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…
By Eileen Hunter, onRoute22 The "Music in the Community" project was germinated at the Arts of Collaboration Panel where Ray Furuta, a music faculty member at Santa Clara University was a panelist. The music and creativity of the students is combined with the stories of women who have been unhoused…
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.
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…
Considering the overwhelming number of recent instances of police brutality and misconduct across the country and here in San José, civic participation and activism has become more important than ever. In the face of a global pandemic, civic engagement may seem difficult due to the risks of COVID-19 infection but…
Save The Date: Educate + Liberate Online Conference The Educate and Liberate Online Conference is an event being put on Maíz San José. Maíz is a Latinx movement that advocates and develops leadership in and for marginalized communities in San José, particularly for Latinx women, queer people, and families. The…
By Charlotte Casey and Joan Simon, SJPJC Coordinating Council members Taken at the end of the Memorial Day Car Caravan for Peace, this photo shows people gathered in front of the Mercy Mobile as we presented a bucket in which participants had dropped donations for Community Homeless Alliance Ministry (CHAM).…
By Tara McHugh, Coordinator of SJPJC Photo by Simona Martin, Pro Bono Photo On Monday, May 25th, advocates for peace gathered for a car caravan from Peace Corner (Stevens Creek & Winchester Blvds.) to Roosevelt Community Center. Memorial Day is a holiday honoring people who died while serving in the…
By Charlotte Casey, member of SJPJC Coordinating Council Memorial Day was established as a day to honor American service members who died in wars. But glorification of war has never seemed more WRONG than during this pandemic. When the budget for the Center for Disease Control ($11 billion) is only…
9/17/2020 - The micro-grant program has been closed for now. Due to these unprecedented circumstances, many are left without adequate means of organizing and activating remotely. Grassroots groups are hit particularly hard as face-to-face organizing is no longer an option. As part of our mission to serve the community and…
