Seminary Summer: Putting Faith Into Action!
Local Unions/Clergy to Host Summer Internships

Seminary Summer is a new 10-week paid internship program, jointly sponsored by the Interfaith Worker Justice and the AFL-CIO to involve 25 future religious leaders in worker campaigns for dignity, respect, and justice in the workplace.

“Not only are we fighting for low-wage workers today, but we are preparing young people from a variety of religious backgrounds to carry the fight tomorrow,” said Kim Bobo, executive director of the Interfaith Worker Justice, a nationally recognized religious organization addressing worker justice issues and rebuilding alliances with labor. “We’re excited about this historic opportunity.”

Over the course of the summer program, participants will:

• witness worker struggles for a voice in the workplace;
• discover how unions can be a vehicle for achieving social justice;
• work with religious, community and union activists to build support for worker organizing unions;
• find ways to include worker justice in future ministry.

The program will begin in Chicago on June 12, 2000 and will seek students from across the country and from a variety of faith traditions. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS MARCH 31, 2000. Please help us identify interested students by sharing this information with your readers. For more information contact Charese Jordan at 773-728-8400.