I am interning with Women’s Press Collective(WPC).Its a small private organization located in Park slope, Brooklyn (68 12st).Recently they have made procedures to renovate an area in the Bronx to expand their organization.The organization is a hundred percent volunteer based and takes no funding from the government.All their funding and supplies are donated by members and people in the community who believe in their cause.Women’s Press collective is a voice for the people mainly the minority whose problems are overlooked by the government.WPC gathers intellectuals of different backgrounds who are efficient in print,writing,art, community labor organization and people of the community who want to be heard.The goal is to use publication and media as a platform to bring to light the social and economical issues of low-income and working communities as well as women in the workforce who face unjust treatment.
My job with in the organization is to help with graphic design and illustration projects.The organization is completely free and open to anyone who needs help in creating any type of publication whether it be a flyer,brochure,children’s book or a cover.Clients come from all parts of NewYork with different circumstance in search for an outlet that will help tell their story without killing their pockets.Our job is to guide and help them complete their objectives.
