How We Fight Against State Violence
– jointly presented by PJALS and SCAR
Recent mass immigration raids, detention and deportation under the Trump Administration have raised awareness of corporate involvement and profits resulting from such federal actions. For activists to be effective in combating the mass state violence against BIPOC immigrants, we need to understand the interlocking power structures that support it. In this workshop, we will go over the evolution of the immigration-industrial-complex and the criminalization of immigration over the last few decades and brainstorm what actions we can take to dismantle this system of oppression.
We’re inviting you to a powerful conversation during our next Talk About It Tuesday! Let’s Talk About It! Join us on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 from 6:00–7:30 PM (via Zoom)
Militarism and the Immigration Industrial Complex: How We Fight Against State Violence Presented in collaboration with PJALS and SCAR (Spokane Community Against Racism)
Together, we’ll explore the ties between militarism, immigration enforcement, and corporate profit. From mass raids and deportations to for-profit detention centers, we’ll trace the history of the immigration-industrial complex and discuss what real resistance can look like—grounded in justice, solidarity, and action.
This session will include reflection, education, and space to imagine bold, people-powered change.
📅Tuesday, August 5, 2025
⏰6:00–7:30 PM PT
📍Zoom (click here to register)
About the Presenters:
Pui-Yan Lam, Ph.D
Pui-Yan Lam (she/her) is an immigrant from Hong Kong and has been a resident of Spokane for more than 20 years. She works as a professor of sociology at Eastern Washington University. She has served in community organizations such as Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, Spokane Community Against Racism. Asians for Collective Liberation, Greater Spokane Progress, and Refugee and Immigrant Connections of Spokane. She is also an executive board member of the Spokane Regional Labor Council.
Liz Moore, Executive Director, Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane
Liz Moore (she/her) has worked for racial justice, worker rights, and grassroots power for more than 25 years as an organizer, educator, leader, facilitator, and consultant. Liz works with unions and community-based organizations with a focus on organizational development, organizing skills, popular education, and racial equity. For more than 15 years, Liz has been the Executive Director of the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane. Liz began her activist life with PJALS as a high school student after looking up “peace” in the phone book. The Peace and Justice Action League engages everyday people to build a just and nonviolent world through community organizing, grassroots activist education, and supporting youth as leaders. In all that she does, Liz holds fast to the belief that everyday people have the power to build a just and nonviolent world. Come ready to reflect, connect, and build power. We need your voice in this movement.