Freedom for All Massachusetts - Paid Canvasser - $15/hour

[mchi...@freedommassachusetts.org]

Freedom for All Massachusetts (FFAM), the campaign to preserve transgender nondiscrimination protections at the ballot in the 2018 election, has multiple immediate openings for Paid Canvassers in Worcester and Springfield to begin in July 2018.

The position pays $15, with full-time hours desired.

Background

In 2016, a bipartisan coalition of Massachusetts lawmakers passed legislation updating the Commonwealth’s nondiscrimination laws to include protections for transgender people in public spaces, such as restaurants, retail stores and hospitals. An Act Relative to Transgender Anti-Discrimination added “gender identity” to existing Massachusetts civil rights law for public accommodations, which currently prohibits discrimination based on age, race, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, religion and marital status.

Following the passage of the bill, anti-transgender activists secured the low threshold of signatures needed – fewer than one percent of the state population – to try to take these protections away on the statewide November 2018 ballot.

Freedom for All Massachusetts will lead a broad based coalition of stakeholders committed to protecting fairness for our transgender neighbors and ensuring that Massachusetts remains a leader on civil rights.

REQUIREMENTS

Specific responsibilities include:

• Contact pre-determined list of constituents by going door-to-door on a daily basis
• Identify and persuade voters in Massachusetts to support nondiscrimination prot3ections for transgender people
• Participate in daily office trainings and campaign updates in order to be well-informed on the issue and on canvassing technique

Training

Training will begin on the first day of employment. Canvassers will be given early notice of exact days and times. During this training period, canvassers will become oriented to the Freedom For All Massachusetts structure and trained on the fundamentals of canvassing on political issues

This is a temporary position from July until November 6th.