Internship Positions - Winter/Spring 1999 @Rethinking Tourism Project

From: Yacine Khelladi (yacine@aacr.net)
Date: Sat Jan 23 1999 - 15:03:12 AST


RTProject@aol.com wrote:
>
> Rethinking Tourism Project
> PO Box 581938
> Minneapolis, MN 55458-1938
> St. Paul Office 651-644-9984
> Email: RTProject@aol.com
>
> Please Post Internship Positions - Winter/Spring 1999 Please Post
>
> "Interning at RTP was an insightful learning experience… I had an opportunity
> to take on much more responsibility than if I had been with a large
> organization. My work really matters here… I highly recommend an RTP
> internship to other students!"
> -JoAnn Kester, American University
>
> "My internship at RTP was an amazing learning experience and made me aware of
> the importance of the issues… It also helped in terms of learning to make
> contacts, interview, and locate information."
> - Cassie Lee, George Washington University/Elliott School of International
> Affairs
>
> The Rethinking Tourism Project/Tides Center is a nonprofit Indigenous and
> Rural Peoples program to protect and preserve lands and cultures. RTP
> recently relocated from Washington, DC to the Twin Cities. RTP works with
> Indigenous and Rural Peoples around the world who are impacted by tourism
> development and are designing alternatives.
>
> RTP's current activities include:
>
> · A partnership with a Koyukon Athabascan tribal community in the Yukon,
> Alaska. The partnership develops community education materials working with
> the tribe's natural resource office and their private enterprise, a
> eco/cultural tour operation on the Yukon River.
>
> · Designing a website and publishing a monthly international newsletter on the
> internet.
>
> · Fundraising and project promotion to build community support within the Twin
> Cities metropolitan area.
>
> All volunteer and internship positions are nonpaid, except for a special
> program that provides stipends for Native Alaskans through the National Fish &
> Wildlife Foundation (please contact RTP directly for more information about
> this program).
>
> RTP is an informal, flexible office atmosphere. Students and volunteers must
> be independent and self-motivated. Computer skills, Spanish language skills,
> environmental and/or international issues experience a plus. Internships can
> be arranged through an accredited institution. Interns are required to commit
> a minimum of 10-15 hours per week for three months. Some administrative work
> is required (filing, faxing, organizing a resource library, computer, etc.).
>
> Women, Native Americans, Indigenous Peoples and other people of color are
> strongly encouraged to apply. Send resumes to the director or call
> 651-644-9984.



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