Come Intern at WATER!
Are you or someone you know interested in learning the ins and outs of a feminist nonprofit? We welcome you to the table—WATER is now accepting internship applications!
Summer 2019 Interns enjoying tea in the WATER office, left to right: Kennedy Thedford, Melissa Feito (Summer 2017), Claire Coker, Kali Lo-Ng, and Emily Neufeld in the WATER office in 2019.
For over 36 years, WATER has hosted and trained more than 85 interns. We offer an opportunity to learn how a small non-profit operates and see what it takes to empower and sustain a wide network of feminists and activists across the country and worldwide.
Here are just some of the opportunities WATER interns have:
- Program and event planning
- Assistance with writing and editing projects such as WATERtalks, WATERrituals, WATERcast, WATERwheel newsletters, journal and web articles, books, and presentations
- Non-profit fundraising
- WATER community outreach via phone, email, and listserv to our broad network of colleagues
- Hosting Visiting Scholars, ministers and guests
- Maintenance of social media platforms including the website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and more
- Read and review the latest feminist books and films
- Attend social justice events and rallies in the DMV area
- Join or initiate conversations with prominent feminist scholars, activists, religious leaders, and more
Applications are accepted throughout the year, and interns are invited to come at any time. Click here for more information about the internship. Feel free to start filling out the WATER Intern App 2019 (PDF version) or WATER Intern App 2019 (Word doc). Contact the office with other questions at (301) 589-2509 or send an email to waterstaff@waterwomensalliance.org.
We hope that you or a young feminist you know is interested in working with us at WATER!
Upcoming 2019-2020 Programs
“Breaking Silence to End Domestic Violence” with Diann L. Neu and WATERstaff
Fall Retreat for LBTQ Catholic Women and Friends
“Harvest for Justice When Justice is Scarce”
Sponsored by WATER and Women of Dignity
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 11a-1p ET, phone-in
Chicago, New York City, Erie PA, Silver Spring, in person 10a-4p local time
Join Us for the 23rd Gathering of the Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network!
Friday, November 22, 2019 4-6 PM at the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Meeting
San Diego, California
The Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network will bring feminist theological insights to bear on the urgent impact of climate change around the world. What is the role of religion in these human-made problems, and how can feminist resources be put to best use for solutions?
All are welcome.
RSVP: water@hers.com
In the News
Mary Hunt Interviewed on Cuban News
A Cuban news clip, covering Dr. Ofelia Ortega’s reception of her Doctorate of Ministry in Matanzas, Cuba. Mary gives an interview from the event. Click here to watch the clip.
“How equality can flourish in a multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-national, multi-generational church. What does this church look like physically, spiritually, doctrinally?”
Mary E. Hunt moderated this panel given by Mariam Williams, Marian Ronan, Kathleen Grimes, and Sonja Spoo at Swarthmore Meeting House on April 6, 2019. Click here to watch the video.
https://www.dignityusa.org/article/catholic-leaders-call-state-department-commission-be-dismantled
Catholic Leaders Call for Immigration Justice
Teología, mujeres y fe: tejiendo redes y sueños
By Daylins Rufin Pardo
Mary Hunt and Diann Neu traveled to Cuba to support and celebrate Dr. Ofelia Ortega’s reception of her Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary. This article on ALC News Agency recounts the ceremony and panel.
Feminist Theologians Bring Wisdom to Fiction | Catholic Reporter
By Mary E. Hunt
Catholic Women in the Midst of It All | Christian Feminism Today
By Mary E. Hunt
Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network (FLTN) Presentations
Click here to access Mary E. Hunt’s introduction along with presentations by Cynthia Moe-Lobeda and Susan Thistlewaite.
Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network (FLTN) Presentations
Click here to access Mary E. Hunt’s introduction along with presentations by Cynthia Moe-Lobeda and Susan Thistlewaite.
On Pride and Against Prejudice
By Mary E. Hunt
“The simple answer is that pride is a survival mechanism for dealing with prejudice.”
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Vatican’s ‘Dumbed Down Version of an Old Argument’ on Gender Can’t Stop Changes in Catholicism
By Mary E. Hunt
The past two popes insist, against mounting evidence, that the gender binary, male and female, is given in nature and blessed by God. God, a male after all, created them Male and Female. The Genesis account inconveniently leaves out the detail about the blue and pink blankets and onesies.
Feminist theologian Dr. Mary E. Hunt kicks off DignityUSA conference
by Carrie Maxwell
DignityUSA celebrates 50 years of Supporting LGBTQ Catholics
by Catherine M.Odell