We Take Action

The Spokane Alliance, alongside City Councilmembers Paul Dillon and Zack Zappone, are backing the "Public Dollars for Public Benefit Ordinance" to ensure city funds allocated for public infrastructure benefit the local workforce and community.

For more info - see the article at KHQ here. 

Community members met with Spokane Alliance outside city hall on June 23. 

Several clergy in Spokane spoke at the event, explaining how their spiritual roles led them to advocate for economic reform.

“As a campus pastor, I was prepared to lead Bible study and provide pastoral care. The reality is, I spend more time than I ever expected coordinating housing assistance, working with food banks and providing referrals,” she said. “Faced with these economic challenges, our young adults need opportunities that create financial stability.” - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) pastor, the Rev. Emily Kuenker

For more info, see this article at FaVS news

We had a chance to connect leaders from all over, right here in Spokane, as several world-class leaders shared their organizing knowledge. There are a great group of growing leaders making change happen. For more details, read the full article here

Last fall, Katia Jasmin (Creole Resources), Laurel Fish (Spokane Alliance) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters worked with Peirone Produce to get Martino Augustil and Dieuvert Novembre employed here in Spokane. Augustil and Novembre are here from Haiti under a special migrant program that was recently cancelled by the Trump Administration. Their presence in the US is now in limbo. Full article here on Range Media