Rural Organizing Fellow

Pro-Choice Washington seeks one fellow to join our organizing team to support organizing for racial justice and reproductive health equity in the Blue Mountains region. The fellowship program is designed for fellows to gain exposure to political and legislative organizing, volunteer management, and issue-based advocacy.

The rural organizing fellow will support Pro-Choice Washington’s political and organizing team to build a base of activist leaders in Southeast Washington through outreach to rural and farmworker communities, campus organizing, and constituent mobilization to contact lawmakers in support of Pro-Choice Washington’s intersectional reproductive freedom and racial justice priorities.

The fellow will support the organizing team in conducting grassroots organizing activities including gathering testimony, and training grassroots activists, student and volunteer organizing impact local and statewide policy around racial justice and health care equity.

Finally, the legislative fellow will conduct a community engagement project to support our 2025 legislative priorities and work on a collaborative project that aligns with the fellow’s interests and Pro-Choice Washington’s priorities.  

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Outreach and community organizing in immigrant and farmworker communities with fluency in English and Spanish.  
• Conducting and participating in grassroots organizing activities that center and uplift the leadership of Black, Indigenous, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQIA activists in the Walla Walla area expand access to abortion and reproductive healthcare. 
• Supporting the creation of in-person and online civic engagement events. 
• Engagement of local activists in civic engagement activities through calls, emails, and virtual & in-person meetings. 
• Recruiting and facilitating activists to share their personal stories as testimony with lawmakers to advance reproductive freedom policies. 
• Disseminate Pro-Choice Washington’s resources and toolkits to counter abortion misinformation and destigmatize abortion care. 
• Organizing and supporting Pro-Choice Washington activists’ meetings with lawmakers. 
• Issue research to support Pro-Choice Washington’s local and state level policies to expand abortion access and counter abortion misinformation in rural communities.  
• Participation in Pro-Choice Washington’s community events. 
• Data entry and EveryAction (CRM) support 

Desired 

• A strong personal commitment to intersectional reproductive freedom. 
• A passion for organizing and a desire to learn about the movement for abortion and reproductive rights. 
• An interest in state and local political & legislative processes. 
• A willingness to talk to strangers in-person and on the phone. 
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team. 
• Strong communication, writing, organization, and computer skills. 
• Flexibility, reliability, and a willingness to learn. 

Work Environment 

Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds from floor to waist high. Work is primarily performed in a small office environment while operating standard office equipment. Occasional evenings and weekend work are likely. Some travel within Washington state.

To Apply 

Please email a cover letter, addressed to Sarah Dixit, Organizing Director, and resume to sarahd@prochoicewashington.org with the subject line “Rural Organizing Fellowship” as soon as possible – the position will remain open until its filled. All applications will be reviewed, but only those demonstrating a strong alignment with the position description will be contacted for additional information. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements – commitment to the mission and a willingness to problem-solve is highly valued. Referrals to potential candidates are welcome. No phone calls please. 

Pro-Choice Washington is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or any other protected factor. We also engage in anti-discriminatory hiring practices, folks who are women, queer, trans, non-binary, Black, Indigenous, people of color, parents, have different abilities, are immigrants are encouraged to apply.