At 4 pm on Friday, June 5th, 2020, thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of San José City Hall to honor the life of Breonna Taylor on what would have been her 27th Birthday. They were there to call for an end to nationwide racially targeted police brutality and murder.…
Considering the overwhelming number of recent instances of police brutality and misconduct across the country and here in San José, civic participation and activism has become more important than ever. In the face of a global pandemic, civic engagement may seem difficult due to the risks of COVID-19 infection but…
Save The Date: Educate + Liberate Online Conference The Educate and Liberate Online Conference is an event being put on Maíz San José. Maíz is a Latinx movement that advocates and develops leadership in and for marginalized communities in San José, particularly for Latinx women, queer people, and families. The…
COVID Chronicles is an ongoing series of personal accounts from community members near and far during this global pandemic. For our first installment, Neil writes a letter about his experience as a Senior at San José State University and an intern at San José Peace and Justice Center. To share…
By Neil C., a SJSU Spring 2020 Intern The Glowing Magic Beauty book release event was something that I would have never decided to attend on my own. I did not know who Khalilah Ramirez was or what she stood for, but when I first met her before the event her presence in the room…
By Kyle V., a SJSU Spring 2020 intern What does a normal Friday look like? Is it going out with friends and family or is it a relaxing night in, taking time to decompress from the work week? For some special individuals a Friday evening means standing on a street…
Written by Luca, a San José Peace and Justice Center intern UPDATE: The speaker event featured in this post with Dr. Aptheker on March 11 has been POSTPONED. Please contact kate.steffens@sjsu.edu with any questions. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library recently opened their “100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in…
Does social justice, class struggle, and fighting oppression spark an interest? Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign has thirty plus years of organizing movements led by poor, homeless, and formerly homeless individuals. They realize that our economy is moving towards a jobless economy, with vacant jobs that cannot cover basic…
By Pete, a SJSU Fall 2019 Intern Official Chinese government documents leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists earlier in the week has shown that an estimated one million minority Uighur Muslims are being sent to secret brainwashing detention camps in the Xinjiang region in the West of China.…
Written by Mira, a SJPJC High School Intern On Saturday, September 21st, we hosted the 2019 International Day of Peace Open House and Fundraiser right here at the center! The International Day of Peace is a holiday that helps to provide a global day for each individual to contribute to…
