Prison Activist Resource Center Volunteer Form

Thanks for your interest in volunteering with PARC. We have several different and exciting projects going on, so there are plenty of places to put your energy. We need your help to make our work happen! Please note that volunteers are based in Oakland, CA and work primarily at our office. We do consider technically-minded individuals who have some understanding of drupal and would like to contribute to our website. If you are not in or near Oakland and want to contribute, consider donating (all donations go toward mailing directories to prisoners) and we also encourage you to consult our prisoner support directory and find an organization in your area.

Here is a list of possible tasks to take on:

Prisoner Support Project: Answer mail from prisoners; send resource packets to prisoners, family members and activists who request them; answer specific questions on phone or email; identify prisoner-organizers and develop relationships with them; document self-reported human rights abuses; and initiate media and activist campaigns on behalf of prisoners.

Website: Update content; research statistics/information; verify links; help develop new sections. We need both technical and non-technical help.

Research and Materials: Fact-check and update our prisoner support and resource directories; enter data from PSP letters; update current fact sheets and web content; Research possible alliances with service providers (lawyers, doctors, etc).

Office/Development: Answer phone; return calls made by family members, the public and journalists; organize mail and library; work on fund raising and grant writing.

Outreach and Public Education: We work with numerous groups in the SF Bay Area and nationally to organize public forums, film showings, and demonstrations. Through these events, PARC has both raised awareness of crucial issues and helped strategize toward building a coherent, effective mass movement. Some of our more significant educational projects include workshops for the Prison Issues Curriculum, our Prison Art Show and our Video and Discussion Nights. If you would like to get involved with PARC to do tabling, put on events and discussions, or help build community collaborations, please contact us.

Please call us at 510-893-4648 for more information. We welcome visitors at our office in downtown Oakland. Please call ahead to make an appointment as our building is locked. Office hours are typically Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:30-6 pm.

The quickest way to get involved is to fill out our volunteer form found here.

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Internships!!!!

Internships are also available in the areas of:
Outreach and Organizing
Website maintenance
Prisoner Support
Reseach and Materials Production
Grassroots Fundraising and Development.

We ask for a 3 month committment of at least 12 hours per week for all of the internships. As we are a all volunteer organization, all internships are unpaid. Please see following attachments for more detailed descriptions and the Internship application form. Any other questions, please contact us using the contact form on this website.

THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST!

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PARC internship application.doc	27.5 KB