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<B>From: </B>Daniel Gradess <dgradess@environmentmassachusetts.org><BR>
<B>Subject: </B>Internship/volunteer posting: Conserve Our Ocean Legacy Campaign<BR>
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*INTERN OR VOLUNTEER WITH COOL (Conserve Our Ocean Legacy)* <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Contact: Daniel Gradess <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>dgradess@EnvironmentMassachusetts.org</U></FONT>; (617) 747-4409<BR>
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<B>Intern Position: Grassroots Campaign Intern (Boston, Massachusetts)<BR>
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Intern Dates: March 1 through April 12, 2008<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Do you want the chance to work on the frontline of an urgent environmental campaign while expanding your skill set? <BR>
</B>This spring, Environment Massachusetts (the new home of MassPIRG’s environmental work) is looking for motivated and passionate individuals to work on our COOL campaign: Conserve Our Ocean Legacy. This nationwide campaign aims to protect America's living oceans through raising awareness of the failing health of our marine life and empowering people to stop its destruction through comprehensive legislation. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Right now our oceans are in trouble. Endangered species such as turtles, whales and dolphins are being caught in commercial fishing nets a football field wide and several stories tall. More than one third of the fish species in the US have been overfished to below 20% of their historical size. Large fish populations such as tuna and shark have declined as much as 90% worldwide. With better management and accountability, overfishing can be stopped and our ocean biodiversity preserved, but we cannot ensure this without strong legislation backed by public support. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Each intern/volunteer will have the opportunity to work in a team in the following areas, and receive ongoing one-on-one training throughout the campaign: <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Student and Community Outreach: recruit students and community members to work on the campaign through announcements, presentations and tabling.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Event Organizing: the campaign aims to educate and mobilize over 500 people on the state of our oceans through a series of educational, action-oriented events which will need to be designed, organized and led. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Media: contact and cultivate relationships with reporters to generate good media coverage for the issue.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Coalition Building: reach out to environmental and community groups, experts and businesses to secure their support for the campaign. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Web Outreach: develop our online presence and recruitment tactics through social networking sites such as Facebook, Meetup and MySpace.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Hours: Volunteer hours are flexible and can be discussed.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Qualifications: Interns/volunteers should demonstrate an interest in environmental and/or social change issues; have strong written and verbal skills; be proficient in Word, Excel and general internet usage.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Benefits: Interns will have real responsibility and input on a pressing, nationwide campaign which could lead to further career opportunities. Interns will gain leadership skills managing volunteers and develop a useful network of contacts in Massachusetts. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Application details: Contact field organizer Daniel Gradess directly for an interview appointment: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>dgradess@EnvironmentMassachusetts.org</U></FONT>; (617) 747-4409<BR>
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