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CAIR Washington
Civic and Social Organizations
Seattle, Washington 536 followers
Protecting #civilrights, promoting #justice, & empowering #Muslims in Washington State. ✊🇺🇸🧕🏽 Internships available!
About us
CAIR Washington is the Washington State chapter* of the Council on American-Islamic Relations - the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. Established in 2002 by Seattle-area activists, the 501(c)(3) has been at the forefront of fighting Islamophobia and racism and advancing civil rights in Washington. Our work at CAIR-Washington spans four different areas. Firstly, we deal with civil rights issues, taking up complaints ranging from bigoted gestures to official discrimination against Muslims. Secondly, we are involved in political empowerment helping community members understand and utilize the political system to work for them. Thirdly, we are involved in media monitoring. We monitor the local media closely and flag bias against Muslims. Lastly, we are involved in community outreach. We work to empower the Muslim community and to foster an understanding between Washington’s Muslim and non-Muslim communities via public education, and to serve the needs of the greater Seattle community via public service. *Though it leverages the resources, expertise, and knowledgebase of CAIR National (based in Washington D.C.), it functions as an independent organization that sets its own strategy and goals.
- Website
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http://cairwa.org
External link for CAIR Washington
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2002
- Specialties
- Civil rights, Community Outreach, Political Empowerment, Legal Services, Civic Engagement, Advocacy, Strategic Communications, Media & Storytelling, and Youth Empowerment
Locations
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Primary
1511 3rd ave
#701
Seattle, Washington 98101, US
Employees at CAIR Washington
Updates
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CAIR Washington reposted this
We are seeking 1L, 2L, or 3L law students to apply for CAIR-WA's Legal Internship! Please pass this opportunity along to the law students in your life. CAIR-WA's Legal Department specializes in using creative legal and grassroots advocacy solutions to represent discriminated individuals and address systematic issues facing our Muslim community. Our Civil Rights Department handles cases that range from prejudiced gestures to full-blown discrimination, while our Immigrant Justice Project assists community members with affirmative immigration applications and issues on behalf of themselves or their family members. Our clients are Muslims, as well as members from other faith communities who have been perceived as Muslim. Legal Interns will most likely work with the Immigrant Justice Project assisting with USCIS applications for newly arrived Afghans as well as other legal work within CAIR-WA's Legal Department. Please include any specific interests in cover letter. See the full description and application instructions at cairwa.org/interncenter!
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We are seeking 1L, 2L, or 3L law students to apply for CAIR-WA's Legal Internship! Please pass this opportunity along to the law students in your life. CAIR-WA's Legal Department specializes in using creative legal and grassroots advocacy solutions to represent discriminated individuals and address systematic issues facing our Muslim community. Our Civil Rights Department handles cases that range from prejudiced gestures to full-blown discrimination, while our Immigrant Justice Project assists community members with affirmative immigration applications and issues on behalf of themselves or their family members. Our clients are Muslims, as well as members from other faith communities who have been perceived as Muslim. Legal Interns will most likely work with the Immigrant Justice Project assisting with USCIS applications for newly arrived Afghans as well as other legal work within CAIR-WA's Legal Department. Please include any specific interests in cover letter. See the full description and application instructions at cairwa.org/interncenter!
Application Instructions
cairwa.org