SCN: organize for ACORN?

Sat Jul 8 20:15:31 PDT 2000

Anybody interested?

-- Doug

> From: "Doug Bloch" <waacorn at acorn.org>
> Subject: Job Announcement
> Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 11:50:11 -0700
> 
> Dear friends in the social justice community:
> 
> My name is Doug Bloch and I am Washington ACORN's Head Organizer. ACORN =
> is the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, the =
> nation's largest grassroots community organization.  ACORN is a =
> multi-racial, multi-issue people's group working to build organization =
> -- and, therefore, power -- in low- and moderate-income communities.
> Among many issues, we fight for increased political participation and =
> accountability, better public education, housing, and health care. And =
> we are looking for people committed to democratic participation and =
> justice for low- and moderate-income families to be community =
> organizers.
> 
> ACORN is looking for full-time community organizers and interns.  ACORN =
> community organizers build local organization in a hands-on way:  house =
> visits, block meetings, membership recruitment, leadership development, =
> campaign strategy sessions, and campaign action and implementation.
> 
> ACORN organizers' days are varied, exciting, and packed.  A typical =
> day-in-the-life of an ACORN organizer could include research on property =
> owners and zoning regulations, doing home visits to community group =
> members to hear what issues they think are neighborhood priorities, =
> organizing an accountability session with elected officials to win =
> community demands, writing press releases, handing out flyers, and =
> preparing community leaders for a rally.  Never a dull moment.
> 
> Could you please pass this along to anybody who you think might be =
> interested?
> 
> They can call me, Doug Bloch, at (206) 723-5845.  They can e-mail me at =
> waacorn at acorn.org.  And they can visit our website: www.acorn.org.
> 
> Thank you for your help!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Doug Bloch
> 
> Head Organizer
> 
> Washington ACORN
> 
> 
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> <DIV>Dear friends in the social justice community:</DIV>
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> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">owners =
> 
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> you think might be interested?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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> can call me, Doug Bloch, at (206) 723-5845.<SPAN=20
> style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>They can e-mail me at =
> </SPAN><SPAN=20
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> Mincho'">waacorn at acorn.org.<SPAN=20
> style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>And they can visit our =
> website:=20
> www.acorn.org.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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> style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; =
> mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">Thank=20
> you for your help!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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