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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…
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The Blogful of Salt
Top 5 Reasons to Attend “Breathing in Community” Benefit
2021 Virtual Benefit: Breathing In Community: Healing, Transformation, Joy Wednesday, May 19th, 6:00pm Social time, 6:30pm Program In our Peace and Justice Action League community, we believe everyday people can accomplish extraordinary things together. For more than 45 years, we…
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Welcome Adrian!
Welcome Adrian! Adrian Murillo joined our staff team in December 2020 as our new PJALS Organizer! Adrian is a poet and musician with decades of social justice organizing experience. He is a former PJALS Steering Committee member and Communications Coordinator.…
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PJALS 2021-22 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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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We’re Hiring! Digital Organizer (pt. time contract)
Download a pdf of the job description here. Please share widely! About PJALS: The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane engages everyday people to build a just and nonviolent world through community organizing and grassroots leadership development for peace,…
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Action Alert: Tell Biden “We Welcome Refugees”!
On Friday, the Biden administration announced (and then hours later, backtracked) that it would retain Trump’s refugee admissions goal of 15,000–a cap that was historically low and that many of us mobilized against during that last Administration–despite their explicit promise…
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Breathing In Community: PJALS Virtual Benefit, May 19th at 6:00 PM
We are are excited to announce our 2021 Virtual Benefit: Breathing In Community: Healing, Transformation, Joy. Please join us! Why should you RSVP and mark your calendar now? Here are five reasons: Eric K Ward is returning as our keynote speaker! Eric is…
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