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  • Bad Bunny Is An Environmental Justice Educator: Here’s What His Music Can Teach Us

    by Kimi Waite in Common Dreams, February 7, 2026 While the NFL is promising the American public a Super Bowl they can dance to, keep in mind that half-time show headliner Bad Bunny is way more than just the world’s most-played recording artist of 2025 and Latin Grammy and Grammy winner: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio

  • Celebrate the life of Barby Ulmer, co-founder of the San Jose Peace Center

    The celebration will take place on Saturday February 7 at 1:30pm at Grace Baptist Church, 484 E San Fernando St, San Jose. Here’s a heads-up from Barby’s son Craig and daughter Karen:  We so look forward to seeing you on February 7th to celebrate Barby at Grace Baptist Church in downtown San Jose.  When planning

  • The Gratuitous Barbarity of Trump’s So-Called ‘Board of Peace’

    by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies, January 23, 2026 in Common Dreams At the opening ceremony for Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace in Davos, Jared Kushner unveiled glossy images of his vision for a “new Gaza”: shining apartment towers, luxury developments, and sweeping views of the Mediterranean. There were no Palestinians at the ceremony—and

  • Defending and Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Speech given by Joan Simon at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 97th birthday commemoration at the library on January 17, 2026 It is an honor to represent South Bay Jewish Voice for Peace and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center. This year, we celebrate Martin Luther King Day in challenging times.  We face

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What We Do

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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The Peace and Justice Center offers freely available community space, printing, audio equipment, and other resources. The only way we can do that is with your help.

Our Partners

Equality Labs

Santa Clara County Move to Amend

Democratic Socialists of America

Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center

Silicon Valley United Nations Association

Silicon Valley De-Bug

Jewish Voice for Peace

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