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Up On The Roof

Right smack dab in the middle of town/I found a paradise that’s trouble-proof (Up on the roof) And if this world starts getting you down/There’s room enough for two up on the roof (Up on the roof)—Gerry Goffin/Carole King PJALS…

The Celebration Continues!

Please keep this date and place in mind: Thursday, July 21 at 5:30 pm-7:30 pm Saranac/Community Building 25-35 W Main Ave, Spokane, Washington 99201 Our continuing 40th anniversary celebration rolls into summer. Join wonderful like-minded PJALS members on the Saranac…

Pride…and then, pain

We had the largest number of volunteers serving on our Peacekeepers team this year. Seventeen people ranging in age from young to old showed up to help keep the peace during Spokane’s 25th Anniversary Pride Day parade and festival. Some…

Young Activist Leaders Class of 2016

With great pride and more than a little sadness at their departure, PJALS held a graduation ceremony for the 2016 class of the Young Activist Leaders program at the Community Building. This was an exceptional group of young leaders this…

Beyond Memorial Day

This is not for Memorial Day, but it’s being written over Memorial Day weekend, a time I’m at odds with many neighbors, extended family members, fellow veterans and fellow people of faith. In spite of solidarity in our anti-war community,…

Being A Part of this Selfless Fight for Justice

When I began my internship at PJALS back in February I remember how ambitious and eager I was to create change and create new ways of doing things. I was excited to see what we could do and how we…

I Can Make A Difference

As my year as an intern student here at PJALS comes to a close, I have come to notice how my time here has impacted my life on how I view the world and how I have learned and developed…

Creating Awareness

Through the last nine months the Peace and Justice Action Committee, “PJAC” has made an effort to provide awareness among high school students about the cons of joining the military, while providing alternatives to consider before enlisting. On May 12,…

I Had so Much Fun

Summer is just around the corner and the time here at PJALS went by so quick. I remember the first day at PJALS as an intern I didn’t know what to expect. I was just excited about the thing we…