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Say NO to US War on Syria

War is not the answer! US military intervention in Syria will lead to more bloodshed and deaths. Come join members of the PJALS, Veterans for Peace, and people from all over Spokane as we make our “NO WAR” position visible.…

August Claims

The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle. … If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor…

12 hours for everyday suffering

by Lucia Vazquez To bring attention to the suffering and struggles of undocumented Americans, I participated in a 12-hour fast along with 10 other folks from Spokane and Walla Walla on July 3rd in front of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers‘…

The Blogful of Salt

TweetChat to End the Death Penalty #WARepeal

PJALS and the Inland Northwest Death Penalty Abolition Group participated last Friday in a TweetChat focused on ending the death penalty here in Washington. It was PJALS’ first TweetChat experience, and we can see the potential of this relatively easy…

Patriots Say NO to US Civil Liberties Violations

This next week we’re going to hear a lot about patriotism. What does patriotism mean to you? To me, it’s most important to be loyal to humans and our planet as a whole, not to focus too much on nationality.…

Human Rights, the US Drug War, and Grassroots Nonviolent Resistance in Colombia

Just back from a month-long research trip in Colombia, John Lindsay-Poland of the Fellowship of Reconciliation will share eyewitness experiences with communities using active nonviolence to refuse participation in the armed conflict, civil groups maintaining collective memory of the conflict,…

Remembering Al Mangan

by Louise Chadez Aloysius Anthony Mangan, Jr. died on Holy Saturday, March 30th at the age of 92. He had been living in California with son Barry and his family. I first met Al Mangan in 1984 at a rally…

In Memoriam… Al Mangan

by Rusty and Nancy Nelson In the development of PJALS, the contributions of Al Mangan are unlikely to be matched. We who treasure his friendship and example are saddened by his death and inspired to be more proactive in the…

Fretting about Fairchild …and other chronic ills

Rusty Nelson on Peace and War Long ago, in a time of relative innocence and prosperity, the people of the Spokane area hitched themselves to the star of the U.S. Air Force. It didn’t take much reflection or study, just…