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This week's roundup shares news about gay men able to donate blood again, a fundraiser to combat the fentanyl crisis and a South Asian classical concert.

Sravasti Abbey will host a “Good Grief” retreat this weekend offering resources to work with loss.

On Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m., Gonzaga University’s Center for Climate, Society and the Environment will host a Spokane Candidates Climate Change Forum for the fifth consecutive year. The nonpartisan event welcomes candidates for mayor, city council president and three competitive city council races to take questions on a range of issues from Gonzaga students.

Last week, Jacob Johns, a local Hopi and Akimel O’odham activist and artist, was shot during a rally celebrating the postponement of resurrecting a conquistador statue in New Mexico and is in the ICU.

Washington is getting a sustained taste of the national culture wars. The pandemic era’s protests against school closures and vaccinations have given way to a push by some on the right against curricula and policies concerning LGBTQ+ individuals and people of color.

This week's roundup includes Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward being denounced by the City Council for attending a controversial worship event, Yom Kippur and Sukkot, We Believe We Vote Ministries fundraiser and YWCA's Women of Achievement Awards.

Over the last 17 years, Life Center Foursquare Church has planted seven churches in Spokane and Spokane Valley.