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YALP Fall Session is open for registration! Learn political organizing, build leadership skills, connect with other young people, and get involved in your community. 📆 Fridays, Sept. 4–Nov. 13 ⏰ 3:45–5:45 PM Register today: secure.everyaction.com/qZ0C1ilXe06P...
On The View, soccer champ Megan Rapinoe brought attention to the dangers of WA's I-638, the most extreme MAGA measure of its kind in the US. "It's more than just a couple of trans kids being able to participate in youth sports. It's an attack on women." Vote NO on I-638 this November. #NoHateWAState
No one should have to face the immigration system alone. Join @ricspokane.org, Manzanita House, and PJALS for a free Accompaniment Training on July 23, 5:30–7:30 PM. Learn how to support immigrant and refugee community members during legal and immigration appointments. Register: pjals.org/avt
🛡️ Build community readiness. Know your rights. Take action. Join PJALS & WAND on July 18 for an Anti-ICE Workplace Rights Canvassing Training & Canvass. Learn to share Know Your Rights resources, then put your skills into action. 🍕 Food provided. Register 👉🏽 pjals.org/WAND
We stand in solidarity with the Spokane Three and with communities across Washington working to ensure that the right to dissent remains protected for all. inatai.org/news/spokane...
Spokane Three: Protecting protest, protecting democracy - Inatai Foundation
On May 28, a federal jury found three nonviolent protesters in Spokane guilty of conspiracy for protesting deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Spokane Three—Bajun Mavalwalla II, J...
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Workplace Canvassing! Join PJALS + WAND on Saturday, June 20 for a workplace rights training & canvass in Spokane County. Learn know-your-rights outreach skills, then hit the canvass with us. Training 11-1, canvass 1-3. Food provided! 👉🏽 pjals.org/wand
Join us Thursday, June 11 for Connecting for Community 🌿 We’ll hear from Veterans For Peace, share updates on the Spokane 3 trial, and talk about supporting neighbors impacted by ICE activity. 📆 Thurs, June 11 🕠 5:30–7 PM 📍 Location shared after registration Good food + good vibes ✨
Workplace Canvassing! Join PJALS + WAND on Saturday, May 16 for a workplace rights training & canvass in Spokane County. Learn know-your-rights outreach skills, then hit the canvass with us. Training 11-1, canvass 1-3. Pizza provided! 👉🏽 pjals.org/wandcanvass
We will always speak out for our neighbors and our rights. Support the Spokane 3. After June 11, 2025, federal charges made clear: dissent is being targeted. We won’t be silent. Trials for Jac, Justice, and Bajun begin May 18. Show up with quiet support in the courtroom. pjals.org/spokane3
Youth Rise for May Day ✊🏽 5/1 | 4–6pm | Rotary Fountain No Work. No School. No Shopping. Not everyone can step away—but everyone can take action. Plan ahead, avoid major corporations, support local businesses, and connect with people in your community. Tax the Rich. ICE out. Invest in our families.
