Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop- American Cities (New York) December 3, 2008
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Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop/ New York
A significant workshop in the history of American printmaking, the Robert Blakcburn Printmaking Workshop was established in 1948 by Robert Blackburn, a legendary figure in the history of printmaking. It became a remarkable educational center with outreach throughout the community fostering emerging talent in the arts and involving many in the process of printmaking. Today, the workshop is undergoing a revival of its historical dedication to the relationship of the arts and the community as well as to the art of printmaking itself. This internship position is available to an art major or a student with some experience and interest in printmaking to work under the supervision of master printer Phil Sanders.
Internship Description
This ten-week program offers hand-on training in many aspects of a professional print studio. The intern is involved with platemaking, assisting the master printer and the artists-in-residence, editioning, assisting in the archives, educational programming and performing various other print related tasks depending upon experience.
Ideal Internship Qualification: *This internship is available to Wellesley Seniors
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Logistical: Current Juniors, Sophomores, and Seniors Strong printmaking portfolio Art background helpful
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Personality: Motivated Creative Inquisitive Detail oriented
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Social Accountability International (SAI) – American Cities Internship Program (New York) November 6, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in American Cities Program, Juniors, New York, Summer 2009, advocacy, analyst, business, communication, human rights, job development, marketing, nonprofit, public policy, research, sophomores.add a comment
Social Accountability International, a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization, seeks to improve workplaces and communities around the world by developing and promoting voluntary standards combined with independent verification and public reporting.
Social Accountability International is a rapidly growing organization founded in 1997 to develop a system that can ensure — regardless of industry or geographic location — that business practices for auditing and certification of workplace relations are carried out in a responsible manner. The system that SAI has developed includes a standard that adheres to ILO and Human Rights conventions, and a program for monitoring by a third party. The standard, Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000), was developed by SAI with the help and counsel of the SAI Advisory Board.
The Advisory Board includes individuals with a diverse range of experience, including work with corporations, human rights organizations, and labor unions. In addition to benefiting from the active participation of its advisory board members, SAI has also drawn from the longtime experience of the Council on Economic Priorities, which established it.
For more information about SAI, please visit www.sa-intl.org
Internship descriptions
Social Accountability International is offering two internships as follows:
- Marketing and Fundraising Internship
issue areas: elimination of sweatshops; business and human rights; monitoring of labor standards in workplacesSAI seeks highly motivated interns to help plan and market SAI’s annual conference and benefit dinner. The types of activities would include the following:- develop Web content regarding conference panels and sponsors
- prepare letters and conduct follow up with conference and benefit speakers
- maintain a database of speaker and attendee registration information
- conduct outreach to promotional partners and develop marketing materials for the events
- help organize the logistics of the events
- track sponsors and conduct follow up as needed
- expand press list and assist with drafting and distribution of press releases
- provide additional support as needed with development, outreach and recruitment for conference and benefit
- General Internship
issue areas: business and human rights; monitoring of labor standards in workplaces; elimination of sweatshopsSAI seeks highly motivated interns interested in research, management procedures, and the elimination of sweatshops worldwide. The position requires a person interested in how businesses implements standards for respecting labor rights and addressing overall workplace issues, including costs and benefits. The types of activities would include the following:- provide research and management support for programs in China, Vietnam, Italy, and NYC and development of potential new programs in India and Brazil
- provide research and management support for a joint project of the six leading labor rights code programs (SAI, ETI, FLA, CCC, WCR & FWF), seeking ways and means to work cooperatively, to be tested in Turkey
- collect and organize data for country diagnostics on labor issues and on country labor legislation
- organize a portion of the annual SAI conference and special event
- perform case studies and cost/benefit analyses relating to working hours, living wage, and other aspects of humane business practices
- maintain office systems and management and organize new systems
- manage incoming information requests and database tracking system
- identify and research potential sources of grants for SAI and assist in preparation of proposals and progress reports
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors. Motivated students interested in research, management procedures, and the elimination of sweatshops worldwide. Interest in businesses, labor rights. |
Personality: Flexible Motivated Open minded Detail oriented Organized Self starter |
