Justice 4 Workers 2.0 Online 6/27/2020
Worker Stories and Lawyers' Analysis on Employment, Immigration, and Housing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Santa Clara County.
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June 26, 2020
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.
Defend DACA on Day of SCOTUS Decision!
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.
June 12, 2020
Recap: NAACP Die-In at City Hall
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.…
June 11, 2020
Urgent: Sign on to Defund the SJPD
By noon today (Thursday June 11) use this link to sign on to the letter that will be sent to San Jose Mayor Liccardo, City Councilmembers, City Manager Sykes, and Budget Director Shannon. Please sign onto the letter if you support! In signing on, your name will be added to…
June 11, 2020
Unity Against Police Brutality
These are the names of the 85 *known* people killed by police in San Jose/Santa Clara County from 2000 - 2020 (most recently as May 3rd, Armando Salvatierra #JusticeforMando) with likely many other extrajudicial killings that went under the radar.
June 7, 2020
Statement Supporting Black Lives Matter Movement
The San José Peace and Justice Center stands in solidarity with Black communities across the nation and locally as they grieve the lives that have been lost due to racially targeted violence by law enforcement officials. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Tony McDade have all been recent victims…
June 3, 2020
Are We ALL In This Together?
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?
May 14, 2020
May Day: Honoring Frontline Workers in the Pandemic
By Sharat G. Lin, a SJPJC Coordinating Council member Join San José May Day Coalition for a Virtual May Day Rally on May 1st 12 noon!#WeAreAlwaysEssential #SiempreSomoEsenciales In this unprecedented moment of the COVID-19 pandemic and sheltering-in-place, we honor all frontline workers! These are the farmworkers who grow our food,…
April 24, 2020
California Youth Climate Strike
This Earth Day, California Youth Climate Strike is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day through a three-day program of climate action. They will be conducting teach-ins, fireside chats, Q&A panels, and more from Wednesday, April 22nd to Friday, April 24th. Due to COVID-19, all actions will be held online.…
April 22, 2020
Coronavirus’ “Letter To Humanity”
A poem by Vivienne R Reich The earth whispered but you did not hear.The earth spoke but you did not listen.The earth screamed but you turned her off. And so, I was born… I was not born to punish you…I was born to awaken you… The earth cried out for…
April 21, 2020