Starting on February 6, 2024, the City of San José has limited verbal public comments to in-person only for all meetings of City legislative bodies, which include the City Council, Council Committees, City Decision-Making Bodies, City Boards, City Committees, City Commissions, Task Forces, City Other Advisory Entities subject to the…
Press release from the SFBA Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded the Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE) for its principled stand in passing a comprehensive Gaza ceasefire resolution.…
On Friday, January 26, a hearing on a lawsuit “Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden” was held at the Federal Court in Oakland, CA. This lawsuit was filed last November by The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), on behalf of the Palestinian Human Rights groups and individuals. Plaintiffs gave…
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, January 26, 2024 The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel must cease its warmaking in Gaza — cease committing and inciting genocidal acts — and that the case charging Israel with genocide must proceed. DETAILS OF THE RULING: By 15-2: Israel shall…
University of California alumni are pledging to withhold donations until the Board of Regents calls for a ceasefire, divests from militarism and Israeli apartheid, and protects pro-Palestine students. Their Instagram has a link to the letter for alumni to sign on.
The following opinion piece by disability activist Michele Mashburn was published in San Jose Spotlight. In a recent op-ed by San Jose Downtown Association CEO Alex Stettinski, he expressed concerns about the impact of Americans with Disabilities Act-related lawsuits on small businesses. He advocated for a “time to fix” period,…
San Jose, CA — Saturday, January 13, 2024 — The Santa Clara County Democratic Party voted late Thursday night to adopt the following resolution: A Call for Immediate Cease-fire in Gaza and Provision of Humanitarian Aid WHEREAS we recognize the Holocaust, Nakba and forced displacement of peoples with ties to…
Over two million Palestinians trapped in Gaza are living through genocide, as Israel bombs, starves, and displaces them. But of the four South Bay Congressional representatives, only Ro Khanna has joined the call for a ceasefire. We need to flood our representatives with calls, emails, and letters until they call…
San Jose’s annual December 21 Tombstone Memorial to honor the memory of unhoused people who died this year in Santa Clara County was held on the Arena Green, across from the SAP Pavilion. This year 233 of our unhoused neighbors died, of whom 122 were people of color. Eighteen people…
The People's Ceasefire Resolution was drafted by a diverse multiracial/faith/generational coalition of community members of all backgrounds. Language was adapted from existing Resolutions passed around the U.S., including in Richmond, Cudahy, Oakland, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Resolutions that were passed, as well as demands adapted from Bay Area Labor…
