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Fair Trade Holiday Shopping to Benefit PJALS!
Instead of tabling at the Festival of Fair Trade this year, PJALS is partnering with our friends at peace and justice publisher Syracuse Cultural Workers to offer you great products and raise funds to support our work. This allows you…
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PJALS Books Not Bombs Benefit Book Sale + Book Donation Week
Drop off your already read books to benefit the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane and share some good reads! Where: Donation Boxes set up at the Community Building at 35 W. Main Avenue, Suite 120M Spokane, WA 99201-066…
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Victory for No Discrimination Spokane!
One of the brightest highlights of 2017: The anti-immigrant profiling initiative Proposition 1 ballot was tossed off the fall ballot by Superior Court Judge Julie McKay! Prop 1 would have invited rampant racial profiling and harassment against Latinos, Asian Americans,…
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Torture: Illegal & Immoral
In response to the settlement in the Mitchell and Jessen lawsuit, the Peace & Justice Action League released the following statement along with information on upcoming speaking events we are co-hosting with Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture, and Spokane…
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From Charlottesville to Afghanistan: We Persist
In August, white nationalist violence in Charlottesville and a surge of proposed and actual hate gatherings in other American cities put the rise of organized white supremacist groups on front pages around the country, with the Trump-Pence administration validating the…
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PJALS Newsletter Mailing Party!!!
Help us get our Handful of Salt Newsletter out while enjoying time and sharing community with other PJALS members! Where: Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) 35 W Main Ave, Spokane, Washington 9920 When: Thursday November 16th at…
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Why Race Matters Workshop
When: November 11 at 9 AM – 5 PM Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane 4340 W Fort George Wright Dr, Spokane, Washington 99224 Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-race-matters-workshop-tickets-38819223342?aff=efbevent Understanding why and how to use a racial equity lens is a key skill…
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PJALS Voter Guide 2017
POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE PJALS STEERING COMMITTEE Local initiatives Yes on Prop 2 – Requiring safety measures for coal and oil transport If passed, Prop 2 would amend the Spokane Municipal Code to make it a class 1 civil infraction…
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Community Voting Party and Potluck: Get Your Vote on Lock
PJALS is a founding member of Smart Justice Spokane (SJS) and is co-hosting a community voting party and potluck with other SJS member organizations! Bring your ballot, family, friends, and if you like, your favorite dish to share! We sent…
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Witness to Innocence: The Death Penalty and Race
Witness to Innocence: The Death Penalty and Race Last week, I attended a wonderful event held by Witness to Innocence at Gonzaga University. Witness to Innocence is a non-profit organization advocating for the abolition of America’s death penalty. Two death…
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