2019 International Day of Peace Recap

Written by Mira, a SJPJC High School Intern On Saturday, September 21st, we hosted the 2019 International Day of Peace Open House and Fundraiser right here at the center! The International Day of Peace is a holiday that helps to provide a global day for each individual to contribute to…

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Join Us to Celebrate!!

You are invited to the Center on October 27, 2019 from 4 to 7 pm to help celebrate our Director, Michele Mashburn's 50th Birthday Celebration!! Bring a dish to share. To help us, please go to this spreadsheet to sign up for food or email michele [at] sanjosepeace.org. Using the…

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Honduras: Repression and Resistance

We had scheduled a presentation by Karen Spring, coordinator of the Honduras Solidarity Network for the evening of September 25. Unfortunately, Karen had to return to Honduras on September 21. As she explains in THIS VIDEO, "I had to leave to go back to Honduras earlier than I had planned…

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Event Accessibility

Inclusion is not hard to do on events and other types of meetings. Accessibility is vital to our society. To cover accessibility, intention matters. Inclusion of this most impacted starts with accessibility in all its forms. While it may not be possible to be 100% accessible, honesty matters in communicating…

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Join us on September 21st

Please join us for our annual International Day of Peace event: 9/21/2019 Noon to 5 pm. Please RSVP in advance if possible via email or Eventbrite (linked here). A solidarity donation of $20 for a ticket is suggested, but no one is turned away for lack of funds.We will be…

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The Twist Mohawk

Written by Khalilah Ramirez for Silicon Valley Debug Stories Greetings fellow Earth dwellers! Peace Dancer Khalilah here with this week's installment of harmony and joy. This Week In Peace is an accessible way to absorb the latest updates on unaddressed topics of utmost importance. These vital subjects, like love and…

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N.E.R.D. How We Live on in Light

Written by Khalilah Ramirez for Silicon Valley Debug Stories Greetings to all who are reading! Peace Dancer Khalilah here, reporting on the latest, greatest things, ideas and people in the spirit of peace. This Week In Peace sets out to elevate, inspire and uplift us. Peace in every heart (the…

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Hiroshima Day Action: August 6th, 2019

Hiroshima Action 8 AM on Tuesday, August 6 at Livermore Lab: Daniel Ellsberg to Speak at Rally, March to follow Bay Area peace and justice advocates will mark the 74th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the Livermore Lab, where today the Trump Administration is spending…

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Ugly Laws and Today's Ableism

CW: historical trauma, ableism . . . . Alt Text: Image from Modern Disability 2015. An old fashioned white policeman with a gun, and the text “There were once ‘ugly laws’ in several American cities in which persons with ‘unsightly or disgusting’ disabilities could be subject to a fine for…

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