Author: Michele
Apply to the Critical Connections Summer Program by May 9th
Shared with permission of South Bay Youth Changemakers South Bay Youth Changemakers is hosting its third summer program, Critical Connections Summer (CCS), to develop youth leaders committed to social change and transforming the South Bay! CCS is a free program open to high school students in Santa Clara County who want to make a difference […]
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence – 2022
any thanks to the local Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom chapters for this great event video from their April 4, 2022 reading of this important speech.
Good Friday – This Tax Day April 15, 2022
A message from the Ecumenical Peace Institute and Livermore Conversion Project Virtual Worship & Witness focused on the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Laboratory April 15, 2022, 8 am – Gather online at 7:45 am For Zoom and Facebook Information, visit www.epicalc.org. Rev. Allison Tanner: PreacherMarylia Kelley: Report Betsy Rose, Silvia Brandon-Perez, Daniel Zwickel: MusicZara Anwar, Carla […]
#KeepSJSUHybrid Protest – Friday, March 25
A message from the SJSU Student Coalition organizers of #KeepSJSUHybrid Dear #KeepSJSUHybrid signee, The #KeepSJSUHybrid team is contacting your organization because you have previously shown support by signing our petition. Thank you for uniting with us in order to protect yourselves and the most vulnerable populations of our community. As an update, I am reaching […]
Statement on the Ukraine War
The San José Peace and Justice Center, a project of the Collins Foundation condemns the invasion of Ukraine and the war being waged against it by Russia. We call for an immediate cease fire and international negotiations to end the war. Aggressive war is never the way to resolve conflicts between nations and we condemn […]
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence April 4, 2022: 2 PM
Organized for the Poor People’s Campaign by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Peninsula/Palo Alto and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom San Jose We invite you to join your neighbors and faith communities to read together Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s powerful and prescient speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the […]
SJSU Annual Human Rights Lecture Events
Please REGISTER NOW (below) for the SJSU Human Rights Institute’s two upcoming events THIS WEEK that will give audience members the chance to join critical discussions on (1) the future of “national security” and defense spending in the U.S.; (2) the incredible dangers of nuclear conflict.
42nd Annual Day of Remembrance – 2/19/2022 3-4:30 pm (PT)
San Jose’s 42nd Annual Day of RemembranceNihonmachi Outreach Committee PresentsOvercoming Hate and FearA Virtual Program • February 19, 2022 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PT) On Saturday, February 19, 2022, the Nihonmachi Outreach Committee (NOC) will present San Jose’s 42nd annual Day of Remembrance event commemorating Executive Order 9066, which led to the World War II incarceration […]
We’re at a Turning Point and We Need Your Guidance
The Collins Foundation Board and the Coordinating Council of the Peace & Justice Center invite you to attend a virtual Community Gathering on December 6, 2021, at 6 pm to discuss the future of the Collins House. This is an important conversation about a valuable community asset. We acknowledge that the current leadership of both bodies does […]