News 2020 Member Priority Survey Results The 2020 Member Priority Survey was circulated in November-December 2019, and 159 people responded – the largest response we’ve had! Read more
News Our Young Activist Leaders Program is still proceeding through the pandemic-virtually! YALP has an event at the end of every year, and this year YALP was planning on a social justice art showcase night with the categories writing, video, performing arts, and visual arts, called Arts in Action. The idea came… Read more
News Smart Justice Spokane Coalition Is Extremely Concerned About Racial Inequities In Recent Jail Releases SPOKANE – Smart Justice Spokane Coalition is extremely concerned about racial inequities in the recent jail releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Spokane County/City officials have failed to take action to address systemic racism in the justice system leaving African Americans,… Read more
News Supporting Immigrant Families Imagine showing up to work one day and being told to go home and not come back. That you won’t get paid for the work you have done since the last time you were paid and that you don’t qualify… Read more
News Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) update Before COVID shook up our way of working, our SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) committee had big plans to continue our doorbelling and outreach effort to say No New Jail! along with continuing our efforts to do direct support,… Read more
News Peace & Justice Action Committee (PJAC) Update Our Peace & Justice Action Committee (PJAC) had begun offering a video conference option in February to allow folks to participate regardless of weather or other conditions so transitioning our work online was a smoother transition for members of this… Read more
News Spokane County Mutual Aid Spokane County Mutual Aid is an all-volunteer grassroots network operating in Spokane County. We formed as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak and are working within our community to build better neighborhood-based systems of support. The collective can currently help… Read more
News Pandemic Financial Report Because of the coronavirus pandemic, we had to cancel the Action Conference. We had to cancel the Benefit Breakfast and Luncheon. We hope to be able to hold it in September but we can’t know for sure – will it… Read more
News “We Keep Us Safe” with Zach Norris, author/organizer/lawyer Wednesday April 22, 7:00 – 8:00 pm Click here to register to join us via Zoom video conference Zach Norris is the Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and co-founder of Restore Oakland, a community advocacy… Read more
News Special Membership Meeting Wednesday, April 15th 7-8:30 pm via Zoom Just a few weeks ago (in a time far, far away!), our wonderful Steering Committee and staff met for a 2020 planning retreat. We discussed the Member Priority Survey results, what racial equity… Read more