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Meet our 2018-19 Interns!

Welcome to our 2018-19 Interns! Brooke Sutton Brooke Sutton joined PJALS this fall as an intern through Eastern Washington University’s School of Social Work. Brooke has always been passionate about helping others and promoting change. Her original intent was to…

Books Not Bombs – PJALS Benefit Booksale

Books Not Bombs – PJALS Benefit Booksale Community Building Lobby, 35 W. Main Thursday, Nov 1 12-6pm Friday, Nov 2 12-6pm Saturday, Nov 3 10am-3pm Kids books, cookbooks, fiction, nonfiction … all the books! Facebook event to share and invite…

PJALS Member Potluck and Voting Party

PJALS Member Potluck & Voting Party Wednesday, Oct 24 5:30-8 pm Community Building Lobby, 35 W. Main Bring food, your ballot, and your friends! Join us for our annual membership meeting: Tasty potluck nosh, voter guide on initiatives, quick reports…

WA Supreme Court Ends the Death Penalty!

PJALS Statement on the WA Supreme Court ruling to end the death penalty: As an organization whose mission is to build a just and nonviolent world, PJALS has actively worked to repeal the death penalty for 34 years. Today we…

PJALS Voter Guide 2018

POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE PJALS STEERING COMMITTEE Statewide & local initiatives YES on I-940 – Police Training & Community Safety This measure would require all law enforcement officers in the state to receive violence de-escalation and mental health training, as…

Protest Vice President Mike Pence in Spokane!

On Tuesday October 2, Vice President Mike Pence is expected to appear in Spokane! If Vice President Pence has his way, our future wouldn’t be far off from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian Handmaid’s Tale, a book that deeply terrified me at…

Rusty Nelson on Peace and War: Power to the Peaceful!

Rusty Nelson on Peace and War: Power to the Peaceful! “Power to the Peaceful” is emblazoned upon one of my favorite t-shirts, the one commemorating the VFP National Convention of 2013. Hollis Higgins brought it to me from Madison, Wisconsin,…

Peace and Justice Action Committee needs you!

Peace and Justice Action Committee needs you! Peace and Justice Action Committee members went all-in for the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival launch with 40 Days of Action during May and June. We began with outreach,…

Supporting Immigrants, Racial Justice, and Criminal Justice Reforms

Supporting Immigrants, Racial Justice, and Criminal Justice Reforms Last year’s member survey showed broad member support for supporting immigrants and criminal justice reform and resulted in these two issues being a part of our priorities during 2018-2019. We have recently…