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Volunteers Guatemala Accompaniment Project is seeking human rights observers to travel to Guatemala for six months to a year. Observers are matched with sponsoring communities that support the stay. Volunteers serve as a link to the international community, monitor the peace process, assist in community projects and provide a measure of security. Training provided. Spanish proficiency, cultural sensitivity and time commitment required. Contact: GAP 202-265-8713 or nisguagap@igc.org. National Foundation for Alternative Medicine seeks donor research and medical research interns from May 15 - August 15, 15-20 hours a week. Seek out effective and complementary and alternative medical treatmetns not easily accessible or available. Medical and health care students and others with organizing and communication skills preferred. Send resume and letters of recommendation to Carla Cannon, fax 202-463-4947 or cannonc@nfam.org. Kristin Famula, a recent college graduate who joined Anne Arundel Peace Action, is looking for a paid position or internship with an organization working for peace and justice.  She co-founded and led a SPAN chapter at Antioch College and prepared a research paper and presentation for her senior project on the topic, "The Construction of a Militarized Patriotism in the United States." If you know of any leads, please contact her at Footiebn@aol.com. The East Timor Action Network Washington office seeks a summer intern (full- or part-time) to help with the following: lobbying Congress, foundation research & other fundraising tasks; general outreach, organizing and advocacy work & administrative functions. Applicants should be able to begin work mid-to-late May. A successful candidate should have demonstrated commitment to human rights activism. To apply, please fax or email a cover letter and resume to 202-544-6118 or Karen@etan.org to the attention of Intern Search. CHOICES (Committee for High School Options and Information on Careers, Education and Self Improvement), a project of the Peace Center, is seeking veterans and peace activists to attend spring career day events in DC high schools to counter the presence of military recruiters there with accurate information on enlistment and civilian options for employment and college funding. Help us get out information about the new No Child Left Behind law requiring schools to give student addresses and phones to recruiters. We are also working with AFSC-DC on a new Students Not Soldiers campaign to de-fund JROTC in DC schools. For schedules and information, contact John Judge at 202-583-5347. GI Assistance. If you have questions or doubts about your role or enlistment in the military, for any reason, or in this war, help is available. Contact one of the organizations listed below. They can discuss your situation and concerns, give you information on your legal rights, and help you sort out your possible choices. For questions, or for discharge or other GI rights information, visit: www.girights.org or call: GI Rights Hotline: (800) FYI-95GI. Also contact Central Committee  for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) at (510) 465-1617 or (888) 231-2226, or see www.objector.org or write info@objector.org. Locally, counseling and support for GIs and their families is available from Center on Conscience and War 202-483-2220 or see www.nisbco.org. An update on the current state of discharge regulations is available at www.sldn.org/templates/get/record.html?section=6&record=410. Also, the Servicemember's Legal Defense Fund (gay and lesbian help) and counselors at the Washington Peace Center provide free, confidential, legal counseling for service members seeking discharge or facing other problems. If you would like to be trained as a counselor, contact CCW at 202-483-2220; SLDN at (800) 538-7418 or legal@sldn.org; or John Judge at 202-234-2000. Documentary film on Iraq War. We are forming a group, so far including film students, thinkers and an independent editor, to produce a short documentary film about reactions to war. The documentary will include anti-war and pro-war interviews, as well as historical analysis and a discussion of media coverage. Any interested in participating, whether behind the scenes or on the scene, please write to WarReactions@hotmail.com summarizing your interest. Contact: J. Chehrazi 202-285-8754 or warreaction@hotmail.com.

Last Updated 5/9/03

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