Events are current when they are in the news and media coverage. They are also current when they are the issues of this moment in time.
Tampa, FL—The first week of the free speech trial of African People's Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel left observers shaking their heads and asking how the government has dedicated 30 FBI agents over the course of three years, conducted military raids on peaceful U.S. residents,…
by Professor Jodi Dean, published in Common Dreams, July 30, 2024 Shortly before midnight on 28 July, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that — with 80 percent of the over 20 million votes counted — the trend was irreversible: Nicolás Maduro had been re-elected president of Venezuela. According to…
On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, the Peace & Justice Center hosted two members of the KPFA Local Station Board: Steve Zeltzer (Work Week Radio), and Lisa Milos (UCSF University Professional & Technical Employees member, UPTE Members for Palestine) They discussed why independent media is critical in this dire time of…
On July 9, 2024, about 50 people gathered outside Regional Medical Center (RMC) in East San Jose to rally against the decision of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) to close RMC's trauma center, and its special heart attack and stroke programs on August 12, 2024. Regional Medical Center is the…
Thursday, May 30, 3pm at Montgomery Theater 271 S Market St, San Jose On Thursday, May 30, the Bay Area Council for the 2024 Pacific Summit will host Argentine President Javier Milei, who espouses an openly fascist ideology. Since taking office in December, 2023, Milei has raised the percentage of…
The San Jose Peace & Justice Center joined other organizations such as the Movement for Black Lives and the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action that signed a statement expressing concern about the alarming rise of Hindu supremacy, also known as Hindutva or Hindu nationalism, in the United States. Savera,…
It’s killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. And its future lies in its past. We break it down. By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 9 Oct 2023 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced many millions of people and has its roots in…
On Sunday April 23, San Jose's quarterly Viva Calle event will close some city streets to cars and allow bikers, skaters, strollers, skateboarders, etc. to move freely on car-free streets between Willow Glen and the Rose Garden. The route passes in front of the Collins House / Peace and Justice…
Art by Jan Burger On July 21, President Biden announced he will take a series of executive actions to confront the climate emergency in the coming weeks. There are reports from members of his Administration that he is considering declaring a climate emergency. We are demanding that President Biden declare…
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.
