Greetings all,
As a part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, the Peace Center is planning to undertake a
sizable research project with the goal of documenting WPC history and reconnecting with our
past. We're looking for someone who will help us make this a reality. Please see below for
position description and forward to anyone you think might be interested!
Washington Peace Center - Internship
Peace Letter 50th Anniversary Fellow
Primary Point Person: Program Manager
Work Location: Combination of Remote and In Office
Purpose:
2013 marks the Washington Peace Center’s 50th anniversary. Since 1963, we have been active
on many fronts: from opposing the Vietnam War and acting as the main local office for draft
counseling in the 1960’s; to confronting the US government's interventionist policy in Latin
America in the ’80's; to working on local racial and economic justice issues and opposing the
first Gulf War in the ’90’s.
A major goal for the Peace Center during this year is to reconnect with our history and make it
vibrant and relevant for activists today. The person in this position will strengthen our capacity
to do this by researching WPC history (primarily through our archives) and connecting with
people who have been associated with the Peace Center over the past 50 years.
Responsibilities & Duties:
This person’s core responsibilities will include archival research to identify major points in
WPC history and find primary documents to illustrate them. Archival research will involve a trip
to Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where our archives are housed, as well as looking
through files in our office.
The second main area of responsibility is researching contact and other information about people
who were formerly involved in the Peace Center, reaching out to them and inviting them to
submit stories or photos, come to our reunion party and/or participate in an oral history project
that will concurrently be taking place.
Depending on time availability and interest, this person may participate in the oral history project
(taking and transcribing histories), and/or design and lay-out creative posters to display
information about WPC’s history.
Qualifications:
• Experience in archival work.
• Experience in research, particularly online.
• Passionate about social movement history.
• Attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work independently.
• Flexible.
Bonus:
• Experience with outreach
• Graphic design skills (Adobe InDesign)
Schedule/Commitment Expected:
15-20 hours a week from early February to mid-late May, as established at hiring.
Intern is expected to spend one day a week in the office, and the rest of the time working
independently.
To Apply: send resume and cover letter to Dany Sigwalt at
dany@washingtonpeacecenter.org<mailto:dany@washingtonpeacecenter.org> with the subject
line “50th Anniversary Intern”
Washington Peace Center –
www.washingtonpeacecenter.org<http://www.washingtonpeacecenter.org/> – 202-2342000<tel:202-234-2000>