A Voice For the Voiceless

MISSION

The Advocacy Project seeks to help community-based advocates produce, disseminate and use information, and so become more effective advocates for human rights and social justice

Zach Scott and the Dale Farm Housing Association

Zach Scott  is currently pursuing his master’s of arts in Eurasian, Russian and Eastern European Studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where he is concentrating in refugee and humanitarian affairs.

During his time in Washington, DC, he has interned at the International Organization for Migration and obtained funding from the American Council of Learned Societies to return to Romania for advanced language instruction.

Before attending Georgetown, Zach completed his undergraduate degree in history and Spanish at Indiana University and taught English for two years in Romania with the Peace Corps.

It was during his time in Romania where he first became interested in Romi (Gypsy) issues. Fluent in Romanian, currently learning Polish and hopeful that the opportunity to learn another Eastern European language will present itself, Zach hopes to pursue a career in humanitarian affairs and international development in Eastern Europe.

This summer Zach will be the first intern sent to work at Dale Farm, Britain’s largest Travelers’ community, to act as a human rights monitor and advocate to stop the forceful eviction of the community’s members by the British Government.

Zach hopes that his skills in community organization, media development and outreach project coordination will allow him to make a significant contribution to Dale Farm.

Zach will be supporting Dale Farm’s ongoing institutional development, networking with the donor community and producing content for Dale Farm and AP.