This week’s Northwest religion news covers Idaho’s abortion ballot measure, historic church anniversaries, new Spokane behavioral health services and more.
The Pro-Voice Project's “Good Faith Medical Judgement” brings Idaho physicians' stories of practicing on abortion bans to audiences statewide through Oct. 24.
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YWCA Spokane’s GoodGuys program will present a talk by educator Jackson Katz, on Feb 11 at 5:30 p.m.
Katz is known for his scholarship surrounding issues of gender, race and violence.
According to a press release, his talk will be in Gonzaga University’s Hemmingson Center where he will discuss, “men’s leadership in the prevention of violence against women.”
Tickets are $10 per person or $100 for 10 tickets. Registration is required.
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.
