On Saturday, June 5th join the Santa Clara County Single Payer Health Care Coalition for a Honk & Wave event from 12 - 2PM! The Honk & Wave will take place at Willow Road & Newbridge Street in Menlo Park. There will also be a MINI FOOD DRIVE to benefit the SJPJC Peace Pantry - if you would like to donate, bring your non-perishable foods and canned goods to the Honk & Wave!
The SJPJC is looking for volunteers to develop and sustain the Peace Pantry Program and the Community Garden Project. Check out this blog to learn more and find out how to get involved!
On December 11, 2019 a group of local creators gathered at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center in an act of Local Peace to collaborate on a Zine. The theme of the Zine was "The Earth". While the pages were ultimately not assembled, we recently recovered some and would…
By Salem Aljuni, Community Member At this crucial time, it is important that elected leaders hear from constituents opposed to U.S. aid to Israel. The link below will take you to an easy way to send a message to your congressional representative. This initiative is a joint effort of 8…
By Charlotte Casey Israel has escalated its murderous assault on Gaza by preparing to send in ground troops. At least 109 Palestinians, including 28 children have already been killed while Zionist extremists riot in the streets of Jerusalem, assaulting Palestinian residents and destroying Palestinian businesses. As Tax Day (Monday, May…
People with disabilities, seniors, parents of children with disabilities, service providers, teachers, families with limited English proficiency, and those with limited access to transportation are invited to take this survey collecting experiences of members of the Access and Functional Needs Community on the COVID-19 response in Santa Clara County.
San Jose Peace and Justice intern Diamond Tabron introduces Transformative Justice to end prisons and policing, a hot topic that deserves to be talked about! Diamond is currently in the process of receiving a degree in Justice Studies at San Jose State University. Having knowledge in criminal justice gives Diamond…
by Vinh-Doan T. On Tuesday, May 11th, myself and some other San Jose Peace and Justice Center volunteers and interns will be holding a reading and discussion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s crucial speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” This speech was delivered on April 4th, 1967,…
"On March 7, 2020 we were interviewed by a reporter from San José Spotlight regarding our fight to guarantee health care to all Californians. During the interview, we discussed extensively why we both believe in a single-payer system as a means to universal health care. While the article that followed included many important aspects of our discussion, it missed two key elements of the fight for single-payer that we talked about: the stories of everyday Americans who face looming uncertainty and massive medical bills, as well as how we can afford to change what’s happening."
Meet the Northern California Unemployed Committee: We are a new organization that focuses specifically on the struggle for the rights of the unemployed! We have three primary demands: 1 - restore the $600 weekly supplement, 2 - end federal taxation of unemployment, 3 - make the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance permanent. If this article interests you and you want to get involved please contact us at ncaluc@gmail.com or (408) 638-9131.