We are looking for interns
Internship
Work with us remotely on our campaigns for Western Sahara and Palestine: outreach, university lectures, our resource database, mapping the solidarity movement and much more.
About the internship
Solidarity Rising is looking for interns to work remotely with us on our campaigns for Palestine and Western Sahara. You will organize outreach, help build our online resource database, organize university lectures, work closely with the solidarity movements for Western Sahara and Palestine, help map the international solidarity movement, and much more.
The internship is a chance to learn first-hand about human rights work, advocacy, movement building and political advocacy, and to build a global network.
What you will do
- Map organizations and institutions working on Western Sahara and Palestine, such as civil society organizations, political parties and universities, and analyze how we could work with them.
- Research articles, books, documentaries and other material and add them to our resource database.
- Help organize events with Saharawi experts: university lectures, film screenings, book clubs, exhibitions, press conferences, meetings with politicians and human rights organizations, and more.
- Help write social media posts, newsletters and other communications.
- Take part in global events and conferences about Western Sahara and make contacts from all over the world.
- Learn more about Western Sahara through documentaries, reports and online meetings with Saharawi grassroots organizations: the student union, women’s union, media activists and human rights groups.
- Write a report about your work, reflections and contacts at the end of the internship.
- Work remotely, with the chance to spend time at our partner organizations’ offices in Germany, Sweden and Denmark.
Requirements
- Interest in global politics, human rights and advocacy
- Proactive, organized and good social skills
- Interest in professional growth and expanding your political knowledge
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Values that align with Solidarity Rising
About Western Sahara
According to the UN, Western Sahara is the biggest remaining colony in the world and the last colony in Africa. It was colonized by Spain in 1884 and occupied by Morocco in 1975. Since then, no foreign press or human rights organizations have been allowed in. Freedom House ranks the Saharawis’ civil and political liberties among the worst in the world.
There are systematic human rights violations against the Saharawi population that don’t get the international attention they deserve. Western Sahara’s natural resources are illegally extracted and sold, and there are dozens of political prisoners. Local Saharawi activists document the situation at the risk of arrest and torture.
What we offer
- Experience and skills in diplomatic work
- Experience and skills in human rights work
- Experience and skills in outreach and organizing
- Contacts with people, organizations and movements all over the world
- First-hand knowledge of international relations and global politics
Apply now
If you want to do your internship with Solidarity Rising, we would love to hear from you.
Send your CV and a cover letter to solidarityrising@gmail.com. Tell us about your experience, who you are, why this role is right for you and what motivates you.
Solidarity Rising is an equal opportunity movement. We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of occupation, displacement or marginalized backgrounds.
About Solidarity Rising
Solidarity Rising is an international human rights organization dedicated to the common pursuit of justice and freedom. We stand in solidarity with occupied peoples, with a strong focus on Western Sahara and Palestine and an ambition to include all occupied peoples in our work.
Our movement is powered entirely by the energy, creativity and commitment of volunteers. We believe we are stronger when we link our struggles, and we work every day to advocate, raise awareness and build a global movement that is independent of political ideologies and government funding, and committed to liberation and an end to occupation.