Trump Won: Now What?

Here’s some thinking about ways to orient so we can ground ourselves better for these times ahead. Daniel Hunter Nov 10, 2024 Waging Nonviolence It’s important we squarely face U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and what there is to do about it. Trump has already signaled the kind of president…

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CodePink’s Statement on the Election

With the election results in CODEPINK’s demands and goals remain the same: We want an end to all wars, occupations and genocides. We want justice for the people of the world and for the planet. We will continue organizing to that end. We are not filled with despair, but immense…

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Return to Sender: Slavery and the War on Drugs

YES on Prop 6: Prop 6 would ban forced prison labor, prohibit prisons from punishing incarcerated people who seek rehabilitation over forced labor, and amend the State Constitution to read "Slavery and Involuntary Servitude are Prohibited”.  NO on Prop 36: Prop 36 expands on the misleading claim that California is…

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AIPAC Hijacks Rep. Cori Bush’s Race–and Our Elections

by Medea Benjamin Common Dreams Representative Cori Bush, a progressive black woman from St. Louis, Missouri who is a member of “the Squad” in the U.S. House and has been a powerful voice in Congress for poor people, women’s rights, healthcare, housing–and Palestine—just lost her primary because pro-Israel lobby groups…

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Maduro Victory Shows Democratic Bolivarian Socialism Continues in Venezuela

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…

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Every Vote Must Be Counted!

San Jose Peace & Justice Center is also a co-sponsor by Wendy Greenfield, Jewish Voice for Peace South Bay Jewish Voice for Peace is endorsing the "Count All Votes" day of action on November 4th at San Jose City Hall.  It is increasingly clear that we we are not likely to…

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Cancel Call-Out Culture

By Paulina Thurmann, senior at Gonzaga University Image of Loretta Ross On October 13, 2020, my day-to-day approach to ‘doing’ social justice changed. I’m a student at Gonzaga University, a Jesuit institution in Washington, with a major in sociology and minors in leadership and social justice, so tackling injustice through…

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SJPJC November Voting Guide!

As many know, it is voting season. If you are able to vote, please use your right to do so! If you are unable to vote, it is always important to stay informed of the county and city changes around you, and educating those that are unaware. Learn about the…

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Happy Election Week!

Election Day is March 3rd, but you can vote today! Make sure to vote, vote, VOTE! March 3, 2020 is the Presidential Primary Election. This year the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (along with 14 other counties) is implementing The Voter's Choice Act, a new law passed by the…

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