This category is for any post that has a call to do something in it. This can be to call your elected person, to sign a petition, to attend a rally, and so on.

Call to Action: Defund Police at San José Unified Schools

Most of the information provided below came from Victor Vasquez, Director of Organizing & Policy at SOMOS Mayfair. The San José Unified Equity Coalition has created the Derrick Sanderlin Resolution, which calls for the San José Unified School District (SJUSD) to defund police presence at SJUSD schools and end its relationship…

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Defend DACA on Day of SCOTUS Decision!

Any day now the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision on the future of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) that will profoundly affect the legal status of some 650,000 DACA recipients, including some 23,000 in Santa Clara County. The decision could either reaffirm the constitutionality of the DACA program or allow the Trump administration to proceed with rescinding the program.​

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Unity Against Police Brutality

These are the names of the 85 *known* people killed by police in San Jose/Santa Clara County from 2000 - 2020 (most recently as May 3rd, Armando Salvatierra #JusticeforMando) with likely many other extrajudicial killings that went under the radar.

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Car Caravan for Peace on Memorial Day

By Charlotte Casey, member of SJPJC Coordinating Council Memorial Day was established as a day to honor American service members who died in wars. But glorification of war has never seemed more WRONG than during this pandemic. When the budget for the Center for Disease Control ($11 billion) is only…

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VIRTUAL CLIMATE RALLY TO HONOR EARTH DAY

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center (PPJC) is planning a virtual Climate Rally on Friday, April 24th. The Climate Rally will debut a special video presentation featuring climate experts and activists explaining what climate justice and political engagement means amidst a global pandemic and beyond.

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