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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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

The Government and Your Guns

By David Swanson, originally posted at War Is A Crime “There is no correlation between personal liberties in a nation and its gun ownership.” We’re in the grip of twin madnesses, and those who have overcome one of them can…

The Blogful of Salt

Smart Justice Gains Momentum

The movement towards a smarter criminal justice system in Spokane is gaining momentum and has some worthy accomplishments to report! The Smart Justice Campaign coalition, convened by Greater Spokane Progress and endorsed by PJALS, the Center for Justice, and many…

Progress NOT Roadblocks: PJALS Special Election Voter Guide

For the 2/12/13 City of Spokane special election — Please urge your friends to VOTE! Ballots will be mailed to registered voters on January 24 & must be returned by Tuesday February 12. Yes on Prop 1: Prop 1 will…

We’ll double AND stretch your gift like no one else!

We’re excited to announce that every dollar you give before the end of the year will be matched up to $4016! So when you give $25, PJALS will get $50! Will you support our work with a gift today, so…