Category: Internship

A Summer of Standing on the Side of Love: My Story

This post was written by one of our 2015 interns, Carter Smith, and was originally published on Standing on the Side of Love’s website here. Unitarian Universalism is in my blood. I am here today because my parents met at the UU church in Birmingham, Alabama many years ago when they were seeking spiritual community in […]

Seizing my Future

This post was written by Eleanor Brow, a participant in the Global Justice Summer Internships. Coming out of my freshman year of college in May 2014, I felt even more confused about what I wanted to do with my life than when I began college back in August. I had gone to many events and […]

Working in the Food Industry

This post was written by Renee Bryant, a participant in the Global Justice Summer Internships. Working with Jose Oliva this summer at the Food Chain Worker’s Alliance (FCWA) allowed me the opportunity to reflect on my previous experience as a black woman in the food industry and study more about food justice overall. Jose is […]

UUCSJ Seminary Intern Josh Leach

This post was written by Josh Leach, seminary intern for UUCSJ. Hi! My name is Josh Leach and I’m excited to be joining UUCSJ this year as a ministerial intern. I’ll be helping to add to our existing Study Guide and curricular materials, to build a networking platform for our program alums, and to assist […]

UUCSJ Seminary Intern Tim DeChristopher

This post was written by Tim DeChristopher, seminary intern for UUCSJ. I’m Tim DeChristopher, and I’m excited to be joining the team at the UU College of Social Justice.  I am currently a student at Harvard Divinity School, where I am pursuing my Masters of Divinity to become a UU minister.  My field education project […]

Camaraderie at Camp for Urban Youth

The following post was written by Maris Nyhart, a participant in the Global Justice Summer Internships. A student at Tufts University, Nyhart served as an intern at the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. As my first summer living in Boston and my first summer living on my own, these […]

Practicing What We Preach: Interning with UUCSJ

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

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. […]

Talking, Listening, and Learning: An Internship in Kenya

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 […]