Join our Peacekeeper Training ✊🏽 Learn nonviolent de-escalation skills for protests & community actions, including safety planning and responding to tense situations. 📆 May 9 ⏰ 1–5pm 📍 location after registration Register 👉🏽 pjals.org/maypeacekeepertraining
PJALS Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️ May 5, 6–7:30 PM on Zoom Hear union leaders on how labor is fighting attacks on working families & defending democracy—and how you can support. ✊🏽 👉🏽 pjals.org/mayTAIT
Join our Workplace Know-Your-Rights Canvassing Training 🛠️ 📅 Wed, April 29 ⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM Learn how to support workers, share rights-based info, and build connections with local workplaces. No commitment required—just come learn. Food provided. Location shared after registration. 👉🏽 pjals.org/wand2
Build the skills to take action ✊🏽 Join our Nonviolent Direct Action Training to learn strategies for mass mobilization, de-escalation, and effective civil resistance. April 25 | 9-1PM Free to attend. Come build people power with us. Register 👉🏽 pjals.org/april-NVDA
Join us April 23 (5:30–7:30 PM) for PJALS’ annual member meeting 💛 An evening of connection, updates, and community —share a meal, hear what’s happening in our campaigns, and connect with folks across Spokane working toward justice. Register for location/details: pjals.org/annualmembermeeting
Protests & community events are powerful tools for change—and Peacekeepers help make them safe and strong ✊🏽 Join our Peacekeeper Training to learn nonviolence, de-escalation, and safety skills for actions. April 18, 1–5pm Register: pjals.org/nonviolenceinaction2
People Power: Organizing Against Authoritarianism ✊🏽 Join us THIS Saturday (April 4, 9AM–4PM) for a hands-on workshop on collective resistance + building powerful movements. Coffee at 8:30 ☕ Lunch included 🥗 Location shared after registration Get tools + strategy. Join us. 👉🏽 pjals.org/peoplepower
We’re proud to support Spokane’s first Black Earth Day 🌱 Join us April 18 (10–3) for *From Seed to Soul* — a free, multigenerational celebration uplifting Black leadership in environmental justice. 📍 MLK Jr. Center 🎨 Artwork by mamawolfmedia Volunteer: bit.ly/3NRxnaa
We’re so grateful to all the organizations supporting the 2026 Peace & Justice Action Conference 🔮 Your partnership makes this gathering possible! Reminder: the PJALS Member Rate is open to members of co-sponsoring organizations! Sign up: pjals.org/2026conference ✊🏽
Organizing 🛠️ The nuts-and-bolts track for building real skills. Whether you’re new or experienced, these sessions focus on the tools, strategies, and practices organizers need to build strong, effective movements.
Workplaces are often on the front lines when immigration enforcement targets our neighbors. Learn how to share workplace know-your-rights info and support community readiness. Join our Canvassing Training Mar 26 | 5:30–7:30 PM Pizza provided. Space limited. Register 👉🏽 buff.ly/2SFsSRU
Issues at the Frontlines ✊ What are the most urgent struggles shaping our communities right now? This track brings together organizers and directly impacted leaders to break down current threats and build collective, coordinated responses.
Rest, Joy & Revolutionary Care ✨ Joy is part of the work. Movements that last require care, creativity, and space to reconnect with ourselves and each other. This track centers sustainability, embodiment, and creative practices that help keep movements alive for the long haul.
💙 Our Member-to-Member Matching Challenge results are in! Thanks to 62 generous donors, we exceeded the match and raised $37,480 total — our largest yet! Your support fuels PJALS’ work for justice, care, and community power. 🙌🏽 Handful of Salt L, Vol. 1 — Spring 2026 👉🏽 pjals.org/spring26
YALP grads are moving out into the world of organizing! 🎓 The Spring 2026 session starts March 20 — explore activism through organizing, art, and mentorship, including a discussion with Aaron Dixon of the Seattle Black Panther Party Handful of Salt L, Vol. 1 — Spring 2026 👉🏽 pjals.org/spring26
The 2026 Peace & Justice Action Conference is Sat, March 21 | 8:30–5pm. From Survival to Vision: Crafting the Future We Deserve. Build skills, deepen connections, and imagine futures rooted in justice. Location shared on registration. Handful of Salt L, Vol. 1 —Spring 2026 👉🏽 pjals.org/spring26
Visioning the Possible ✨ What does the world we’re fighting for actually look like? The Visioning the Possible track at the 2026 Peace & Justice Action Conference invites us to move beyond reacting to crisis and into imagining—and building—the futures our communities deserve.
This Jan. PJALS joined WAISN for Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Day at the WA state capitol! 🚌 Over 300 advocates from across the state came together to push for immigrant rights, dignity, and protections. Community power on full display! 💙 Handful of Salt L, Vol. 1 —Spring 2026 👉🏽 pjals.org/spring26
Welcome Joe as PJALS’ new Peacekeeping Coordinator! 🎉 Joe brings years of community experience, a long relationship w/ PJALS de-escalation trainings, and a commitment to racial equity. We’re excited to have him supporting our peacekeepers! Handful of Salt L, Vol. 1 —Spring 2026 👉🏽 pjals.org/spring26
