Position Opening: Borderlands Organizer
Religious communities and leaders are working with border activists and organizers to reduce gun violence by creating a bi-national campaign to impede the illegal flow of assault weapons, sniper rifles and high-capacity handguns into northern Mexico. When gun dealers in the southwestern U.S. turn a blind eye to the practice of “straw purchasing,” whereby stand-ins for illegal gun traffickers buy guns in bulk that end up in the arsenals of Mexican drug cartels, they are contributing to the huge numbers of weapons that flow across the border, and to the growing insecurity, injury and death in communities in northern Mexico.
The organizer will function as an independent contractor, with a focus on building a bi-national coalition of communities of faith and conscience. Applicants can expect to spend approximately forty hours per month to carry out this work, and compensation will be $750 per month.
For more information, please see the following documents:
Send your cover letter with a CV and/or a description of your organizing background by August 25, 2011, by email to maggie@presbypeacefellowship.org
