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The Unknown Peace Pact

Rusty Nelson on Peace and War Why is it that we – humans, Americans, patriots, progressives, veterans, educators and educated, thinkers and doers – have never been able to get violence out of our system? This question screamed at me,…

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Vets for Peace: Stop $30 Billion to Israel

Spokane Veterans for Peace, Chapter 35, has contracted for the placement of a billboard on I-90 between Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls urging that we “Stop $30 Billion to Israel.” This was a joint collaboration with an anonymous matching grant…

Saying NO to Civil Liberties Violations

PJALS members at our July 3rd 2013 action against government violations of our civil liberties received positive responses from passersby.

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Redefining Power

by Sheila Fox I identified with Moji Agha, the Iranian-American poet/writer and peace, human rights and Earth activist that PJALS sponsored recently. Thank you PJALS! It got me going…..wheels turning….. Moji, a cultural psychologist described himself as having a unique…

The Intersections of Us

by Shar Lichty At the end of July I was fortunate to attend the Activists Mobilizing for Power (AMP) Conference put on each year by Western States Center in Portland. I have been wanting to attend this conference for four…

Smart Justice needs you this fall

Our community has a huge opportunity to make major reforms our criminal justice system starting this year. A three-member Spokane Regional Criminal Justice Commission that was appointed by the Mayor of Spokane and the County Commissioners is in the process…

Engaging students for social justice! PJALS Director will be first Activist-in-Residence at EWU

PJALS is excited to announce that director Liz Moore will serve as the first Activist-in-Residence at EWU this winter. This is a wonderful opportunity to further the work we’ve begun through our Young Activist Leaders Program and our community organizing…

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Corporate Tax Evasion Costs Us Dearly

by Carroll W. McInroe, former Sgt., U.S. Army and WACAN Editorialist “Mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them.” Jefferson wrote those words in an 1826 letter…

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A Progressive Attitude Adjustment

by Jeremy Street, PJALS member Progressives will see a positive social sea-change when they start thinking and acting more like my father did. 715

Peace & Justice Action Committee: A new model to advance our work

by Shar Lichty After a summer off, our Peace & Justice Action Committee (PJAC) will be resuming our meeting schedule on Sept. 19th with a new approach: leadership development and campaign-specific organizing. 712