Register now for our 7th Annual Peace and Economic Justice Action Conference on February 26-27, 2016 Once again we will be at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Ft. George Wright Dr., Spokane, WA.
Rave reviews about our Action Conference:
“Great variety of programs and the opportunity to meet new people!”
“It gave me inspiration and hope.”
“Surrounded by the energy of like minded people, rare in Spokane!”
“Open discussions, amazing positive energy, and equality.”
“I met amazing people and the mingle times were so productive and interesting. The energy at this conference and the reception was amazing. Wow! It is hard to feel hopeless about America’s current state when getting together to make a change like this.”
“Idealistic but practical. Motivating, energizing.”
We want YOU to join in this year!
Please pre-register now!
• $45 General Public
• $35 members of PJALS and co-sponsoring groups
• $20 Living Lightly (self-identified low-income, students, seniors, etc)
• Limited “workshare volunteer scholarships” are STILL available—please sign-up here or contact Adrian at [email protected] for info. Two-hour workshare shifts include set-up, registration table, resource table, clean-up, etc.
Caregiver stipends available to defray childcare or eldercare expenses! Contact Shar at [email protected] for info.
Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, 4340 W. Ft. Wright Drive
Friday, February 26th: Love & Outrage: 40 years of social justice music! Opening Conference Reception
6:00 -9:00 Join us for tasty nosh, wine & more, and performances from local musical & spoken word artists.
Our fantastic line-up:
- Love & Outrage is a collective of poets/writers brought together by the Zine who are passionate about social justice. The editors are Taylor Weech & Adrian Murillo.
- Liz Rognes is an indie-folk, Americana, and Jazz inspired singer/songwriter based in Spokane, Washington but her open-prairie Midwestern roots are apparent in her clear and uplifting songwriting. Classically trained as a Soprano, Liz started writing and singing folk songs in college and fell in love with the idea of singing about her trouble.
- Stand Up Count is Dom Felix on bass, William Kiezer on guitar, and Layne Pavey on vocals: songs about prison, struggle and redemption.
- Lucas Brookbank Brown is a guitarist/singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Spokane, Washington. He has been an active member in the northwest music scene since 2006 and has gigged with local celebrities in the area.
- The Raging Grannies: In the tradition of wise, women elders everywhere, the Grannies rage in song against war and injustice. The Raging Grannies began internationally in Victoria, BC. The Spokane group formed in 2005.
- Wrath Poetic Profit: Revolution, soul, hip hop. He plays original material and is a rebel revolutionary musician.
- Tracy Carr: Blues, rock classical and jazz with a unique eclectic style.
- Frank Clark: Rock and country with a hard rocking feel and high energy.
Saturday, February 27th: Action Conference
Join us for a full day with three workshop sessions, a panel representing 40 years of PJALS leadership, breakfast, lunch, and lots of opportunities to connect with like-minded folks who are putting their values into action!
