up Ventura to the danger of sea level rise, because of global warming."
In preparation for the June 29th, event, the students presented to the Ventura City Council, and gained their enthusiastic endorsement.
The students held regular meetings at both middle schools where they made t-shirts, painted, and prepared the poles. Each school's team had a leader and a mentor: a professional from the community who advised the students. The project was also supported by an Advisory Board of adults and students, which included a City of Ventura engineer, an architect, a PR specialist, a green builder, a designer, and an environmental activist. The students had the support of the Green Building Council of Ventura County, the City of Ventura's Green Team, VCcool, and Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education.
On June 29th, in celebration of the poles' installation, the students held a Global Warming Youth Rally with youth bands and speakers who spoke to the crowd about global warming, held at the Ventura Promenade Park.
Following the installation, the students ran a booth at the 4th of July Street Fair, where they provided local businesses and neighbors with information about the poles, and invited them to participate by installing poles on their properties.
Ventura sits on the coast, about an hour north of Los Angeles.
Scientists project that within 100 years, sea level could rise 240 feet worldwide, because of Arctic and Antarctic ice melt, caused by global warming. That would put Ventura completely underwater. Just if Greenland melts, which climate change experts say could easily happen within one century, Ventura will look like the picture, below.
These signs, which read "You will be UNDERWATER here", mark a sea level 23 feet above current sea level. This indicates where the new sea level would be, if Greenland should melt.
The poles list well-known structures in Ventura, which would be underwater if the sea level rose 23 feet - Mandalay Power Station, the 101 Freeway, the waste water treatment plant, Pierpont Community, and the Ventura Pier.
The project's director, Alec Loorz, an 8th grader at the time, explained it this way:
The poles will also show how far underwater you would be standing at that particular location if we do nothing about global warming and the ice in Greenland melts.
We want to give people immediate things they can do as individuals and as a city. So, the poles send people to our website, www.SLAPventura.com (which will be live soon) to learn about what they can do to stop global warming. Our goal is to get people to change the way they view using energy and to care about the future generations of people who will be dealing with the impact of global warming.
photo: Alec Loorz
So how did this all begin? Alec explained ...
I started an organization called Kids vs Global Warming after I saw Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” last year on DVD. I wanted to be one of the 1,000 people who were trained by Gore to give the presentation themselves. But, I was turned away because I was too young. You had to be 14 and I was only 12 at the time. So, I created one of my own, with videos and music and animation so that kids would be interested and inspired to go out and make a difference. I now give the presentations to schools and environmental conferences all over California. Kids are really passionate about this issue and just need to see that their voices matter and they can make a difference in stopping climate change.
Then, last summer, I just had an idea for my town to be able to see how global warming will really affect us, and how soon. I thought if we could put up poles all around Ventura that showed how far underwater you’d be at different locations throughout the city, people would begin to see how it will affect them and make changes. I started talking about it with kids at my school and it grew from there.
Alec gave 30+ global warming presentations before being invited by Al Gore to be formally trained with the Climate Project in October of 2008. He is now the youngest trained presenter with The Climate Project.
The students hope to install 120 poles by Earth Day 2009. For the most current info, check out Alec's website.
This project has earned the support of the Surfrider Foundation's Ventura, CA Chapter.
In preparation for the June 29th, event, the students presented to the Ventura City Council, and gained their enthusiastic endorsement.
The students held regular meetings at both middle schools where they made t-shirts, painted, and prepared the poles. Each school's team had a leader and a mentor: a professional from the community who advised the students. The project was also supported by an Advisory Board of adults and students, which included a City of Ventura engineer, an architect, a PR specialist, a green builder, a designer, and an environmental activist. The students had the support of the Green Building Council of Ventura County, the City of Ventura's Green Team, VCcool, and Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education.
On June 29th, in celebration of the poles' installation, the students held a Global Warming Youth Rally with youth bands and speakers who spoke to the crowd about global warming, held at the Ventura Promenade Park.
Following the installation, the students ran a booth at the 4th of July Street Fair, where they provided local businesses and neighbors with information about the poles, and invited them to participate by installing poles on their properties.
Ventura sits on the coast, about an hour north of Los Angeles.
Scientists project that within 100 years, sea level could rise 240 feet worldwide, because of Arctic and Antarctic ice melt, caused by global warming. That would put Ventura completely underwater. Just if Greenland melts, which climate change experts say could easily happen within one century, Ventura will look like the picture, below.
These signs, which read "You will be UNDERWATER here", mark a sea level 23 feet above current sea level. This indicates where the new sea level would be, if Greenland should melt.
The poles list well-known structures in Ventura, which would be underwater if the sea level rose 23 feet - Mandalay Power Station, the 101 Freeway, the waste water treatment plant, Pierpont Community, and the Ventura Pier.
The project's director, Alec Loorz, an 8th grader at the time, explained it this way:
The poles will also show how far underwater you would be standing at that particular location if we do nothing about global warming and the ice in Greenland melts.
We want to give people immediate things they can do as individuals and as a city. So, the poles send people to our website, www.SLAPventura.com (which will be live soon) to learn about what they can do to stop global warming. Our goal is to get people to change the way they view using energy and to care about the future generations of people who will be dealing with the impact of global warming.
photo: Alec Loorz
So how did this all begin? Alec explained ...
I started an organization called Kids vs Global Warming after I saw Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” last year on DVD. I wanted to be one of the 1,000 people who were trained by Gore to give the presentation themselves. But, I was turned away because I was too young. You had to be 14 and I was only 12 at the time. So, I created one of my own, with videos and music and animation so that kids would be interested and inspired to go out and make a difference. I now give the presentations to schools and environmental conferences all over California. Kids are really passionate about this issue and just need to see that their voices matter and they can make a difference in stopping climate change.
Then, last summer, I just had an idea for my town to be able to see how global warming will really affect us, and how soon. I thought if we could put up poles all around Ventura that showed how far underwater you’d be at different locations throughout the city, people would begin to see how it will affect them and make changes. I started talking about it with kids at my school and it grew from there.
Alec gave 30+ global warming presentations before being invited by Al Gore to be formally trained with the Climate Project in October of 2008. He is now the youngest trained presenter with The Climate Project.
The students hope to install 120 poles by Earth Day 2009. For the most current info, check out Alec's website.
This project has earned the support of the Surfrider Foundation's Ventura, CA Chapter.
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