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Regional lawmakers hesitant to back Obama’s Syria plan
Originally published by The Spokesman-Review (http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/04/inland-northwest-lawmakers-hesitant-to-back/) by Kip Hill The Inland Northwest congressional delegation is treading softly as President Barack Obama seeks authorization to use a big stick in response to charges that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against…
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The Handful of Salt
Handful of Salt for Sept-Oct-Nov 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 the inserts in this issue of our newsletter: our calendar of upcoming events,…
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Local protestors voice concern over possible U.S. attack in Syria
See KREM’s coverage here by JENICA VILLAMOR & KREM.com SPOKANE, Wash. — A group of local protestors gathered Downtown to voice their concerns over President Obama’s plan to seek military action in Syria. “We’ve just been through two wars that…
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It is the Zimmerman mindset that must be found guilty
Like millions of people across the country, I was very saddened when I learned a Florida jury had found George Zimmerman not guilty of murder nor manslaughter for shooting and killing Trayvon Martin. 735
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The Unknown Peace Pact
Rusty Nelson on Peace and War Why is it that we – humans, Americans, patriots, progressives, veterans, educators and educated, thinkers and doers – have never been able to get violence out of our system? This question screamed at me,…
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Vets for Peace: Stop $30 Billion to Israel
Spokane Veterans for Peace, Chapter 35, has contracted for the placement of a billboard on I-90 between Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls urging that we “Stop $30 Billion to Israel.” This was a joint collaboration with an anonymous matching grant…
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Saying NO to Civil Liberties Violations
PJALS members at our July 3rd 2013 action against government violations of our civil liberties received positive responses from passersby.
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Redefining Power
by Sheila Fox I identified with Moji Agha, the Iranian-American poet/writer and peace, human rights and Earth activist that PJALS sponsored recently. Thank you PJALS! It got me going…..wheels turning….. Moji, a cultural psychologist described himself as having a unique…
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The Intersections of Us
by Shar Lichty At the end of July I was fortunate to attend the Activists Mobilizing for Power (AMP) Conference put on each year by Western States Center in Portland. I have been wanting to attend this conference for four…
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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…
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