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Activists kick off initiative to raise Idaho minimum wage

Originally published by The Spokesman-Review (http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jun/09/activists-kick-off-initiative-to-raise-idaho/) by Kip Hill As a health teacher at Lakes Middle School in Coeur d’Alene, Warren Ducote saw firsthand the effect of poverty on students’ emotional and physical well-being. “You see the depression, the anger…

Thank you to all our Volunteers, Sponsors, and Donors!

Together, we’re supporting youth as leaders, pushing to close corporate tax loopholes, organizing for peace and accountability, and winning equal rights. None of what PJALS does would be possible without people like you who power our work together with your…

Mossadegh Legacy Institute founder to speak June 6

The non-profit Mossadegh Legacy Institute (MLI), inspired by the legacy of the late Iranian Prime Minister, Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh, seeks to “create a world that nurtures the nonviolent virtues and values of “The Gandhi of Iran” [Mossadegh], not only for…

Join us for our Soiree and Benefit Auction on May 30!

You are invited! Seats are filling fast, so get your tickets in advance! New: Take a look at the exciting items you could win in our Live Auction! Cabin getaways, delicious dinners, a handmade quilt, “Glamour Camping,” river floats, and…

What can you win?

In addition to dozens of wonderful & unique Silent Auction offerings, here are the great items you could win in our Live Auction! 629

Pentagon cuts could help all

PJALS member and disabled veteran Justin Ellenbecker placed this powerful Guest Editorial in the Spokesman-Review on Saturday, May 11. The discussion over what to do with the budget has been blanketing newspapers and airwaves for quite some time now. Several…

Dan Maher and Blue Ribbon Tea Co. play to benefit PJALS

Inland Folk’s Dan Maher in a rare concert with the Northwest’s best folk voices and songwriters, Bill and Kathy Kostelec. Friday May 17, 7:00 pm 622

Immigration Reform Now

Walk to Keep Our Community Whole!

Come Walk to Keep Our Community Whole on Saturday, March 23rd at 12Noon to reject the Senate’s proposed All-Cuts budget, and call on our state Senators in the 6th and 7th Legislative Districts to raise revenue and reject cuts that…