TEYA Teach In: Black History and Black Power
You are invited to attend a Black History Month inspired Virtual Team In this Friday, February 12th at 5 pm. Please register in advance for the event.
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February 10, 2021
This category is for any events not hosted by SJPJC even if we are supporting and/or cosponsoring the event.
February Angelversary: Remembering Three Fathers from San Jose killed by police in our community
Come show your support and join Laurie, Sharon, Corina, and Regina to remember Rudy Cardenas, Antonio Guzman Lopez, and Phillip Watkins. These families continue to be impacted by the loss of their loved ones at the hands of police officers in San José. This event will be held in front of San José City Hall on Thursday, February 18th at 4:45pm. Say their names! Know their stories!
February 9, 2021
Create in Place: Black Lives Matter! 2/10/2021
Join us on Wednesday, February 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a Create in Place Workshop! With all of us still cooped up at home, we are bringing back our Create in Place Workshop sessions! Join us for some community connection time focused around creation of all sorts.…
January 25, 2021
Papeles Para Todxs! Citizenship for All!
Yesterday I attended the Inauguration Day Citizenship for All rally at San José City Hall. Organized by Decolonial ActionLab, there was a car caravan action that ended at City Hall where the rally was held. A number of powerful speakers addressed a socially distanced crowd in both English and Spanish.…
January 21, 2021
Dump Trump and Ban the Bomb
by Charlotte Casey, SJPJC Coordinating Council member At this perilous moment in history, Democratic Party leaders are citing Trump’s easy access to nuclear weapons as a reason to remove him from office. It should not have taken the president’s obvious derangement to remind us of the existential threat posed by…
January 13, 2021
Event Recap – Halloween “Haunted” House at the Center
This past weekend, we held an event here at the Center for families in our community to celebrate Halloween in a safe and fun way. The intention for this event was to provide a space for kids who, due to COVID response guidelines, were unable to celebrate the holiday in…
November 3, 2020
Halloween “Haunted” House Fundraiser!
By Karla, a SJSU Fall 2020 intern Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, whether it was getting dressed up, going out with friends to trick-or-treat, or getting scared by the haunted houses we all loved to go into. Many of us have fond memories of Halloween as children, but…
October 15, 2020
Join tonight’s event remotely…
Tonight is another parking lot event hosted by Stories for Solidarity (SFS). AND...... They are making segments accessible via Zoom for those of you who are at home and unable to attend. You can find tickets on their website ($10 suggested donation). Join SFS for their First Saturday's Open Mic…
October 3, 2020
Indigenous Peoples Day Rally & March October 12, 2020 – 4 pm
A invitation from Dawn/Walking Bird Peace be to you and yours, My name is Walking Bird of the Apache and Ohlone nations. My government name is Dawn as in the “rise of a new beginning”. I come from a long line of Indigenous warriors. I am a current member of…
October 2, 2020
Rise in Power – From San Quentin to Attica and Back Again
On September 13, 1971, the largest prison uprising in U.S. history which was begun on September 9, 1971, at Attica prison was brutally suppressed. 33 prisoners and 10 correctional officers were killed in the assault by New York state police ordered by Governor Rockefeller. An important catalyst for the Attica uprising…
September 4, 2020