{"id":327,"date":"2016-01-31T04:42:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T09:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vcsolidarity\/?page_id=327"},"modified":"2018-07-22T13:42:49","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T17:42:49","slug":"getinvolved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vcsolidarity\/getinvolved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The current forced displacement situation is ongoing and as such there are numerous opportunities to get involved meaningfully. Whatever your skill set, with a little searching there will almost certainly be a role that you could fulfill, whether it is working at an organization or starting your own project.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>At Vassar<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">If you are a student at Vassar, you can get involved in many ways:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Apply to be on Vassar Refugee Solidarity Student Leadership Team to head one of our existing projects or start a new one. For more information on this, contact Mojan Farid<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000\">(<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"mailto:mfarid@vassar.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mfarid@vassar.edu<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">)<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000\">or Zo\u00eb Zahariadis<\/span> (<\/span><a href=\"mailto:zzahariadis@vassar.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">zzahariadis@vassar.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Get in touch with Lisa Kaul<\/span> (<\/span><a href=\"mailto:likaul@vassar.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">likaul@vassar.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) <span style=\"color: #000000\">at the newly created Vassar Office of Community-Engaged Learning to get involved locally<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Volunteer to be a general body member and step-up when needed. For more information on this, contact Mojan Farid<\/span> (<\/span><a href=\"mailto:mfarid@vassar.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mfarid@vassar.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) <span style=\"color: #000000\">or Zo\u00eb Zahariadis<\/span> (<\/span><a href=\"mailto:zzahariadis@vassar.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">zzahariadis@vassar.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Everyone<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Vassar Career Development Office (CDO) publishes extensive listings of internship opportunities, most of which are available even if you do not go to Vassar. There are many listing and directories in which you can search for refugee-related internships.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.vassar.edu\/docs\/Internship_Resource_Directory.pdf\">Internship Resource Directory<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cei-internship.squarespace.com\">Internships-USA<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.internships.com\">Internships.com<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">And many more! Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.vassar.edu\/internships-jobs\/internships\/finding_an_internship.html\">CDO&#8217;s internship website<\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2foy9G7\">Donate<\/a>&nbsp;to the Mid-Hudson Refugee Solidarity Alliance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Affiliate Organizations&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">We have a wonderful group of affiliate organizations who we are working with. Learn more about any of them by clicking on the links below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Local Congregations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vassartemple.org\">Vassar Temple<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christchurchpok.org\">Christ Episcopal Church<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masjidalnoor.com\">Mid-Hudson Islamic Association and Masjid Al-Noor<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstlutheranpok.org\">First Evangelical Lutheran Church<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/uucrt.org\">Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shir-chadash.org\">Shir Chadash<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fppchurch.org\/WPS\/\">Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tbeny.org\">Temple Beth El<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishcongregationofnewpaltz.org\">Reconstructionist Synagogue, New Paltz<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruderhof.com\/en\">Bruderhof<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beaconhebrewalliance.org\">Beacon Hebrew Union Alliance<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhinebeck-episcopal.org\">Church of the Messiah<strong>,<\/strong> Rhinebeck<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goodwillchurch.org\">Goodwill Church<\/a><\/span><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redeemernewpaltz.org\">Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Colleges&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Vassar College and the <a href=\"http:\/\/refugeesolidarity.vassar.edu\/\">Vassar Refugee Solidarity Initiative<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msmc.edu\">Mount St Mary College<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bard.edu\">Bard College<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newpaltz.edu\">SUNY New Paltz<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunydutchess.edu\">SUNY, Dutchess County Community College<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marist.edu\">Marist College<\/a> and the <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marist.edu\/liberalarts\/civic-engagement\/\">Marist Center for Civic Engagement and Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciachef.edu\">Culinary Institute&nbsp;of America<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Community organizations <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchesscountyinterfaith.org\">Dutchess County Interfaith Council<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wamc.org\/term\/greater-newburgh-interfaith-council\">Greater Newburgh Interfaith Council<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewPaltzVFW\/\">VFW Post 8645, New Paltz<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HudsonValleyVFP177.UUCRT\/\">Veterans for Peace Hudson Valley Chapter 177<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span 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