The Handful of Salt Handful of Salt for June-August 2013 Click here to view or download a pdf of our newsletter. You can also read all the content in our blog. Read more
News 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,… Read more
News 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… Read more
News 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… Read more
News 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… Read more
News Marching for Immigration Reform By Lucy Vazquez, PJALS intern The streets of Downtown Spokane echoed with a powerful “SÃ Se Puede” (yes we can) on May 1st as approximately 150 Mechistas, PJALS folks, students, and other community members marched on the streets in support… Read more
News “I have done things I never thought I was capable of “ by Michelle Little When I first chose to do my internship with PJALS, I was a bit wary of how well I could function as a community organizer. I can’t even keep my house organized, so the thought of organizing… Read more
News “I was part of a monumental victory” by Justin Filla These past nine months at PJALS has been a great experience. I have had the privilege of sitting on the Marriage Equality Committee as well as the Palestine and Israel Human Rights Committee (PIHRC). From sitting on… Read more
News “I discovered my passion” by Lucy Vazquez The past nine months at PJALS have been very rewarding. There were many times I doubted my abilities in community organizing and often thought that perhaps community organizing wasn’t for me. During my practicum experience I didn’t… Read more
News “I have the values and drive to influence change” by Joshua Neil I started the school year off excited to be able to gain knowledge and experience from PJALS. Now I have a little over a week left of my undergraduate career and I’m wondering where the time went!… Read more
