The Social Justice Team, PJALS and the Be the Change 509 to host Joan Braun’s talk: Understanding and Challenging Anti-Democracy Movements. Racism and other forms of oppression and hate are nothing new in the United States. But social movements advocating hate, genocide, and far-right authoritarian politics, have gained increased power and influence through the current … Continue reading Understanding and Challenging Anti-Democracy Movements

It is a free event and open to the public. Summer of Soul is about the Harlem Cultural Festival in the summer of 1969 filmed at the time and film was produced by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Join us of the film and conversation after.

Approximately 68,000 Americans will die this year due to lack of adequate health care and nearly half a million families will file for bankruptcy due to health care costs. These numbers only represent a fraction of the trauma that millions of people experience everyday in the American for-profit health care industry. The country is divided … Continue reading Meaningful Movies: Healing Us

Join us in Spokane for a Screening of Is this Black Enough for You?!? From celebrated writer and film historian Elvis Mitchell, Is That Black Enough for You?!? is a documentary and a deeply personal essay. The film examines the craft and power of cinema from a perspective often overlooked: the African American contribution to … Continue reading Meaningful Movies – Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Meaningful Movies Spokane is excited to present the documentary The Librarians on March 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the UU Church of Spokane. And excited to be hosted by Be The Change 509, an activist group formed by Petra Hoy doing amazing work in our community. This documentary brings to the forefront a force in … Continue reading Meaningful Movies – The Librarians