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Human Rights Watch 2024 Film Screening - Fort Lauderdale, FL
ORGANIZATION: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC
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VOLUNTEER OPENING
Development and Outreach Department
Miami Office
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Apply Immediately
Volunteer Description: The Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking volunteers for a community event held in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Volunteers will be asked to help greet, usher, and serve hors d'oeuvres.
The event, a community-wide film screening and researcher briefing, begins with registration and a reception at 6:00 pm, followed by a screening and program at 6:30 pm. The event will conclude by 9:00 pm.
VOLUNTEERS MAY BE INVOLVED WITH:
▪ Event set-up and breakdown;
▪ Greeting and ushering attendees;
▪ Serving food and drinks; and
▪ Other miscellaneous tasks
Volunteers will be briefed on-site for all tasks. All are welcome to stay following the reception for the film screening and conversation.
How to Apply: Please send your resume to birdsod@hrw.org no later than November 4, 2024to request the commitment form. Please use "Ft. Lauderdale Event - Volunteer Application" as the subject of your email.
Human Rights Watch is strong because it is diverse. We do not discriminate in hiring practices and actively seek a diverse applicant pool. We encourage candidates of all abilities, ages, gender identities and expressions, national origins, races and ethnicities, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with criminal records to apply. We welcome all kinds of diversity. Our employees include people who are parents and nonparents, the self-taught and university educated, and from a wide span of socio-economic backgrounds and perspectives on the world. Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer.
Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of governments and international institutions.
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About HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC
Location:
1201 Brickell Avenue, Suite 310, Miami, FL 33131, US
Mission Statement
Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people worldwide. We scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. Human Rights Watch is an independent, international organization that works as part of a vibrant movement to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all.
Description
Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of roughly 400 staff members around the globe. Its staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. Established in 1978, Human Rights Watch is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy, often in partnership with local human rights groups. Each year, Human Rights Watch publishes more than 100 reports and briefings on human rights conditions in some 90 countries, generating extensive coverage in local and international media. With the leverage this brings, Human Rights Watch meets with governments, the United Nations, regional groups like the African Union and the European Union, financial institutions, and corporations to press for changes in policy and practice that promote human rights and justice around the world.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Gateway Theater1820 E Sunrise BlvdFort Lauderdale, FL 33304
DATE POSTED
October 21, 2024
SKILLS
- Ushering
- Community Outreach
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 1-4 hours