Job Opening: SJPJC Coordinator
We are accepting applications for the coordinator position until August 28. You can help spread the word: San Jose Peace & Justice Center seeks Coordinator to staff center, coordinate the activities of volunteers and partner organizations, and build the movement for peace and social justice in Silicon Valley. PT $15/hr for 25 hrs/wk. Strong written/verbal skills, self-directed, familiarity with social media (web site, blog, Facebook, etc.) . Previous experience with progressive advocacy or community organizing. Also desirable: website design and maintenance, video/film production, bilingual in language widely used in the South Bay, fund raising experience. Cover letter, resume, 3 references to president at sanjosepeace.org Deadline Aug 28, 2010. More information on this position: Read more...We've Lost a Friend: Bill Weller
A celebration of Bill's life was held in May. Donations in his memory may be made to either the Yosemite Association, P. O. Box 230, El Portal, CA 95318, or the San Jose Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. 7th Street, San Jose, CA 95112.
Transit Users Group -- New Community Partner
More information about the group and their work to pressure the the Valley Transportation Authority, its Board of Directors, and elected officials to ensure excellent service for transit users can be found on their web site. People can follow the Transit Users on Twitter at @svtransitusers. There is a Yahoo! Groups mailing list available at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vtaridersunion The Transit Users will hold a meeting at the Peace & Justice Center on Thursday, July 29 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., open to the public -- especially transit users!
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Join our TV/video team! The SJ Peace & Justice Center has a TV show on San Jose Comcast cable Channel 15. Starting August, 15 48south7th will be broadcast on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.(Until then, it's Thursday at 10 p.m.) Since its launch in June, we have produced and aired four shows dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the military's plan to control the world from space, South Bay residents' efforts to cope with the health care crisis, and a benefit concert by David Rovics. You can watch the shows online and get more information about the issues covered in each show at 48south7th.org If you or your group would like to know how to get involved, contact us. If you have or would like to develop your camera skills (studio and field), video editing, interviewing, graphics, research, or outreach savvy, we'd like to hear from you. Email us at video@sanjosepeace.org.
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The current Peace & Justice Center Coordinator, Smriti Rana, is leaving to take a new position. She has done a great job in the last 18 months and we will miss her!
The Peace & Justice Center has lost a long-time friend - William Joseph Weller passed away on April 16, 2010 at the age of 88. Bill and his late wife Mary were active in the peace movement, and supported a wide variety of environmental groups A medical doctor, Bill spent several months on the hospital Ship HOPE in Peru in the 1960s, and volunteered with the Farmworker Medical Clinic in Salinas after his retirement. 
The Peace & Justice Center is happy to welcome Silicon Valley Transit Users as a new community partner. The group is made up of people who use mass transit such as VTA buses, light rail, Caltrain, and ACE instead of a car to commute.
