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Summer 2022 Newsletter

The Handful of Salt – Volume XLVI, Number 2 In This Issue: Summer Potluck Picnic: You are Invited this Saturday! Your Thoughts are Important to Us: 2022 Member Survey We’re Building the World We Want: BOLD Deep Canvassing Update by…
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Showing Up for Racial Justice Committee Update
Our Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) committee continues to host our anti-racist education through book discussions and fundraising to support the work and organizations led by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) in our community. The committee hosted a…
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Young Activist Leaders Program Update: YALP Returns in Person by Sarah Hegde, PJALS Youth Organizer
The Young Activist Leaders Program (YALP) is planning for an exciting session starting in the fall. For the first time in two years, YALP will be starting in person! We are ecstatic to be back together making connections and change…
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Keeping Our Representatives Abreast of Issues that are Important to Us: Peace and Justice Action Committee Update by Stacy Taninchev, PJALS Volunteer
The Peace and Justice Action Committee (PJAC) has been cooperating for three years with the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) to advocate for policy changes of common interest between our organizations. We are currently advocating for an end to…
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We’re Building the World We Want: BOLD Deep Canvassing Update by Cori Yeager, PJALS Volunteer
When I first heard that the Building Organizing Leadership Development (BOLD) project would involve door-to-door canvassing, I was nervous. I had always told myself there’s no way I could do that. At one point in my life calling for pizza…
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Member Survey
Hello PJALS Members! We are in the middle of a strategic planning process and we are hoping that you will spend a few minutes filling out the survey below so that we can be as inclusive in that planning as…
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PJALS Statement on Dobbs Decision
With the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs ruling, the federal protections for abortion access are now ended. But no matter what, in our Peace & Justice Action League community we are unrelenting in our commitment to reproductive justice. Here in Washington,…
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BOLD Action
Certain politicians exploit racist rhetoric to divide and distract, while they rig government and the economy for themselves and their big money donors. They get richer, we get poorer—and the power of government is turned against communities of color. But…
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Events
Summer Potluck Picnic
Saturday July 23 12:00 – 3:00 pm Mission Park, 1208 E Mission Ave, Spokane, WA 99202 Join us for potluck under the trees! Kids and families welcome. RSVP
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Spring Into Summer
Spring into Summer Virtual Fundraiser for Latinos en Spokane Thursday, June 16th 6-7pm Via Zoom As part of our commitment to race equity, the Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) continues to support local non-profit organizations led by…
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