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Josie Camarillo

Josie Camarillo is a recent graduate of Whitworth University, where she majored in English and psychology. Currently pursuing her Master in Social Work at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, Camarillo writes for SpokaneFAVS from afar, but plans to return to the Spokane area after attaining her licensure as an independent social worker. She dreams of becoming a relationship therapist and a published author. Her hobbies include photography, horseback riding and writing poetry. Camarillo has a passion for photography and writing, especially poetry, and is interested in creative counseling methods like narrative therapy and using horses in therapy. Someday, she would like to be a counselor and a published poet. Her favorite poems are "The Singing Woman from the Wood's Edge" by Edna St. Vincent Millay and "The Art of Drowning" by Billy Collins. During fall 2013, Camarillo worked for Spokane Faith & Values as a copy editing intern, where her specialities included deleting Oxford commas and adding hyperlinks. Since then, she has transitioned into becoming a regular contributor to the site as a writer and photographer.

BRIEF: Whitworth to host award-winning filmmaker Jen Marlowe

Social justice advocate, filmmaker, author and playwright Jen Marlowe will present “Reflections of Resistance” at Whitworth University at 7 p.m. on Nov. 19 in the Robinson Teaching Theatre in Weyerhaeuser Hall.

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Ducks swim at Riverfront Park.

BRIEF: Gonzaga to host lecture on water resource management in developing West African country

Stephen E. Silliman, dean of Gonzaga University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, will discuss “Reflections on Water in Benin, West Africa” at 10 a.m. on Nov. 19 in the McCarthey Athletic Center’s Herak Room. Sponsored by the Greater Gonzaga Guild, the free event is open to the public.

BRIEF: St. Gertrude’s prioress attends women’s religious conference

Sister Clarissa Goeckner, the prioress of the Monastery of St. Gertrude, was among those who attended the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Region XV Meeting at the Archbishop Brunett Retreat and Faith Formation Center in Federal Way last month. Sisters in leadership who have community members ministering in the Northwest gather each fall to share information from the National Assembly Agenda, conduct regional business, do long-range planning and share community challenges, best practices and developments since the last regional meeting.

BRIEF: City of Spokane selects two warming centers for this winter

Out of a concern about the needs of homeless people who may not have a way to get warm during extreme winter weather, the City of Spokane has selected and contracted with two social service agencies to be designated as “warming centers” for homeless people in preparation for winter, according to a press release.

BRIEF: Gonzaga invites community to celebrate International Day of Tolerance

Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh invites the public to the steps of the Crosby Student Center at noon on Nov. 15 to link arms with Gonzaga faculty, staff and students to form a human chain of solidarity to mark the United Nations’ annual International Day of Tolerance.

BRIEF: Union Gospel Mission begins annual holiday coat and donation drives

The Union Gospel Mission (UGM) Inland Northwest has announced its two annual drives for the holiday season: a coat drive with partner Burlington Coat Factory and a donation drive with partner Denver Mattress Company.

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