Work Experience
René Cassin is very happy to host work experience students and provide the opportunity to learn about our human rights campaigns and gain insight into what it’s like working for a human rights charity.
Please email info@renecassin.org with the dates you are available and why you would like to undertake work experience at René Cassin.
The evolution of the human rights movement is intertwined with Jewish experience and Jewish values. It is vital that people from all walks of life understand and advocate for their rights.
On a work experience placment at René Cassin your work will include supporting the team by attending meetings and events with partners; conducting research; working on social media and any other ad-hoc needs in a friendly work environment.
If you are interested in undertaking some work experience with us and working to champion human rights please email info@renecassin.org with the dates you are available and why you would like to undertake work experience at René Cassin.
Spending a week with René Cassin
By Jessica Saipe
I have always been intrigued in contributing to help with many of the unfortunate crises currently happening in the world yet have felt that there have not been many opportunities to make a difference. Working with René Cassin has allowed me to make the contribution I have always yearned to. While only partaking in work experience for one week, I have learnt incredible amounts about the state of human rights today and what we can do as individuals to help. I have found my week deeply inspiring and enjoyable to work with others to improve unfortunate situations.
One of René Cassin’s campaigns is the Right to Food campaign. This covers the topic of food poverty across the UK, which many are effected by. I was very saddened by reading the cases and testimonies of many individuals in the UK who are forced to rely on food banks. But, by conveying my own research on various charities and campaigns, it has provided René Cassin to create a campaign of testimonies to create an effect which will help make a change.
Later in the week, I attended a commemorative event in parliament square to mark the anniversary of the 2009 Urumqi Massacre of the Uyghur people. Learning the context of the event beforehand gave me a wider insight to the issue, having had little knowledge before that about the persecution of Uyghurs in China. I found the event very powerful to be a part of. I was glad to have seen people such as Lord Alton of Cornwall and Philip Mounstephen, the Bishop of Truro, make very meaningful speeches.
I was also lucky enough attend another event at the House of Lords: ‘Implementing the Duty to Prevent Genocide: Global Approaches’. I felt so privileged to be in the presence of some very noble people such as Baroness Helena Kennedy and hear her talk about such a serious case. I felt so lucky to have been given the opportunity by René Cassin to attend such an important event and learnt so much.
One of the assignments that I partook in was creating a pledge for the headteacher of my school to sign to have a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment towards girls in school, as a part of René Cassin’s women’s rights campaign. I already felt strongly towards women’s rights, as a girl myself, so knowing that this pledge could make a difference to my school is very significant to me.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with working at René Cassin and it was a very memorable experience due to how inspired I am by the amount I have learnt this week, as well as the inspiring people I am so glad to have worked with. My highlight of the week was attending the event of Implementing the Duty to Prevent Genocide, as I have never been as fortunate to attend such an important event and have taken so much back from it.
My week of work experience with René Cassin
By Maya Zarach My first day began with an introduction into the workings of René Cassin and the values that underpin...
“Insight, knowledge and numerous skills I gained and developed during my time with René Cassin”.
by Charlotte Cobb, work experience I first heard of René Cassin through Instagram, while I was looking for an...
My Week at René Cassin
I learnt that when one advocates for the human rights of one particular group, all groups benefit.
Misogyny as a hate crime: not so fast
Work experience student Mollie writes on the campaign to have misogyny classified as a hate crime
“I learnt the importance and significance of what René Cassin stands for and the crucial role the organisation plays within society”
Lily Compton reflects on how her work experience week has inspired her to not just observe events, but to take action to protect human rights.
“We as a community cannot sit back and watch as others experience the horrors of slavery”
Leah Malkinson explains how her work experience week was not just admin and making coffee, but rather “immersed [her] into the world of human rights activism”
The Importance of Speaking Out for Those Who Have no Voice
By Eliana Levy, July 2019 I first heard of René Cassin at a volunteering fair at my school, Hasmonean High School....
Trafficked women being transported “from one hell to another”
By Grace, Work Experience July 2019 Slavery, trafficking and indefinite detention are some of the greatest human...
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