From Survival to Vision:
Crafting the Future We Deserve
Saturday | March 21, 2026
8:30am – 5:00pm
Location TBA
The 2026 Peace and Justice Action Conference will focus on going beyond reaction and into response. Grounded in real-world struggle and guided by imagination, we will explore how care, creativity, strategy, and solidarity can shape futures rooted in dignity, justice, and collective well-being. Together, we will strengthen our analysis, sharpen our tools, and deepen our relationships, not to survive what is, but to craft what should be.
From Survival to Vision invites us to pause, breathe, and ask a different set of questions: What are we moving toward? What does collective liberation look like in practice? And how do we build it together?
Early Bird Ticket Prices
(Limited rates – good through February 28 – Standard pricing begins March 1)
Cooperative Fund
Covers full cost of attendance for one person and half of the cost for another person
True Cost
Full cost of workshop calculated from organizing expenses (i.e. facilitators, food, materials, etc.)
Early Bird General Public
Only available during Early Bird registration!
PJALS Member Rate
For folks who have made 1 or more membership donations to PJALS in the last 12 months, also open to members of co-sponsoring organizations!
Living Lightly
Self-identified low-income, students, seniors, artists, etc.
$150
$100
$80
$40
$15
If the cost of registration is a barrier, please contact Shantell Jackson at [email protected]
Conference Tracks
Visioning the Possible
This track asks the big question: What are we moving toward? It grounds imagination in reality, exploring what’s possible when communities design systems rooted in care, dignity, and shared abundance.
Generative Justice: An Indigenous Vision of Community Building
LaRae Wiley & Christopher Parkin
Throughlines – A Cause for Solidarity
Patricia Kwan, Emily Daley & Scott Romney
A Language of Life: Why and How We Can Strengthen Our Analysis, Sharpen Our Tools and Deepen Our Relationships
Jane Brenneman & Charles Thomas
Grasping at the Roots
Duaa-Rahemaah
Keynote Breakout
TBA
Rest, Joy, & Revolutionary Care
Joy is a part of the work. This Track centers sustainability, embodiment, and creative practices that keep movements alive for the long haul.
Caring for Self as You Fight for Others
Dr. Melissa Mace
Art & Grit: Community and Self-Care for Resistance
Anna Marie Martin
Reclaiming Ourselves and Our Power Through Embodiment
Liz Moore & Lex Gavin
Printmaking
Carl Richardson
Issues at the Frontlines
Issues at the Frontlines focuses on the most urgent struggles facing our communities right now. This track brings together organizers, advocates, and directly impacted leaders to examine current threats, share strategies, and build coordinated responses rooted in solidarity, care, and collective power.
Demystifying CRT: A Beginner’s Guide to Critical Race Theory
Deqa
Addressing Social Injustice through the Application of Crucial Conversation Development
Dr. Nick Payton
Universal Healthcare in Washington State: The Plan to Win and How You Can Be Part of It
Jennifer Banks
Rapid Response to Immigration Enforcement – Volunteer Training
Margot Mejia
Organizing
This is the nuts-and-bolts track, skill-building for organizers at every level, from new folks to seasoned leaders.
The Boycott, Divest, Sanction Movement
Abby Saks
10 Things Every Activist Should Know
Young Activist Leaders Program
Spokane for All: Neighbors Defending Neighbors
Gian Mitchell
Everyday Resistance to Authoritarianism 101
Kate Bitz & Fenrir Close
Leading with Liberation in Mind: Remembering Who We Come From to Sustain the Work
Annmarie Caño