This category was created in 2020 when the pandemic first started. The posts in this category can be about just about anything that is touched by the pandemic.
From September 30 to October 5, Office Hours will be by appointment. Typical office hours are Monday through Friday 4 to 7 pm.
COVID-19 has changed so much. It has changed a core part of what we do and how we can do it. Groups can now reserve the parking lot for small outdoor gatherings.
Worker Stories and Lawyers' Analysis on Employment, Immigration, and Housing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Santa Clara County.
By Charlotte Casey and Joan Simon, SJPJC Coordinating Council members Taken at the end of the Memorial Day Car Caravan for Peace, this photo shows people gathered in front of the Mercy Mobile as we presented a bucket in which participants had dropped donations for Community Homeless Alliance Ministry (CHAM).…
By Tara McHugh, Coordinator of SJPJC Photo by Simona Martin, Pro Bono Photo On Monday, May 25th, advocates for peace gathered for a car caravan from Peace Corner (Stevens Creek & Winchester Blvds.) to Roosevelt Community Center. Memorial Day is a holiday honoring people who died while serving in the…
9/17/2020 - The micro-grant program has been closed for now. Due to these unprecedented circumstances, many are left without adequate means of organizing and activating remotely. Grassroots groups are hit particularly hard as face-to-face organizing is no longer an option. As part of our mission to serve the community and…
During this crisis, there has been an overwhelming public sentiment of “we’re all in this together as we shelter-in-place” - but this concept of “we” is inherently exclusionary. Have “we” considered the people that don’t have the privilege of shelter?
Yes, via Zoom!! The San Jose Peace and Justice Center staff and volunteers are still working remotely but we are not out of touch! We have moved our office hours to Zoom until we are able to return to the Collins House. You are invited to join Tara and Michele…
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…
