The Blogful of Salt
2022 Fall Membership Drive
Your membership donation helps to support two of our leadership development programs, Young Activists Leaders Program (YALP) and Building, Organizing Leadership Development (BOLD). Here is a special message from PJALS Youth Organizer, Sarah Hegde, with exciting YALP updates: Will you…
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Take Action Today Against Racism and Hate
As you might already know, an extremist Christian nationalist group is holding a political rally in our region September 16-17. Because this group, called ReAwaken America, uses the name of Jesus, and includes Christian music, prayers and Scriptural citations, Christians…
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Reflection on the Passing of Sandy Williams
I know many of you have already seen the sad and shocking news of Sandy Williams passing with her partner Patricia Hicks. Here is the Spokesman Review Article on Sandy’s Passing. We’re grieving her loss. Sandy Williams was a role…
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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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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 Jeager, 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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