The Blogful of Salt
Call for Submissions
  Love & Outrage, a quarterly zine produced by a writer’s collective of PJALS activists is seeking writers, activists, organizers, neighbors, working people & artists for… The Police Issue—The People Speak! People need to speak because the some are trying…
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Wake Up & Work: Anti-Racism in Action Workshop Series
Join PJALS steering committee member Taylor Weech and other guest facilitators tba at a series of evening workshops addressing what anti-racist principles look like in practice and planning ways to get involved as a multicultural coalition of members in identifying…
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Working Through a Tempest on Police Reform and Accountability
By Tim Connor The circumstances surrounding the death of Otto Zehm at the hands of Spokane police in 2006 marked a turning point in the relationship between city government and the Spokane community. After a local prosecutor declined to prosecute,…
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Fair Chance Hiring Update
By Shar Lichty, Organizer As part of our work as a member of Smart Justice Spokane, we have been working to create and pass a Fair Chance Hiring ordinance at the city level that would implement “Ban the Box” for…
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Water Is Life: 8 ways to Stand with Standing Rock #NoDAPL
Right now is an important time for all of us to stand with Native people opposing the construction of the four-state Dakota Access Pipeline project. If you want to get up to speed, check out this “5 Fast Facts” article…
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No Discrimination Spokane
No on Prop 1 – No Discrimination Spokane Prop 1 would legalize police profiling based on “perceived” citizenship status AND allow city employees at parks, parking meters, or taking utility payments to question the citizenship status of people based on…
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City Council Votes for Indigenous People’s Day
On Aug. 29, 2016 the Spokane city council listened to community testimony urging support for the resolution to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day and with the exception of the lone conservative on the council, they did just that.…
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PJALS Voter Guide 2016
Positions taken by the PJALS Steering Committee Statewide & local initiatives 1708
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Share your PJALS Story
We want to hear your PJALS story! As we near the end of our 40th year of building a just and nonviolent world, we are asking for your help to tell the story of PJALS–through your experiences. Will you take…
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Support Indigenous Peoples Day
Spokane’s City Council will vote Monday night, August 29, whether to begin to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. Will you come show your support? You can invite your friends here. Or, will you email [email protected] to encourage…
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