Grounded by our roots, we grow.
PJALS 9th Annual Benefit
We are excited to announce our 9th Annual Benefit is moving to the fall as an in-person luncheon on Wednesday, September 25th and a virtual evening watch party on Wednesday, October 9th! This year our theme is, Grounded by our Roots: We Grow! focused on the growth we have accomplished, together, over the last 49 years and looking forward to our 50th anniversary next year and beyond!
Our Annual Benefit is our largest fundraiser of the year, where we increase the capacity of friends and funds to sustain our work. We recognize that many of us are looking forward to a full summer calendar of fun outdoor activities and travel, so we have opened up registration now for both table hosts and individual guests.
There is no cost to attend – guests will have the opportunity to donate to PJALS largest fundraising event.
In our Peace and Justice Action League community, we believe everyday people can accomplish extraordinary things together. For more than 45 years, we have organized for racial equity, economic justice, peace, and human rights. As we continue our long-term transformational organizing to build collective power and dismantle structural oppression, our calling is to build a multi-racial, intergenerational, all-gender, rural-urban, bottom-up movement centered on the leadership of impacted people.
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Benefit Luncheon
Wednesday, Sept 25th
12:00pm – 1:00pm
(doors open at 11:30am)
Spokane Valley Event Center |10514 E. Sprague Ave
Virtual Benefit
At the Peace and Justice Action League’s (PJALS) 9th Annual Benefit members, donors, and new friends will get the opportunity to be part of this movement for peace and justice. Guests will hear firsthand how PJALS expands the number of people confident to lead more people into strategic action to expose and transform systems of hate, violence, exclusion, and oppression to build a just future for all of us.
Keynote Speaker: Lili Navarrete
Lili speaks from her heart as well as her mind and puts her whole self in motion for the well-being and thriving of our whole community with a focus on immigrant rights and health. She’s also an absolute delight, very funny, and one of the warmest people you’ll ever have the joy of meeting. Lili has been a part of our PJALS community for several years – as a community partner on issues from immigration rights and immigration reform to reproductive justice, as a friend, as a supporter, and as a donor.
More about Lili:
Lili Navarrete and her family immigrated to Spokane from Mexico City in 1988. Lili briefly attended Frances Scott Elementary, formerly known as Sheridan, but was later transferred to Stevens Elementary to participate in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. After graduating from Ferris High School, she obtained a BA in International Affairs from Eastern Washington University, with minors in Economics and Business Administration.
Lili currently serves on Spokane City Council, representing District 2. Advocacy is central to her career. Lili was the Director of Public Affairs and Raíz at Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho for eight years, where she fought for reproductive rights, immigrants, and marginalized communities. Lili was the Vice President of the Hispanic Business/Professional Association and was appointed by Governor Inslee as a Commissioner on Hispanic Affairs in 2020. In these roles, Lili has also been a close community partner with PJALS on multiple issues.
Lili has been an active member of the Spokane Immigrant Rights Coalition and the Washington Immigration Solidarity Network. She played an instrumental role in the passing of the Reproductive Health Care Access For All Act and worked tirelessly to combat racial profiling in Spokane. In addition, Lili previously served as a commissioner for the Office of Police Ombuds for District 2.
Aside from representing District 2, she also works as the Community Health Equity Organizer for WSU’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and is the Chair of Health Equity for Nuestras Raices. Lili has owned restaurants in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene and holds a Washington State Cosmetology license.
Thank you to this year’s sponsors!
Four ways to support our Annual Benefit today:
Host a table
Join us for lunch and reserve an entire table for you and your friends!
Become a sponsor
Help us make this benefit a success by becoming an individual or business sponsor!
Join us for Lunch
Reserve your spot today and join us in person at the Spokane Valley Event Center on Wednesday, September 25!
Join us on Zoom
If you can’t join us for lunch, no worries! Join us on Zoom on Wednesday, October 9th for a Virtual Watch Party!