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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…

The Blogful of Salt

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

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.…