The Blogful of Salt
17-year-old sentenced to life in prison needs support
Please support the release of Yvette Louisell (0805144), who was sentenced as a 17-year-old college student to life without parole. Yvette has been incarcerated now for 24 years. Take a moment to write a short letter to: Judge Michael Moon,…
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The Handful of Salt
Handful of Salt for January-February 2013
Click here to view or download a pdf of our newsletter. You can also read all the content in our blog. Click below to view or download pdf’s of the fliers and event calendar in this issue. Event and meeting…
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pulling at the threads of our culture of violence
by Liz Moore, PJALS Director I hope you will join us on Thursday February 7, in the Community Building Lobby, 35 W. Main from 5:30-8pm for our panel discussion of the culture of violence Like you, my thoughts, heart, and…
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What I wanted to say…
“If corporate interests cared about ‘creating’ jobs in the U.S., NAFTA and subsequent greased skids for ‘Made in the USA’ would be dismantled, and Americans would be building solar and wind power components for global energy needs.” Rusty Nelson on…
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Facing Race: Coalition Calls on Legislators to Work Towards Racial & Economic Equity
by Lucia Vazquez Our WA legislature received a D for its voting on racial equity bills for the 2011 and 2012 sessions. The grade came from Washington Community Action Network’s Facing Race: 2012 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity, which…
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Land, Freedom, Equality: A Palestinian Village’s Nonviolent Struggle – a visit with a leader of the nonviolent popular resistance in Palestine
By Marianne Torres On January 11 (7:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 West Fort George Wright Drive), PJALS will host Iyad Burnat, one of the leaders of the resistance in Bil’in, Palestine (West Bank). Mr. Burnat is in…
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Freedom to Marry: Victory!!!
by Shar Lichty We made history on Nov. 6th, becoming the first state to defend the freedom to marry at the ballot by 53.32% to 46.68%. We were an important part of a historical night for LGBT rights and recognition…
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The Time Is Now: Safe & Just Alternatives to the Death Penalty
by Shar Lichty PJALS’ Inland NW Death Penalty Abolition Group (INDPAG)has been working toward ending the death penalty for decades through raising awareness among the public. The statewide campaign Safe & Just Alternatives (SJA) could win legislation to end it…
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Spokane’s Pax Christi Engages the New National Strategic Narrative
By Mike Nuess Capt. Wayne Porter, USN, proposes that a new world vision and strategies for strategic security and prosperity that he presents in Mr. Y: A National Strategic Narrative (NSN) should replace those presented in George Kennan’s 1946 document,…
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PJALS Tells Senators Murray and Cantwell, “Money for People, Not for War!”
by Josh Neil The fight over the fiscal bluff continues to heat up. Members of PJALS, Veterans for Peace, the Progressive Democrats, the EWU chapter of MEChA, and leaders in the faith community came together to lift our collective voice…
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