The Fig Tree - Stories of Faith in Action

Sharing stories helps heal historic trauma

Robbie Paul, director of Native American Health Sciences at Washington State University, knows health and healing involve more than today’s medical care and prescriptions.

She believes Native Americans entering health care careers need to understand their culture, lives and stories, and particularly the effects of historical trauma.
“I teach from my strength, which is Native American culture,” said Robbie. . . . . . .read more

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Keep faith in action coming

More than 3,000 who rallied at Spokane’s Convention Center and marched to Riverpark Square on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day were “not afraid and would not be bullied,”

St. Aloysius Catholic Church on the campus of Gonzaga University, open 365 days a year for 100 years, has given people the opportunity to enter and pray.

Julia Stronks political science professor at Whitworth University, challenged paricipants of Eastern Washington Legislative Conference to act.

Advocates give briefings on current issues before the state legislatureand concerns about the increasing numbers of people in poverty

Workshop warns of impact of moving coal through Spokane and Eastern Washington from Montana to ports near Bellingham and Longview, WA, bound for China.

Rev. Stephen Thurston, National Baptist Convention of America, Inc., challenged people to join in the effort to challenge the pharaohs of today to “Let my people go.”

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The Fig Tree’s annual Benefit Breakfast and Benefit Lunch in March provide half of budgeted donations for the year.

Robbie Paul, director of Native American Health Sciences at Washington State University, knows health and healing involve more than medical and prescriptions.

Eastern Washington Legislative Conference, a panel of three regional church leaders reflected on their churches’ statements on economic justice

Local leaders explore ramifications of income gap at the 2012 Eastern Washington Legislative Conference workshop on the state budget

Workshop raises issues before legislature toregulate toxins in products used by children and also water use issues.

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World Relief and Lutheran Community Services seek to raise awareness, and curb the spread of human trafficking in the Inland Northwest

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As we once-young weather history, may we share the need to persevere

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Educating and empowering women improves lives in the next generation