[AID YPNY] Fwd: difrent internship opportunity
Zeeshan Suhail
Thanks very much,
Zeeshan
Zeeshan Suhail
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A PLATFORM FOR MUSIC THAT TAKES A STAND (Stephan Said a.k.a Stephan Smith)
Internships: Beginning May 2010, both short (3 months) and long-term internships (6-12 months) [open deadline]
Description: difrent: is the bandstand for global equality, environmental sustainability, and an end to war: podcasts and broadcasts of rare performances with today’s established and upcoming musicians and young activists who are taking a stand with their generation worldwide to make history. A new model for music activism, revenues from download sales, text message donations, royalties, and advertising will support difrent’s work, and fund initiatives of participating organizations around the world on a constant basis, using songs to connect a mass, global audience demanding peace, economic equality, and a healthy environment.
Every society in human history has dreamt of a more equal world: one where we lived at peace with each other and our planet. We can be the first ones to achieve it. We have the tools to go beyond another one-off music campaign for charity or aid, and do something no generation’s ever done before. We can lift our voices together, creating the art and culture of a new world order. All we have to do is get organized and be difrent.
difrent: is a sustainable, for-profit business that funds its non-profit foundation to support initiatives worldwide. It includes a virtual radio station and broadcast (radio, tv, podcast), website, and record label, with international distribution, working alongside a team of professionals working in social development.
difrent: Grammy Award winning Producer Hal Willner (Tom Waits, Bono, Saturday Night Live) has already produced the launch single “Take A Stand,” by Stephan Said, the Iraqi-American organizer/artist who has been called “the clearest voice of the protest movement rising out Seattle” and compared to a Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, and John Lennon for the global generation in the NY Times, BBC, RFI, CBC, etc. Award winning film producer and biographer Martin Torgoff is completing the promotional video starring folk/civil rights legend Pete Seeger, music legend Danny Goldberg, Hal Willner, Stephan Said, and others. Upon the release of the single and video in Sept. 2010, Stephan and band will do an international tour to universities in collaboration with several organizations to connect and raise the voices of youth standing up for an end to war, equality, and a sustainable environment. The tour and release will create the base audience and social network to then distribute music, video and other content on an ongoing basis.
difrent.org (link is to website in progress: http://stephansaid.com/wordpress_hobo/) is currently seeking enthusiastic intern applicants to assist Stephan and his team develop our work program for difrent.org and difrent;, the album. We are a growing team of music professionals, web pioneers and international human rights and development (net)-workers. We welcome bright, innovative and exciting ideas and a strong passion for change. This is a unique and great opportunity for individuals interested in human rights/international affairs, music/entertainment industry, publicity/marketing, and media/web design and graphics. Internships are unpaid and may be short or long term, 3-6 months (fall, year-long, summer) and can become part or full time paid positions. Interns will get a chance to work directly with Stephan and our team and be exposed to the various arenas that difrent; is aiming to reach. All interns will report to the team manager. Successful interns will also be given recommendations.
Available Roles & Responsibilities:
- Web Design/Content Management Intern: assist head web/media design personnel, assist in finalizing website development and social networking tools, manage web content on a regular basis: text, music, video, in facebook, myspace, accounts, etc.),
- Event Planning/Support Intern: assist the team in planning events at universities across the US and worldwide, working with interns and committees locally, organizing fundraising parties, and the like.
- Publicity/Outreach Intern: assist to arrange partnerships, book and manage events and promotions involving non-profit, university and international groups. Help in publicity, mailing list, contacts at major media outlets, and with other artists, manage contacts databases, write and distribute emails, and work closely with marketing team.
- Research Intern: assist in taking stock of the work of NGOs and organizations working for change through the arts and culture; Conduct basic research on Stephan’s previous work including the successful launch of The Bell (2003); other…
- Fundraising Intern: assist on seeking out fundraising sources, organizing fundraising events or portion of events organized by other parts of the team, grant and letter writing, and correspondence with our fiscal sponsor.
General Qualifications for Positions:
- Commitment to global equality and social change.
- Minimum BA, MA preferred, focus in international affairs, media/graphics, human rights, cultural studies, music/entertainment, and public policy/social work, among others
- Minimum one to two years work experiences in one of the fields listed above
- Enthusiastic, energetic people with curious minds
- Must truly like and love people of all kinds: interpersonal skills with ability to work in a fast paced work environment
- Strong familiarity with internet research, design, and graphic tools (only for Web internship)
- Some international experience or familiarity with the international music industry
- Strong interest in international affairs and familiarity with international groups and organizations
- International fieldwork or travel experience a plus but not required
- Relevant language skills a plus but not required (Arabic, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Farsi, etc.)
Application Instructions:
Please send a brief letter of interest and resume to difre...@gmail.com with “Internship” in the subject. For more information on each position, contact us directly.
Stephan Said, aka Stephan Smith
Website in progress: http://stephansaid.com/wordpress_hobo/
Difrent.org is operating under the fiscal sponsorship of The Allen Ginsberg Trust and the Committee on Poetry, 501c3: P.O. Box 582, Stuyvesant Station, New York, NY 10009
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