National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Seeks Fellows to Work with Communities of Faith and Communities of Color

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Academy for Leadership and Action (the Academy) prepares leaders and potential leaders, primarily at the local and state levels, to fill the staff, board, and volunteer roles critical to the success of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement. The Summer Academy Fellowship is a paid social-justice fellowship that provides the first-hand, real-world experience working for social justice necessary for becoming professional organizers or capacity builders. You’ll learn to develop and disseminate a progressive worldview that connects LGBT issues to struggles against racism, classism, ableism, and spiritual oppression; to build relationships with a broad-cross section of other LGBT movement leaders, especially in communities of faith and communities of color, that will endure for the long-term; and to mobilize mass numbers of people for direct action targeted at achieving immediate political gains for the LGBT community. For more information, visit http://www.thetaskforce.org/about_us/interns_and_fellows/academy_fellowship.

Black AIDS Institute seeks staff:

• Communications Director: blackaids.org/image_uploads/article_762/.pdf
• Development Associate: blackaids.org/image_uploads/article_763/.pdf

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation LGBT Scholarship and Mentorship program for Religious and Theological Study seeks to encourage and promote the dialogue on LGBT issues and religion in seminaries and, by extension, in our congregations and communities by investing in the next generation of LGBTQ and allied scholars. Applications are now being accepted for the Dissertation Scholarship and the Summer Institute. For more information, visit www.hrc.org/seminaryscholarship/index.asp.

Emory Religion & Sexuality Summer Seminar is held at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, June 9–16, 2010. For information on how to apply, visit http://www.emory.edu/religions&humanspirit/Religion%20pages/Sexuality.htm.

The National Council of Churches lists numerous internship opportunities on their website at www.faithconnectsus.org/en/news-events/jobs-opportunities.html.

The Equality Federation keeps an up-to-date list of openings in state-based lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender advocacy organizations. Please refer to http://www.equalityfederation.org/template.aspx?id=15.

The Human Rights Campaign maintains a database of scholarship opportunities for LGBT and allied students.  Review it yourself at www.hrc.org/issues/youth_and_campus_activism/8644.htm.