San Jose commemorates 53rd anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium

San Jose, CA – On August 29, the San Jose Freedom Road Socialist Organization and other groups held a commemoration for the 53rd anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, with veteran activist Carlos Montes as a guest speaker. The commemoration was held at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, a…

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Peace & Justice Center Statement on Ukraine War

The Peace and Justice Center calls for open dialogue on the conflict, with differences of opinion informed by uncensored reporting available from all media platforms. We support an immediate cease-fire, negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, and a peace agreement that respects Ukrainian neutrality and respects Ukrainian and Russian national sovereignty and…

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No more nukes! Ban the bomb!

At Lawrence Livermore Lab In connection with the release of the film Oppenheimer, “the bomb” is getting a lot of attention in the mass media this summer. It’s an opportunity for the public to learn something about the immense and horrifying impact that nuclear weapons have had and continue to…

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Weekend Events in Our Outdoor Space

San Jose Strong is sponsoring two events: SATURDAY JUNE 10: come out and show some love for our high school freshmen's events! They have been working all year through Cristo Rey's work study program to create these final projects: Ash's Event - Culture Tunes: An Arts Festival to Celebrate the Cultures of South…

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The original Mothers’ Day Proclamation

“Arise, then… women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, whether our baptism be that of water or of tears! Say firmly: We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies. Our husbands shall not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons…

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Stand with Palestine

Israeli forces have killed at least 123 Palestinians this year as the 75-year occupation by the apartheid state of Israel has become even more brutal and deadly. And our tax dollars are helping purchase Israel’s weapons. Of the nearly $4 billion in military aid that the US gives Israel every…

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Join us for Earth Day at Viva Calle

On Sunday April 23, San Jose's quarterly Viva Calle event will close some city streets to cars and allow bikers, skaters, strollers, skateboarders, etc. to move freely on car-free streets between Willow Glen and the Rose Garden. The route passes in front of the Collins House / Peace and Justice…

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Capitalism keeps poverty growing strong

Graphic courtesy of MRonline.org We are reprinting a Letter to the Editor published in the Mercury News on March 2, 2023. Thank you, Peggy! The new study by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies shows disgraceful disparities in wealth. For example, eight households in San Mateo and Santa Clara…

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