Youth Environmental Justice Alliance (YEJA) Application for 2022
Are you a high school aged youth in the Portland Metro Area? Are you interested in social justice issues like anti-racism, environmental justice, and transportation justice? Do you want to learn real-world skills to address issues in our community that affect youth? Then the YEJA internship could be right for you!

YEJA is a PAID internship. As a YEJA intern, you will receive a stipend for your participation: $320/month, for approximately 16 hours per month. You will learn skills to mobilize our communities, and you will get specific political education workshops about the topics that matter most to you.  

Interns' responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Organizing youth and community members through recruitment, phone calling, texting, and public speaking
- Planning political events like rallies, protests, Earth Day, and political education workshops
- Coordinating and participating in political advocacy on the local and regional level
- Helping steer campaign decisions and YEJA workshop topics
- Participating in conversations about race, gender, class, ability, and personal experiences and issues (as appropriate)

ADDITIONAL INFO:
Interns meet at least two days a week, typically 4 pm–6 pm (Tuesday) and 4 pm–6 pm (Thursday). The internship program runs from early 2022 through the end of the year. Weekly schedules may vary based on school schedules (such as testing).

Applications are due Sunday, January 2 at 11:59 pm. Please reach out to Kevin@opalpdx.org with any questions.
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Address *
Phone Number *
Email *
School (ex: David Douglas HS) *
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How do you identify? (click all that apply to you) *
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Why do you want to be a YEJA Fellow? *
What contributions and/or experience can you bring as a Youth Leader? (especially community engagement experience)
What does environmental justice mean to you? Bonus: how does environmental justice impact you? *
What is an issue you would like to work on, or learn more about? (In relation to social justice) *
Do you have any other commitments you would like your YEJA organizer and team to be mindful of? (for example, after school clubs, sports, family commitments, etc.) *
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