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Poll: Spokane Voters Oppose New Jail and Support Raising Sales Tax to Fund Alternatives
A recent poll from Change Research shows Spokane County voters strongly prefer investing in social services and treatment instead of a proposed 1,200-bed jail. The poll, which was conducted in December on behalf of the Smart Justice Spokane coalition, found…
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PJALS member to member matching challenge
PJALS steering committee and staff want to thank you for being a part of the PJALS community. Whether you donated, volunteered, attended an event, shared a social media post, or just read an email you, and members like you, are…
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PJALS Winter Party
Wednesday, December 9 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (PST) The pandemic has cancelled our annual winter potluck BUT it won’t cancel our Winter Party! It has been quite a year with so many challenges, but through it all our PJALS…
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No Time to Celebrate: Connect to your Community!
Saturday, November 7th 1-3pm (gather at 12:30pm) There are 2 ways to participate in this event: Vehicle Procession around Manito where drivers can tune in to KYRS to be a part of the rally. Register here for vehicle procession location…
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We the People – Video & Action!
Watch, sign, & share!    
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We the people are powerful: PJALS Election Response Planning
Director’s Update from Liz Moore Looking at the volatile period between now and Inauguration, as the pandemic rolls on, lots of people are feeling high levels of anxiety and fear. We’re looking ahead to the possible results of an election…
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Showing Up for Racial Justice committee update
Our SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) committee has continued to meet via zoom on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Before COVID shook up our way of working, we had big plans to continue our doorbelling and…
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Peace & Justice Action Committee (PJAC) Update
Our Peace & Justice Action Committee (PJAC) continues to meet via zoom on the first Thursday of each month. Our committee has joined with other folks to form the Spokane Advocacy Team which is part of the Friends Committee on…
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Believing in the Yet to Be!
by Shar Lichty, PJALS Development Coordinator Despite the challenging and uncertain times we are in, I am able to Believe in the Yet to Be because of the fantastic people who are a part of the PJALS community. I am…
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Youth Organizer Reflection: Vehicle Procession for Black Lives
The Vehicle Procession for Black Lives was one of the most impactful events we’ve experienced as organizers with PJALS. This was a rapid response event: planned and executed within the course of days. Spokane’s coalition of experienced and passionate activists…
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