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PJALS Voter Guide 2019

Positions taken by the PJALS Steering Committee: Statewide Initiatives YES on I-1000/R-88 Affirmative Action & Diversity Commission This measure would allow the state to remedy documented or proven discrimination against, or under-representation of, certain disadvantaged groups. It would allow the…

Rising Up Strong: A Culture of Love and Belonging

Rising Up Strong: A Culture of Love and Belonging Remarks by PJALS Director Liz Moore at May 8 PJALS Luncheon In the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, we know that everyday people have the power to accomplish extraordinary…

A Little Imagination

A Little Imagination By Rusty Nelson a retired former co-director of PJALS and an active member of Veterans For Peace, Spokane Chapter Many of us remember learning about Columbine High School. The shooting was an unimaginable tragedy. Now it seems…

May Day: for justice in our communities

May Day: for justice in our communities By Martin Negrete May Day (May 1st), is a day of action to honor all hard-working people across the nation and to fight for immigrant and refugee rights. People use this day…

3 ways you can advance No Discrimination Spokane

3 ways you can advance No Discrimination Spokane By Pui-Yan Lam, co-chair of No Discrimination Spokane The No Discrimination Spokane coalition was created as a collective response to a ballot measure called Proposition 1 that would have taken away…

“difficult yet creative and exciting”

“difficult yet creative and exciting” By Brooke Sutton, PJALS Intern As an intern at the Peace and Justice Action League I got to the chance to participate in new experiences such as marching in the Indigenous people’s march, attending…

“space for young people to share their experiences”

“space for young people to share their experiences” By Zoe Hjelm, PJALS Intern The most impactful experience for me as an intern with Peace and Justice Action League (PJALS) was being the coordinator of the Young Activist Leaders Program…

Join our Peace & Justice Action Committee!

Join our Peace & Justice Action Committee! By Shar Lichty, PJALS Organizer Our Peace and Justice Action Committee has been busy working on ways to increase awareness of the connections between what Dr. King referred to as the triple…

2 ways we’re showing up for racial justice

2 ways we’re showing up for racial justice By Taylor Weech, SURJ committee chair Our Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) committee is gearing up for a big summer and we want you to join us in building community…