Work for Social & Economic Justice
ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is building a "national movement" for social and economic justice by organizing low and moderate income communities, immigrants and communities of color for power and social change.
Join the fight for affordable housing, living wages, quality public schools, immigrant & civil rights.
ACORN is working in the trenches with grassroots organizations across the United States, Canada, The Dominican Republic, Peru, Mexico, India & Argentina
In recent years, participating organizations have:
* Helped win living wage and minimum wage campaigns.
* Fought for rights of tenants.
* Won countless campaigns for racial justice (including bank red-lining and racially unequal schools).
* Fought to end ‘predatory lending’ and have forced corporations to change their practices.
ACORN is looking for political/community organizers to work in Durham with low and moderate-income communities on community-run grassroots and political campaigns to advance renters’ rights, health insurance for all, immigrant rights, quality public schools, etc.
Work with community residents in the Durham area to build grassroots organizations, develop leadership, register/mobilize voters and community residents and run community organizing programs.
Full time salaried positions with paid medical benefits.
Must have own transportation.
Positions available in:
* Louisville, Ky
* Charlotte, NC
* Raleigh, NC
* Birmingham, AL
* Memphis, TN
* Nashville, TN
* Richmond, VA
* Norfolk, VA (Tidewater/Hampton Roads)
* Northern VA
No formal experience is necessary, but a strong commitment to social justice.
To learn more about ACORN, visit our website:
http://www.acorn.org
To apply, e-mail your resume with cover letter to: recruit@acorn.org.