Internship Information

The Washington Peace Center is a multi-issue, grassroots, and anti-racist organization working for nonviolent social change in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Working as an intern at the Peace Center gives you an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in political organizing and involves you in educational activities sponsored by the Peace Center and other local & national groups. You are an integral and important part of the Peace Center's vital work.

Each intern works to further the core mandates of the Center and its working groups. Your responsibilities may include:

  • participating in coalition and organizing campaigns;
  • developing, coordinating and publicizing educational events;
  • researching and writing educational publications;
  • researching, interviewing and writing articles for the community paper;
  • creating leaflets, posters and banners for political demonstrations;
  • organizing and staffing literature tables; and
  • word processing, data entry and other administrative work.

As an intern, you can work with a specific working group. You are also welcome to develop projects of your own. Your work at the Peace Center is limited only by your energy and imagination. Among the qualities we look for in an intern are

  • strong interest in economic and social justice issues,
  • commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression analysis and work,
  • willingness to learn about nonviolent approaches to political issues, and
  • excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a sense of humor.

Internships are 15 or more hours per week (part- to full-time), and are unpaid at this time. Please feel free to write us at wpc@igc.org with your questions, or send a cover letter, resume and a writing sample to us at the address above.