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Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation member calls for end to death penalty
Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation member calls for end to death penalty by Jamie McDaniel The night when PJALS hosted Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation member Pat McCoy proved to be an evening of powerful words which instilled the will…
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Young Activist Leaders Program report: “Justice needs to be done in society!”
Young Activist Leaders Program report: “Justice needs to be done in society!” by Jamie McDaniel, intern Greetings from your YALPistas! We have had an exciting and educational last few months in the Young Activist Leaders Program, and we are very…
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Welcome Social Work Practicum Student Teresa!
Welcome Social Work Practicum Student Teresa! by Liz Moore Teresa Kinder is a senior at EWU, completing her social work practicum with a Community Organizing Internship at PJALS. “I was tired of seeing people around me thinking they couldn’t make…
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Welcome Social Work Practicum Student Jamie!
Welcome Social Work Practicum Student Jamie! By Victoria Huckabee Jamie McDaniel is a senior in the Social Work program at Eastern Washington University. She is from the Spokane area and enjoys spending time with her family and her new dog,…
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PJALS at EWU—An Activist in Residence update
PJALS at EWU—An Activist in Residence update By Liz Moore Young people are curious, interested, have developed their own opinions already, draw on their own meaningful experience, and ask great questions. This is what I’ve observed speaking in classes and…
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Welcome Social Work Practicum Student Victoria!
Welcome Social Work Practicum Student Victoria! by Jamie McDaniel Victoria Huckabee is a full time social work student and single mother of two boys, Luke and Logan. Her academic journey began pursuing a certification in American Sign Language which led…
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The Handful of Salt
Handful of Salt March-April-May 2015
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Powerful award-winning play “My Name is Rachel Corrie” to be shown in Spokane
By Justin Mauger On Monday March 2nd, 7:00 pm, the award-winning play “My Name is Rachel Corrie” will be shown at the Magnuson Theater on the campus of Gonzaga University. This play is brought to the Gonzaga Campus by PJALS’…
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Supporting Spokane’s Trans* Community
I was shocked and saddened to learn of the physical attack on a trans* woman on West Main on Friday night, sending her to the hospital. An attack anywhere is unacceptable but I find myself especially troubled by an attack…
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We demand: Prosecute Torturers!
This week as a nation we learned more about our own country’s use of torture, authorized by extremists such as Vice President Cheney, President Bush, Secretary of State Condi Rice, and others throughout the Bush administration. The hundreds of pages…
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