A Statement from the South Bay Anti-Imperialist Coalition – January 2020

Photo by Len Tsou: November 2019 The South Bay Anti-Imperialist Coalition condemns the presence of US troops in the Middle East. American troops in the region have been a plague to the Iranian and Iraqi people causing them nothing but death and destruction. The policy of the US government is…

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Where do we go from here?

San José Peace and Justice Center has been going through a Visioning process over the last 2 years. As we continue to move forward in these turbulent times, we need your support. One way of assisting us in this process is to respond to the questions in this survey. (http://bit.ly/VisionSJPC)…

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Support Public Banking

Image from the Public Banking Institute (https://www.publicbankinginstitute.org/) From South Bay Progressive Alliance: With the CA Public Banking Act, AB857, being signed into law in October 2019, efforts towards creating public banks have forged ahead. Los Angeles City Council has already voted to move forward with hiring consultants to conduct a…

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Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his Birthday

2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration with C. Carson. Photo taken by Sharat Lin By Sharat Lin, Coordinating Council Member and volunteer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 91st birthday on January 15 is a time to reflect on his enormous legacy. He is widely remembered as the most important…

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Happy Holidays

The office of the San Jose Peace & Justice Center will be closed from December 24, 2019 to January 3, 2020 for the holidays. Volunteers are covering the community calendar and voicemail and will get back to you when they can. The space is still available to community groups per…

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Office is closed November 28 & 29, 2019

The San Jose Peace & Justice Center office will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Groups will still be able to meet but no one will be in the office from 4 to 7 pm. Check out this article on "6 Things Every Non-Native Should Do on Thanksgiving" on HuffPost.

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Button Design Contest – Deadline Extended!

We're extending the deadline for button design submissions! You now have until the end of January 2020 to submit your button design. We will announce voting then. Help us design a new button for the San Jose Peace & Justice Center. Button designs should be 2 1/4" circles. We are…

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Happy Birthday Barby!!

Barby and Vic Ulmer, our developing world Join San Jose Peace & Justice Center in wishing Barby Ulmer a happy 90th birthday on Saturday, November 23, 2019, 2 to 5 pm. Let's celebrate Barby & Vic Ulmer's decades of peace and justice activism together. We will be having tea and…

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Join Us to Celebrate!!

You are invited to the Center on October 27, 2019 from 4 to 7 pm to help celebrate our Director, Michele Mashburn's 50th Birthday Celebration!! Bring a dish to share. To help us, please go to this spreadsheet to sign up for food or email michele [at] sanjosepeace.org. Using the…

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