Month: August 2013

Practicing What We Preach: Interning with UUCSJ

August 28, 2013 | Heather Vickery | Internship, Young Adult
The following post was written by Joe Gayeski, a participant in the Global Justice Summer Internships. A student at University of Edinburgh studying International Relations, Gayeski served as an intern at UUCSJ’s headquarters.   We do a lot of preaching in the United States. If you’re like me and were raised Unitarian Universalist and attended […]

The Simple Gift of Interning in London

August 22, 2013 | Heather Vickery | Internship, Young Adult
The following post was written by Michael Hassin, a participant in the Global Justice Summer Internships. A student at the College of New Jersey studying economics, Hassin interned this summer with SimpleGifts Unitarian Centre for Social Action in London, England. Working at SimpleGifts has been an intense, high-speed ride that’s as fun as it is eye-opening. […]

The Future Starts Now: Reflections on the National Youth Justice Training

August 15, 2013 | Heather Vickery | Youth
The following post was written by Sierra Rother, age 16. A student from Northampton, Mass., attending St. Mark’s School, Rother was a participant in this summer’s Youth Justice Training in Boston. I honestly did not know what I was getting myself into when I hit the “submit” button on my application to the Boston Youth […]

Talking, Listening, and Learning: An Internship in Kenya

August 7, 2013 | Heather Vickery | Internship, Young Adult
The following post and video were provided by Abie Troen, a participant in the Global Justice Summer Internships. A student at Brandeis University majoring in Film Studies, Troen is serving as multimedia intern with the Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT). This internship is the most challenging, difficult, and wonderful project […]