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Welcome Cassandra!
by Jessica Silva Cassandra Guerrero joined PJALS this fall as part of an internship through EWU’s Social Work program. She is from Moses Lake and moved to Cheney to pursue a higher education where she can make a difference. Cassandra…
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Welcome Jessica!
by Cassandra Guerrero Jessica Silva joined PJALS through the EWU Social Work program for an internship with a community organizing perspective. Jessica chose a Social Work Degree because for five years of her life she lived in Mexico and saw…
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Welcome Daniel!
by Moncerat Rodriguez Daniel Geiter is a student from Whitworth University. His passion is fighting issues of societal inequity. Until the time he started high school, Daniel’s family was low-income. Daniel, who is white, says “I did not realize how…
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Welcome to Social Work Practicum Student Moncerat Rodriguez
by Andrew Lack Monce is a senior at EWU, doing her social work practicum at PJALS. Monce is drawn to working within the juvenile justice system. She also has always felt a close connection to Child Protective Services. Monce is…
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A Fall Full of Activity!
Heres’ what we’ve been up to together, made possible by members! Gratitude Potluck & Membership Meeting, Sept 10 Hosted “Race: The Power of an Illusion” training, Sept 26 Welcoming 3 new Social Work practicum students! (see their introduction elsewhere in…
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Humanity is Indivisible: Support Refugees, Reject War & Prejudice
On Thursday November 20, PJALS members stood together to say Support Refugees, Reject Prejudice and War! We got lots of waves, thumbs up, honks, and thanks.
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Becky O’Neil McBrayer shares her story: End the death penalty!
In October we were honored to host Becky O’Neil McBrayer, a member of Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation and a board member of Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. Becky lost her Mother and Step-Father to murder in 2006…
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A Time for Nostalgia
Rusty Nelson: On Peace & War There was never time for nostalgia, here, even when I wrote this column every month. Just as PJALS was so often derailed from local projects by global violence and the siren call of war,…
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Support Refugees & Civilians — Say NO to US Escalation in Iraq & Syria!
Secretary Ash Carter has revealed that the U.S. will openly begin “direct action on the ground” and “strikes from the air” against ISIS forces in Iraq and Syria and now President Obama has announced he’s deploying Special Forces. As our…
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Smart Justice Spokane calls for investigation in jail deaths
Smart Justice Spokane has sent a letter about the five in-custody deaths of Peter O’Brien, John Everitt, Lorenzo Haynes, Scott Stevens, and Tammy Sue Hienen that have occurred this year. The letter, to the Spokane Board of County Commissioners, Spokane…
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