This job expired on May 31, 2015
Food Justice Organizer Washington CAN
- Date Posted April 01, 2015
- Location Seattle, WA
- Category Education / Nonprofit
- Job Type Full-Time
Job Description
About Us:
With over 40,000 members, Washington CAN! is the state's largest grassroots community organization. Together we work to achieve racial, social, and economic justice in Washington state and our nation. We are building a movement of people whose collective action ensures that all communities are healthy, prosperous, and have an equal voice in determining their future.
Through local, state, and national level organizing, we are working to advance policies that will transform the lives of low-income people and people of color, including: quality, affordable health care that leaves no one behind; wages and workplace benefits that meet families' needs and empower workers; freedom from pernicious debt in its various forms; fair tax and revenue structures; a criminal justice system that uplifts rather than punishes communities of color; an immigration system that supports human dignity and keeps families together; and economic security in our communities.
Position Description:
The purpose of this position is to eliminate barriers to healthy food for people of color and low-income people, and to build collective people power to fight the root causes of economic and racial inequality. The food justice organizer will support a dynamic team of low-income community leaders in South King County to advance the Good Food Bag program.
Primary responsibilities will include outreach and recruitment of low-income residents (including Spanish speakers), coordinating community meetings, and developing community leaders. The food justice organizer will coordinate coalition meetings with local partners including farmers, social service providers, and public institutions to advance and expand the Good Food Bag program, which has successfully brought subsidized, locally grown produce to low-income families in Auburn.
Qualifications:
With over 40,000 members, Washington CAN! is the state's largest grassroots community organization. Together we work to achieve racial, social, and economic justice in Washington state and our nation. We are building a movement of people whose collective action ensures that all communities are healthy, prosperous, and have an equal voice in determining their future.
Through local, state, and national level organizing, we are working to advance policies that will transform the lives of low-income people and people of color, including: quality, affordable health care that leaves no one behind; wages and workplace benefits that meet families' needs and empower workers; freedom from pernicious debt in its various forms; fair tax and revenue structures; a criminal justice system that uplifts rather than punishes communities of color; an immigration system that supports human dignity and keeps families together; and economic security in our communities.
Position Description:
The purpose of this position is to eliminate barriers to healthy food for people of color and low-income people, and to build collective people power to fight the root causes of economic and racial inequality. The food justice organizer will support a dynamic team of low-income community leaders in South King County to advance the Good Food Bag program.
Primary responsibilities will include outreach and recruitment of low-income residents (including Spanish speakers), coordinating community meetings, and developing community leaders. The food justice organizer will coordinate coalition meetings with local partners including farmers, social service providers, and public institutions to advance and expand the Good Food Bag program, which has successfully brought subsidized, locally grown produce to low-income families in Auburn.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated commitment to fighting for racial and economic justice.
- Experience working in a diverse environment and ability to work with people of varied backgrounds.
- A valid driver's license and access to a car.
- Ability to speak fluent or conversational Spanish.
- A motivated self-starter who is accountable to goals.
- Strong verbal, listening, and written communication skills.
- Experience with and commitment to working on racial justice issues and/or working in communities of color.
- Strong personal time management skills and the ability to work under pressure.
This job expired on May 31, 2015
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