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Action Alert: Call for Police Accountability!

Our Peace and Justice Action League community is united for a world with more justice and less violence. Will you raise your voice for a safer community and police accountability today? Two weeks ago, 11 much-needed and hard-won police reform…

3 Ways to Act for Peace

We all want to live a more peaceful and nonviolent world. Here are 3 actions for peace that you can take right now: 1. Acknowledge the Hiroshima & Nagasaki nuclear bombings Attend the Hiroshima & Nagasaki remembrance on Friday 8/6…

Law Enforcement Policy Briefing and Press Conference

Watch SCAR, PJALS, and other coalition members present a press conference on recent statewide policing laws and the community impact of law enforcement’s implementation of these laws. Originally held on Thursday, August 5th at 1:00pm Watch a recording of the…

Community Districting: First Public Hearing on Monday July 19

Your Voice is Needed for Community Districting: First Public Hearing on Monday July 19 No matter our color, background, or whether we live on a country road or in the City of Spokane, Cheney, Airway Heights, Spokane Valley, or Deer…

PJALS Open Mic: Declarations of Heart!

Join us for our second open mic poetry night on Wednesday, July 14, 7-8:30pm. The evening’s theme is “Declarations of Heart”. Sign up here or use the form below, whether you want to perform or just listen to receive a…

Annual Membership Meeting: Wed. June 9th

It’s almost time for our Annual Membership Meeting (virtual)! Annual Membership Meeting: Wed. June 9th, 7:00-8:00 PM Checking in each year is one of our ways of being accountable to each other. We hope that you’ll join us whether you’ve…

Priorities

Because of members like you, for more than 45 years, Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) has organized for peace, economic justice, racial equity, and human rights. PJALS members have long understood that the problems we seek to…

SURJ Committee Update

From Organizer Adrian Murillo, On SURJ and White Nationalism: It is tempting to think that now that Trump is no longer president, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and get back to “normal.” This would be a mistake.…

The Blogful of Salt

How’s My Swing, Dr. Strangelove?

From Rusty Nelson, Former PJALS Co-Director: We’ve all been ‘selected’ for special offers that sound too good to be true, and are. Before me is a provocative offer too bad to be fake. It’s provocative because it involves a free…

2021 Legislative Report

Adrian Murillo, Organizer In pre-pandemic times, there would be church bells ringing, people dancing in the streets while old folks smile, chat, children run about underfoot and food vendors hawk their treats. The reason for such celebration? This has been…