DREAM DEFENDERS 
FREEDOM SUMMER FELLOWSHIP  
  
Are you ready to build power in your local community? Join our summer Freedom 
Fellowship!  
 
This summer, the Dream Defenders are recruiting students and young adults from across 
the state ready to turn our vision for a free Florida into a reality. ​We believe we can live in a 
state where no child is left alone, in the cold, or behind bars, where young people feel free 
and safe when they walk to the store, play in the park, or are on their way to school. We 
believe in a state where everyone has enough to feed their families, can go to the doctor 
when they need to, has a home to sleep in at night and a good-paying job to go to during 
the day. This Florida is possible. The problem is that the political establishment has chosen 
to prioritize the profits of big corporations, over the lives of everyday people. We are 
fighting to change all of that and we need your help!  
 
Freedom Fellows will learn community organizing skills in order to become effective 
leaders positioned to transform their community. Through training, one on one and group 
coaching and on-the-ground practice, fellows will learn the basics of local politics and how 
to pressure their local representatives to give communities what they need. Freedom 
Fellows will also have the opportunity to learn and engage with Dream Defenders state of 
the art social media and messaging program.  
 
Together, we will take back power from the corrupt politicians and corporations running this 
state so we can build a Florida for all of us. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Through the programs, fellows will:  
● Learn the basics of community organizing, including: one-on-ones, meeting 
facilitation, canvassing, field organizing, leadership identification, local electoral 
politics and local grassroots organizations.  
● Go door-to-door, engaging their communities to learn more about the issues and 
concerns that matter most to them 
● Learn the ins and outs of building an organization and recruit new members to 
Dream Defenders 
● Research local electoral politics and community organizing history  
● Organize meetings with local elected officials and learn how to effectively move 
them on our issues 
● Organize community meetings and present Dream Defenders Freedom Papers 
Program  
 
This fellowship will be great for you if you are... 
● Dedicated to improving your local community  
● Passionate about human rights, economic justice, racial justice, immigrant rights, and 
other social justice issues 
● Outgoing and ready to have conversations about Dream Defenders with strangers (or 
ready to try!)  
● Committed to racial, gender and economic justice 
● Excited about the idea of working on a team of people from diverse backgrounds 
● Ready to engage other organizations and leaders in your community  
● Excited to build and advance a vision and stimulate, and inspire others 
● Open to trying new experiences  
 
This fellowship is 20 hours per week and will include training, one one one coaching and 
leadership development and on the ground organizing experience.  
 
Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of: $1200 
 
Fellows should be available the following dates: 
● Start Date June 14 
● June 14-16 Orientation  
● August 2-4 Annual Convening 
● End Date December 15th  

To Apply: 
Send a cover letter, resume, 2 references to andy@dreamdefenders.org