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SAJE is an economic justice and popular education center dedicated to building economic power for working class people in Los Angeles since 1996. SAJE’s combination of grassroots community organizing, coalition building, and policy initiatives have gained significant benefits for the mostly working class Latino immigrant and African American community of South Los Angeles.

SAJE is looking to hire two (2) tenant rights organizers to work on our goals to reform redevelopment, improve tenant rights, criminalize slumlord business practices and expand people’s claim to land. Organizers will work on one of our two campaigns: UNIDAD, which aims to create and organize around a people’s plan as an alternative to the city and USC’s development plan; and our anti-slum campaign, which is targeting the largest and most egregious slumlords in South LA. Positions are full time.

• Tenant or worker organizer experience preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Ability to work both in a team and independently
• Ability to work with multiple audiences such as tenants, churches, unions, community-based organizations and political offices
• Belief in social justice work that empowers communities
• Ability to gain trust, motivate and activate community members
• Capacity to explain complex information and issues in a manner that is easy to understand, and create popular education materials
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases
• Desktop publishing a plus
• Organized and detail oriented

Send resume and cover letter to Albert Lowe at 152 W 32nd Street, LA, CA 90007 or opportunities@saje.net with subject: Tenant Rights Organizer