Chinese detains Uighur Muslims

By Pete, a SJSU Fall 2019 Intern Official Chinese government documents leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists earlier in the week has shown that an estimated one million minority Uighur Muslims are being sent to secret brainwashing detention camps in the Xinjiang region in the West of China.…

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Anakbayan Silicon Valley Solidarity Statement

Propaganda enabling Rodrigo Duterte’s oppressive attacks on anti-fascist political activism is impacting local community group Anakbayan Silicon Valley. This disinformation campaign has labeled Anakbayan Silicon Valley as a communist organization. Click here to learn more about this issue. The San José Peace and Justice Center stands in solidarity with Anakbayan…

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Office is closed November 28 & 29, 2019

The San Jose Peace & Justice Center office will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Groups will still be able to meet but no one will be in the office from 4 to 7 pm. Check out this article on "6 Things Every Non-Native Should Do on Thanksgiving" on HuffPost.

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Button Design Contest – Deadline Extended!

We're extending the deadline for button design submissions! You now have until the end of January 2020 to submit your button design. We will announce voting then. Help us design a new button for the San Jose Peace & Justice Center. Button designs should be 2 1/4" circles. We are…

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Happy Birthday Barby!!

Barby and Vic Ulmer, our developing world Join San Jose Peace & Justice Center in wishing Barby Ulmer a happy 90th birthday on Saturday, November 23, 2019, 2 to 5 pm. Let's celebrate Barby & Vic Ulmer's decades of peace and justice activism together. We will be having tea and…

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Meet Tara – Our New Coordinator!

Tara McHugh is the newest addition to the SJPJC team! After moving to San José a year ago, Tara is very excited to be a more engaged member of the local community. She is passionate about making the world a safer, more accessible, and consciously benevolent place, starting at the…

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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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