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No War on Venezuela, No War on Our Communities
Speech given by Mike Paradela, board member of the Collins Foundation / San Jose Peace & Justice Center, at the January 10 rally in San Jose Thank you for coming to this event. It is absolutely critical that we stand up to the sheer injustice that our government has been and is currently imposing both
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This Is a Blatant Illegal Act of War Against Venezuela by Trump
By Medea Benjamin and Michelle Ellner in Common Dreams, January 3, 2026 Overnight, the United States government bombed civilian and military sites across Venezuela and illegally kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. These are blatant and illegal acts of war by the Trump Administration. This act of aggression is a continuation of US attempts to seize
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The World Must Act Now to Abort the Next Phase of Extermination in Gaza
By Ramzy Baroud in Common Dreams, December 31, 2025 Suppose we accept the fiction that none of us expected Israel to launch a full-scale genocide in Gaza—a premeditated campaign to erase the Strip and exterminate a significant portion of its inhabitants. Let us pretend that nearly 80 years of relentless massacres were not a prelude
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Israel’s Colonial Aims Are the Main Barrier to Lasting Peace
What if Gaza agrees to surrender its weapons? Will Israel leave the Palestinians alone? Will the prospects of a just peace and Palestinian freedom increase exponentially? By Ramzy Baroud in Common Dreams, December 14, 2025 US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” is reportedly set to be announced before the year’s end. This news coincides
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The San José Peace and Justice Center is a resource center and community space that supports and fights for causes promoting peace and justice in the South Bay area. The work of The San José Peace and Justice Center is done by a dedicated group of individuals and organizations that seek to ensure the financial and operational stability of peace and justice movements in the South Bay area.
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