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Truth in Recruitment and Militarism Awareness Workshop
  During the annual Peace and Economic Justice Action Conference; Jessica and Monce held a workshop about Truth in Recruitment and Militarism Awareness. The objectives of this workshop were too identify a shared definition of militarism and its impacts around…
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Love and Outrage Workshop
I didn’t know what to expect when hosting an anti-racist workshop, specifically for white people, this past weekend at the PJALS conference. Defensiveness, denial, sadness, anger, rejection, embrace, connection, growth: all were possibilities in my mind. What I hadn’t expected…
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Challenging Oppressive Statements
As in previous years’ “Challenging Oppressive Statements” workshops, I found that most of the people attending this workshop find it frustrating when exposed to a statement they feel is oppressive to others. They usually express a desire to have some…
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2016 Opening Reception
[View the story “”Love and Outrage: 40 years of peace & justice music & poetry” Conference Opening Reception” on Storify]
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Action Conference 2016
[View the story “PJALS Action Conference 2016” on Storify]
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Truth in Recruitment and Militarism Awareness
by Jessica Silva On February 4, 2016 the pre re-launch meeting was held in the lobby of the Community Building; concerned people came and expressed what they wish people knew about the military. What stood out to me was that…
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Smart Justice Spokane Quarterly Meeting
The Smart Justice Spokane Quarterly meeting was a great turnout with lots of attendees that were anxious to hear updates about the coalition’s next steps. The first item that was announced was the launch of their new website: smartjusticespokane.org. The…
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2016 Peace & Economic Justice Action Conference
Register now for our 7th Annual Peace and Economic Justice Action Conference on February 26-27, 2016 Once again we will be at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Ft. George Wright Dr., Spokane, WA.   1377
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Safe & Just Alternatives Advocacy Day 2016
A tiny yet mighty delegation from PJALS took storm at the Capitol on Tuesday, January 26th to advocate for Safe & Just Alternatives to the death penalty. Our delegation met with 8 of 9 legislators or their staff and delivered…
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PJALS Receives Fellowship of Reconciliation Local Hero Peace Award
PJALS received FOR’s Local Hero Award for outstanding service to the community in Nov. 2015 in New York City. The January issue of The Fig Tree features a story about long time PJALS member Mark Hamlin’s trip to NYC to…
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