The Office is closed November 26 and 27th, 2020!
The San José Peace & Justice Center office will be closed this Thursday and Friday. Office hours will be cancelled until next week, November 30th. Stay safe!
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November 24, 2020
Peace Pantry Letter
Peace Pantry A community member left a letter in the Peace Pantry in October 2020. It is a solid reminder of why we have the Peace Pantry and also why we have recently started a GoFundMe campaign to raise more money to support this new program at the Center. To…
November 19, 2020
Stop to remember lives lost in needless wars
By Phil Pflager, Veterans For Peace Chapter 101 Chapter ContactThis letter appeared in the Mercury News on November 15 The photo shows the Armistice Day ceremony in 2015. Veterans For Peace Chapter 101 has hosted an Armistice Day commemoration on November 11 every year since 2010 on the corner of…
November 17, 2020
Tierramor: Ethical & educational plant based products
This holiday season, the San José Peace and Justice Center will be featuring community members and other small businesses to share opportunities for shopping and to promote equitable purchasing. Miriam, owner of Tierramor My name is Miriam and my shop, Tierramor, offers plant-and-nature based home decor and gifts. I was…
November 16, 2020
A Divided Decision: Pragmatism vs Principles
By Joan Simon, SJPJC Coordinating Council member Recently, the San Jose Peace and Justice Center (SJPJC) was notified that we were nominated to receive a $2,000 grant from a local Whole Foods Market, an Amazon-owned store. This opportunity was presented to the SJPJC Coordinating Council for discussion. The Coordinating Council…
November 12, 2020
Solidarity with Hurricane Eta Victims in Honduras
Hurricane Eta struck Honduras on November 3 as a category 4 storm, bringing extreme rainfall and wind speeds up to 150 mph. Now, two good friends of the Peace and Justice Center are reaching out to ask for help for their loved ones and for the people of Honduras. Human…
November 11, 2020
Event Recap – Halloween “Haunted” House at the Center
This past weekend, we held an event here at the Center for families in our community to celebrate Halloween in a safe and fun way. The intention for this event was to provide a space for kids who, due to COVID response guidelines, were unable to celebrate the holiday in…
November 3, 2020
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…
November 3, 2020
It’s a Pandemic Party – October 29, 2020 4:30-6 PM
You are invited to join the San Jose Peace and Justice Center Team to celebrate the birthday of our Director, Michele Mashburn.
October 27, 2020
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…
October 27, 2020
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