Advocacy for Social Justice

Availability

All year round: Flexible – 3 times a week.

Local coodinationl

The press and communication team have daily meetings where they analyze the news of the day and divide up tasks. The coordinator of the group is Germán who will be the direct coordinator of the volunteer.

Key information

You can learn creative ways of communication related with tradition, culture, poverty, constant resistance and eternal fighting for a better quality of life, without losing hope or happiness. This area is the heart of the current social organizations in Argentina and Latin America. Today their communication and the example of their actions are the best tools to achieve a real and profound social change.In order to be able to help and work accurately and effectively, you need to be patient at the start in order to understand the social and political movement in Argentina, and as a result, to be able to understand the actions of the Community Centre and what they feel they have to express.

Location and first day

The Community Centre is in the neighborhood of La Boca. The communication and press team work in a room with various computers and big table which at times they share with other areas if they need to meet. Your first day will be spent getting to know the whole Community Centre. You can meet more than 80 people who all work there in different areas, such as the textile school, the cooperatives, micro enterprises and the kitchen that provides lunch for more than 150 people every day. It is a unique and interesting space where you can see the real and profound work of the social organizations in Argentina.