Job Opportunity: Halt Solitary

Positions:

#HALTsolitary Campaign Associate (Full or Half-Time) and Part-Time Organizers

Term of Positions: Temporary, January 2021 through June 2021

Contact: Caichiring@gmail.com

General Description:

Led by people who have survived solitary or had family members inside, the

New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC)’s #HALTsolitary campaign is a

grassroots campaign pushing to end solitary confinement, promote more humane and effective

alternatives, and build on these changes – and their pursuit – to help dismantle the racist punishment

paradigm and the entire carceral state. We are currently carrying out in-person and virtual actions,

education and organizing forums, media and social media campaigns, and direct advocacy toward

policy-makers.

We are looking for both a Temporary Full-Time or Half-Time Campaign Associate and a Temporary

Part-Time Organizer (equivalent of two days a week) who can help support all of these efforts, including

organizing, press engagement, campaign coordination, digital communication, social media, and

leadership development. These positions will be temporary, 6 month positions from January 2021

through June 2021. The positions come at a pivotal moment, in the midst of the largest uprising to end

racist state violence against Black people and other people of color in at least a generation, and as we

prepare to go all out to push New York State to enact the HALT Solitary Confinement Act and New

York City to abolish solitary confinement completely.

Key Responsibilities:

The persons in these positions will work directly with the campaign’s two

statewide lead organizers and team of core volunteers in order to help support campaign efforts to:

1. Organize, Mobilize, Build Community, Build Power

a. Set up strategic public actions and events in key geographic areas, including with

communities most harmed by solitary and incarceration, and other allies.

b. Pursue in-depth follow-up with participants and key allies after events, including building

relationships, engaging people in campaign efforts, and leading trainings.

c. Connect HALT’s efforts with broader efforts challenging racist state violence.

2. Engage with Media, Social Media, and Digital Communication

a. Help lead and carry out press engagement strategies and rapid media responses

b. Draft campaign statements, press advisories & releases, op-eds, LTEs, e-blasts

c. Carry out social media for the campaign (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, other)

3. Help with Campaign Coordination

a. Support the campaign’s general operations and behind-the-scenes work, including

planning meetings and committee efforts, supporting organizers and volunteers,

maintaining databases, organizing actions, and coordinating policy-maker advocacy.

Key Qualifications: The ideal Campaign Associate and Part-Time Organizers will have some or all of

the following:

● First-hand experience of being in solitary confinement or incarcerated, or of having had a loved

one in solitary or incarcerated.

● Experience engaging in grassroots organizing & policy advocacy, particularly in New York State

● Strong organizational skills, from organizing events and carrying out one-on-ones through

utilizing google spreadsheets and leading volunteer phone banking .

● Strong writing skills in a variety of contexts from campaign statements and op-eds to e-blasts.

● Experience engaging with the press, and experience with social media

● Strength in digital communications & using tools like google docs, emails, zoom, microsoft suite,

doodle polls, spreadsheets, mailchimp, social media (twitter, FB, Instagram), and other tools.

● Ability to work independently and as part of a large campaign, and to run with ideas and tasks

● Experience training others and engaging in leadership development activities.

● Being based in, or able to regularly travel to, key geographic regions of the state, including a

preference for at least one position based in Albany and/or other key regions of the state.

How to Apply:

Applications are due by Tuesday, December 1. Please submit the following by email

to CAIC at caichiring@gmail.com. No phone calls.

1. Cover letter describing why you are interested and why you are well suited for the position

2. Resume

3. Brief writing sample, such as a blog post or op-ed or anything that is equivalent

4. A list of 3 references (with daytime phone numbers and email addresses)