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MEJA COALITION ORGANIZER
The Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance - Education Fund (MEJA), is seeking a Coalition Organizer who is committed to building an anti-racist education justice movement through base-building power and coalition-building strategies. MEJA is a coalition of member organizations led by youth, parents, educators, and community members, and together we advocate for and protect high-quality public education for all students. We are an anti-racist organization and center Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and low-income people most impacted at the heart of our work
This position will collaborate closely with MEJA’s Executive Director, field organizer, coalition partners, and local tables towards a diverse and community focused educational justice movement throughout the Commonwealth
LAWRENCE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
This position will collaborate closely with MEJA’s Field Organizer and the Lawrence community of parents, students, teachers/school staff, community members, and organizations towards a diverse and community focused educational justice movement in Lawrence. The Organizer will hold space to enable other table members and community members (especially parents, youth and community members) to contribute to collective goals and work related to state takeover and grassroots organizing. This position will also involve training and support.
WORCESTER COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
The Worcester Education Justice Alliance (WEJA), an affiliated table of the Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance (MEJA), is seeking a grassroots, community organizer to build capacity, infrastructure and communications for WEJA and organize towards common educational equity goals.
This position will collaborate closely with WEJA and MEJA’s field team to build capacity and a diverse, community centered educational justice movement in Worcester. The Community Organizer will hold space to enable other members (especially parents, youth and community members) to contribute to the work. The organizer will also collaborate with local groups working on educational justice and table organizers around the state. This role is meant to support, grow, and build by taking on administrative work, recruitment, trainings, and coordination between local and statewide MEJA spaces. This person is meant to help encourage and develop leaders to take on the organizing work necessary to also grow and build a local coalition table. This role is not meant to take on every and all piece of the work necessary to having a successful, community grounded coalition space.
