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PHOTOS: Rallying for Israeli-Palestinian peace

At a rally on Thursday night on Division and Main streets, both Palestinian supporters and Israeli supporters waved signs and flags in protest of the recent violence surrounding the Israel-Palestine Conflict.

The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane organized the rally in an attempt to urge citizens to "call on the Obama administration to exert diplomatic pressure on Israel to bring about an immediate cease-fire and to initiate an investigation of Israel's misuse of U.S. weapons against Palestinians in this and previous attacks."

BRIEF: Spokane group will rally to tell Israel to cease fire on Gaza

Accrding to the Associated Press, Hamas leader and nearby civilians were killed today in one of at least 20 Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.

The news report called it, "the worst barrage on the Palestinian territory in four years in retaliation for renewed rocket fire on southern Israel."

BRIEF: Bowling for water

The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane has teamed up with the Maia Water Project to buy a water filtration system for the thirsty children of Gaza.

To raise money for this system, the organizations will host a Bowling for Water Fun-draiser on Dec. 1 from 4-6 p.m. at North Bowl.

Quaker lobbyist urges residents to advocate for cuts to military spending

More than $625 billion of the federal budget fuels the U.S. Military; and now’s the time to start making cuts to that financial plan so tax payer money can be used more effectively. That was Quaker lobbyist Diane Randall’s message Saturday morning as she addressed about 40 Spokane residents at Salem Lutheran Church.

Activists, faith leaders to discuss economy, military spending this weekend

Faith leaders and community activists are coming together this weekend to discuss the economy, peace and military spending with Diane Randall, executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation.

She’ll be the keynote speaker at the Fall Advocacy Forum, co-hosted by Washington State’s Faith Action Network.

BRIEF: People of color discuss why marriage matters

On Saturday at East Central Community Center a panel will lead, "Why Marriage Matters: Conversations with Communities of Color about the Freedom to Marry for All Loving Couples."

Legal homicide: Advocates fight to abolish death penalty in WA

On Saturday, while a mob of protestors marched through downtown Spokane to honor the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Movement, a dozen people stood outside River Park Square in shackles, with bruises painted on their faces and signs hanging around their neck, bearing the names of those killed on death row.

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