On Sunday October 15, several thousand people gathered at Stevens Creek & Winchester and flooded into Santana Row to show support for Palestine and demand that Israel stop the genocidal attack on Gaza. View some powerful photos here.
The San Jose Peace & Justice Center condemns the killing of innocent civilians whether they be Israeli or Palestinian. The killing must stop.
The Israeli government has declared a genocidal war on the people of Gaza. As an organization that works for a future where Palestinians and Israelis and all people live in equality and freedom, we call on all people of conscience to stop imminent genocide of Palestinians. Jewish Voice for Peace…
The National Lawyers Guild emphasizes the legitimacy of the right of the Palestinian people to resist illegal military occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing, and urges the United States to stop enabling and arming Israel’s perpetration of its atrocities. The NLG stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine in their…
The following statement is from Jewish Voice for Peace, published October 7, 2023 Right now, Palestinians, Israelis and all of us with family on the ground are terrified for loved ones. We grieve the lives of those already lost and remain committed to a future where every life is precious,…
Tasers are not safe to be used in the jails or on the streets. More than one person is killed by a taser every week in the U.S. According to the Reuters six-part series, 9 out of 10 who die are unarmed. But Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert Jonson will…
San Jose, CA – On August 29, the San Jose Freedom Road Socialist Organization and other groups held a commemoration for the 53rd anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, with veteran activist Carlos Montes as a guest speaker. The commemoration was held at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, a…
The Peace and Justice Center calls for open dialogue on the conflict, with differences of opinion informed by uncensored reporting available from all media platforms. We support an immediate cease-fire, negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, and a peace agreement that respects Ukrainian neutrality and respects Ukrainian and Russian national sovereignty and…
At Lawrence Livermore Lab In connection with the release of the film Oppenheimer, “the bomb” is getting a lot of attention in the mass media this summer. It’s an opportunity for the public to learn something about the immense and horrifying impact that nuclear weapons have had and continue to…
After an absence of a few years, the San Francisco Mime Troupe will be returning to San Jose with a performance of their new musical, BREAKDOWN, in St James Park on Saturday July 8 at 3pm (music begins at 2:30). The subject of the show: “In an insane society how…