8:00-9:00 Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Opening Performances
9:00-9:30 Welcome and Dedication
9:30-9:45 Mixer Break
9:45-11:15 “Education for Action” Workshop Session 1 (90 min)
Housing Justice: Just Cause Eviction and Other Policies to Protect Tenants Rights
Terri Anderson, Amber Abrahamson, and Hana Alicic, Tenants Union of Washington
Nonviolent Communication
Kathy DuCrest, Freedom Project Volunteer
Wake Up & Work! How White People Can Dismantle White Supremacy
Taylor Weech, Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane
Reggio: H0w using Postwar Pedagogy can upgrade your life for Free
Tara Williamson, Student
Criminal Justice Reform in Spokane – Moving our Smart Justice Vision
Liz Moore, PJALS & Smart Justice Spokane and Inga Laurent, Gonzaga Law School & Smart Justice Spokane
Heroes’ Narrative: Harness the power of narrative and the art of storytelling
Shetha Alaskar, FUSE Washington
Truth in Recruitment & Militarism
Jessica Silva & Monce Rodriguez, PJALS Interns, and George Taylor, Veterans for Peace-Spokane
Challenging Oppressive Statements
Mark Hamlin & Shar Lichty, PJALS
11:15-11:30 Mixer Break
11:30-1:00 “Education for Action” Workshop Session 2 (90 min)
Creating the New Economy in Spokane
Pastor Deb Conklin & Kenney Barney, The Grove Community
Manifest Beloved Community
Joan Medina, Brigid’s Cloak
Reproductive Justice and the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Class
Jackie Vaughn, Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington & North Idaho
Love & Outrage: Finding and Honoring Your Voice of Poetic Justice
Adrian Murillo, Inga Laurent, & Taylor Weech, Love & Outrage
Walk A Mile: Virtual Trip through the Criminal Justice System
Bill Keizer & Layne Pavey, I Did the Time
Linguistic & Cultural Revitalization: Genitive Justice for Indigenous Communities
Christopher Parkin & LaRae Wiley, Salish School of Spokane
How to be an Ally to American Muslims
Arsalan Bukhari, Council on American-Islamic Relations of Washington & Skyler Oberst, Spokane Interfaith Council
1:00-2:30 Lunch and Keynote Panel
Panel: 40 years of PJALS Leadership
Panel: Ken Isserlis, Mary Pat Treuthart, Teresa McCann, Rusty Nelson
Moderator: Shawn Vestal
2:30-2:45 Mixer Break
2:45-4:15 “Education for Action” Workshop Session 3 (90 min)
Food Justice in Spokane
Elizabeth Murphy, Catholic Charities Spokane Food for All
Peace, Nonviolence, and Reconciliation Through the Arts
Casey Andrews, Whitworth University
Naming Modern Racism – Beyond Colorblindness
Jessica Maucione, Inga Laurent, & Juanita Jasso, Gonzaga University
Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline
Vanessa Hernandez & Krista Elliott, ACLU-WA
Fundraising: How to host a successful party
Farand Gunnels, Pride Foundation
Sunshine and Shadows: Making Sure Government Is Transparent
Rick Eichstaedt, Center for Justice & Alexander Scott, Alli Beard, J.D. Lewis, & Stephanie Richards, Gonzaga Law Clinic Students
Police Accountability Regional Panel
JoAnn Hardesty, Portland NAACP; Rev. Harriet Walden, Mothers for Police Accountability (Seattle); a representative from Tri-Cities Community Solutions, and Liz Moore from the Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane. Moderator: Tim Connor
The Movement Restored: Back into The Classroom
Elizabeth Porter, Jacqueline Martinez, & Emily Thorpe, Whitworth University students
4:15-5:00 Closing Plenary: Going Forward Together!
Evaluations
Door Prize Drawing
Co-sponsoring organizations’ members can attend at the PJALS member rate. If you’d like to co-sponsor, just fill out this quick form and return it to us, or email [email protected]. Underwriting sponsors make this event a wonderful success–and we appreciate you! If your network is bigger than your budget, your group might be able to give sponsorship support through in-kind publicity! Contact us to talk about it!
Our growing list of sponsors includes:
- Planned Parenthood Greater Washington and North Idaho–Networking Breakfast
- Veterans for Peace, Chapter 35, Spokane–Opening Reception
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane–our host
- Social Justice Fund Northwest–lunch
- Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund
- Spokane Regional Labor Council AFL-CIO
- UFCW Local 1439
- SEIU 1199NW
- Washington Education Association
- Washington Community Action Network!
- ACLU of Washington
- EWU Women’s Studies Center and Women’s and Gender Studies
- FUSE Washington
- Eastern Washington Voters
- Greater Spokane Progress
- KYRS Thin Air Community Radio
- Spokane Socialist Alternative
- Teleologics
- The Oak Tree
- The Grove Community
- Smart Justice Spokane
- Tri-Cities Community Solutions
- Northwest Community Coalition for Police Accountability
- Spokane NOW
- Center for Justice
- Gonzaga University Environmental Law and Land Use Clinic
- I Did the Time
- Spokane against the TPP and TTIP
- Tenants Union of Washington