Policy, Politics, Advocacy & Law
Our options are not limited to the internships listed below. Organizations listed reflect sites where the Washington Semester has recently placed students or those that are currently looking for interns. Please feel free to do your own research and do not hesitate to contact the Washington Semester for further opportunities.
International/Global Advocacy
- – international development organization supports food rights, women’s rights, governance,
education, emergencies and conflict, HIV and AIDS, and youth.
- *Spanish Language Opportunity
- – Catholic organization working to inform advocacy and action for social, economic, and environmental justice.
National and Local Advocacy
- – policy and advocacy around food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues.
- – partners with workers’ organizations to advocate for better employment conditions for low wage workers in DC.
US Foreign Policy Advocacy
- – builds alliances between non-profit organizations to address US foreign policy
in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- *Spanish Language Opportunity
- – network of faith-based organizations advocating that the US government and international financial institutions provide debt relief and economic justice for peoples worldwide.
Think Tanks, Research, and Policy
- – multi-issue foreign and domestic policy think tank for causes with a social justice emphasis.
Political Advocacy
- – working on the Hill with specific members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- – conducts research and advocacy on domestic and international issues of interest
to the Mennonite Church, especially human rights.
- Interns do research and writing on policy issues and get an up-close view of the federal policy making process.
- – facilitates programming to offer a non-partisan space for reflecting and bridging gaps among policy and government decision makers.
Legal Aid Work & Policy
- – supports immigrant communities in the DC region through social and legal services
in a variety of arenas, including immigration law.
- *Spanish Language Opportunity
