SLCC
student Shalom Khokhar continues his internship in Washington, D.C., for the nonprofit
Bread for the World. The 23-year-old Salt Lake City resident is working hard
and learning a lot. Read his update below and check out links to blogs that he wrote for the organization.
I work closely with Chris Ford, the manager of media relations, and
Jennifer Gonzalez, the associate online editor for Bread for the World.
Last week, I compiled a list of news articles and blogs concerning
Pope Francis’ encyclical about climate change. I also created a contact list of
journalists best suited to receive the press release about the
encyclical.
Bread is a Christian organization whose main mission is to end hunger
by 2030, so we are constantly working with Capitol Hill to help resolve and
pass laws. I sit in communications board meetings and legislation update
meetings every Monday. It's an entirely different world with new vocabulary and
rules. I'm learning a lot.
This week I'm working on updating Bread's current list of about 300
editors, writers, and journalists across the country who receive our press
releases.
I also work on blogs throughout the week and I had a couple posted to
the Bread website! Here are the links:
Lastly, I'm working on a cool story this week that happened
recently. There is an organization called Presidents United to Solve
Hunger (PUSH). It consists of presidents from 80 universities across six continents who
have joined together in an effort to end hunger. On June 17, they had their
first operational meeting at the National Press Club here in D.C. The keynote
speaker was Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez!
I
got in contact with the media relations department at Auburn University, since
they are kind of headlining this movement. I was seriously thinking that SLCC could sign with the PUSH
movement and join with other universities. It's an awesome cause and could lead
to some open doors and opportunities for SLCC administration and students.
I can send more information about it if that sounds like a plausible idea!