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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,…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

Anti-Asian Racism: Bystander Intervention Training

Tuesday, April 14th 4-5:30 pm This training will be conducted via Zoom. With the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing an alarming increase in biased incidents and hate crimes against people of Asian descent in the United States and across the…

COVID Resources in Spokane County

COVID-19 Resources from Senator Andy Billig – including state hubs of information, small business information, utility bills, healthcare, domestic violence supports, and more Spokane-Area Meals for Students from the Spokane NAACP Updated Directory of Resources from The Fig Tree –…

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS REQUEST ADDITIONAL EARLY RELEASE & REDUCED CUSTODY IN SPOKANE COUNTY JAIL AS PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION DURING COVID -19 PANDEMIC

Smart Justice Spokane, ACLU Washington, Columbia Legal Services, Disability Rights WA, The Bail Project and others sent a formal request to Spokane City Officials requesting the following: Immediate Releases are Necessary to Prevent Uncontrollable Outbreak at Spokane County Jail: Release…

COVID-19 response

Because of the risks of COVID-19, the PJALS office is closed and all staff are working from home. All in-person events are canceled and all meetings will take place by phone or videoconference. Email is the most direct way to…