Student intern and placement opportunities
The Global Peace and Social Justice program offers PEACJUST 3P03, a practicum course providing opportunities for an exploration of service, entrepreneurship and other modes of engagement with practical peace building and justice-seeking through workplace experience. It is a student-initiated, voluntary placement that takes place one day per week under supervised practice over the course of one term.
Practicum information
What placements are available?
Placement availability differs from term to term based on the availability of positions within the organizations.
Can I initiate my own placement with an organization not included in the list?
Certainly! Please email your placement request and the details (including organization name and host contact information) to gpsj@mcmaster.ca. Your request will be reviewed for approval. We will also consider credit for previous paid or unpaid work experience, subject to the discretion of the Director.
What steps do I need to take to enroll?
First, review our listings to determine if there are any placements available in the term in which you are interested in enrolling.
If you wish to be considered for a listed placement below, or if you are contacting us about a pre-arranged placement, please email a short resume or CV (and indicate in the subject line which position you are applying for) to gpsj@mcmaster.ca.
If you are approved for a placement, you will be given a set of forms that you will need to fill out with your placement supervisor. Once we receive the completed forms, a permission waiver will be granted to you so you can enroll in PEACJUST 3P03 for the selected term in Mosaic.
2023 Winter
Name or organization: Black Environmental Initiative
Description: The Black Environmental Initiative (BE Initiative) is a B3 group dedicated to the environmental engagement and protection of Black and equity-seeking communities.
BEI’s work relies on three main pillars:
- Environmental Education
- Green Jobs promotion
- Community energy projects for equity-seeking communities.
BE Initiative is also working on offering environmental quality monitoring services and climate preparedness services to communities.
Dr. Ingrid Waldron, Director
The Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities and Community Health Project (The ENRICH Project)
Description: The ENRICH Project was founded in 2012 to examine and address the social, ecological, health and political effects of environmental and climate injustices in racialized communities (BIPOC) across Canada.
Dr. Ingrid Waldron and Naolo Charles, Co-Directors, the Canadian Coalition for Environmental and Climate Justice (CCECJ)
Description: This organization has brought together organizations working in the areas of climate justice, environmental justice, and social justice to address environmental and climate injustices in BIPOC communities across Canada.
Past academic year
See placements from the past year:
Fall Term:
- Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War
- Gandhi Peace Festival
Winter Term:
- Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War
- United Nations University-Institute for Water, Environment and Health