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 […]
Community Events
This category is for any events not hosted by SJPJC even if we are supporting and/or cosponsoring the event.
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 […]
Group Healing Circle – April 23, 2022 – 1-2pm
Dear Community Members! We are thinking of you as we acknowledge the many disturbing events in the world right now; the ongoing wars and imperialism, the continuing hate and legislation targeting our Black, Jewish, Asian, Muslim, Latino/a/e, and LGTBQ+ communities. All amidst an unrelenting pandemic and an amplifying climate crisis. We stand in solidarity with […]
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.
Bay Area Solidarity Summer 2022
By Bay Area Solidarity Summer Bay Area Solidarity Summer is now accepting applications! (Deadline: March 27, 2022) The 12th annual Bay Area Solidarity Summer is now accepting applications! (Deadline: March 27, 2022)Bay Area Solidarity Summer (BASS) is a 5-day political action camp for South Asian American activists, ages 18–23. It’ll be in Oakland, California from […]
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 […]
Teacher Listening Session & Critical Board Meeting
By San José Unified Equity Coalition Please join the San José Unified Equity Coalition for two upcoming calls to action. This Thursday, we invite all SJUSD educators to join us for a virtual listening session. Next week, join us at a crucial SJUSD board meeting to give public comment in support of police-free schools. More details […]