The peace and justice movement lost a giant when Kevin Zeese (October 28, 1955-September 6, 2020) died in his sleep early Sunday morning. Many tributes have been posted since his passing. We send healing thoughts to Kevin’s family and friends. Margaret Flowers and Kevin’s sons are planning an online tribute…
The Center is joining a soon-to-be-filed civil rights class action lawsuit to stop San José Police Department (SJPD) from using impact munitions and other violence against demonstrators. In addition to the Center, the NAACP- San Jose Silicon Valley Chapter and a number of individuals will serve as named plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which will challenge SJPD's racial and religious profiling practices as well as its unlawful violence.
By Poor Magazine Community members are outraged with the arrest and incarceration of Joey Villarreal after he attempted to protect a friend from being assaulted at a San Jose Flea Market on Sunday, August 2nd. Family, friends, and community organizations plan to rally in front of the County Clerk's Office Monday at…
By José Villarreal, founder of CHANGE Santa Clara County Yesterday, I attended the Nurses Union Picket at Regional Medical Center from 2-5 pm. We had a great turn out, about 80 to 100 nurses came out and stood along the corner of Jackson and McKee Road with signs demanding the…
Have you ever seen others look at you differently, as if they were judging you? Maybe you received the look of disgust? What about looks you may have given to others?
In solidarity with our community members impacted by police violence in Santa Clara County, the San José Peace and Justice Center condemns the San José Police Department’s (SJPD) oppressive actions towards Black, Brown, Latinx, Indigenous, and all People of Color; inclusive of those who may not identify with society’s normative sexual and gender identities, economic status, abilities and disabilities, religious beliefs and disbeliefs, and immigration status.
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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.
At 4 pm on Friday, June 5th, 2020, thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of San José City Hall to honor the life of Breonna Taylor on what would have been her 27th Birthday. They were there to call for an end to nationwide racially targeted police brutality and murder.…