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Polarized By Grace

By Rusty Nelson Grace is primarily known to Americans through several manifestations. A little girl or older woman, mindful or not of her nominal description. A large, graceless company, finally called out for manufacturing wealth from the last gasps of…

Showing Up for Racial Justice in our Community

Our Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Committee spent the summer doing community outreach at events and door to door canvasses with a focus on conversations about the proposed new jail and the racial disparities within the criminal justice system.…

Join our Peace & Justice Action Committee!

Our Peace and Justice Action Committee is joining the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) network of over 100 Advocacy Teams across the country working together to build grassroots power and advance federal policy. This year’s focus has been on…

Your PEACE of Mind Can Create JUSTICE for Years to Come

By Farand Gunnels, PJALS Development Coordinator Estate planning is a powerful way to share what is most important to you and what you value. It’s also a way to impact those you care about most – family, friends, and community.…

PJALS Received a Game Changing Grant

By Farand Gunnels, PJALS Development Coordinator This year, Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) was honored and overwhelmed, to say the least, to receive a Satterberg Foundation Core Support Grant for $100,000 a year for 5 years, which…

Be Water: How Ordinary Hong Kong People Became Creative Organizers and What We Can Learn From Them

Wednesday, November 6th 6-7:30 pm at The Monroe Room, 2003 N. Monroe, Spokane, WA A Presentation by Pui-Yan Lam The creative, flexible and fast-changing strategies used by Hong Kong people received a lot of attention in the media coverage of…

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…