Photo: Nancy Tsou May 9, 2024 San Jose State students have rallied and carried out a one-day sit-in on campus to highlight their demands. Students' Demands: End the Silence: Release a public statement calling for an immediate end to the Gaza Genocide, condemning “Israel” for its war crimes, and calling…
Hundreds of San Jose residents spoke up at the December 5, 2023 meeting of the San Jose City Council to ask that a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Israel's bombardment of Gaza be put on the Council's agenda. The City Council took no action. They claimed that this matter…
by Brett Wilkins in Common Dreams, April 17, 2024 The center of the U.S. military-industrial complex has been shifting over the past decade from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to Northern California—a shift that is accelerating with the rise of artificial intelligence-based systems, according to a report published Wednesday. The…
by Jessica CorbettCommon DreamsApril 5, 2024 As Israel continues to starve Palestinians to death in the Gaza Strip, an international coalition on Friday was preparing to set sail with humanitarian aid and human rights observers "to challenge the ongoing illegal Israeli blockade." Israel has limited the flow of people and…
Statement by National Labor Network for a Ceasefire. We, members of the American labor movement, mourn the loss of life in Israel and Palestine. We express our solidarity with all workers and our common desire for peace in Palestine and Israel, and we call on President Joe Biden and Congress…
If the international community does not finally develop the will to stop Israel, this horrific crime will, by far, prove worse than all the crimes that have already been committed. by Ramzy Baroud published in Common Dreams The Palestinian city of Rafah is not just older than Israel, it is…
URGENT! Please send emails to your California State Assembly Member telling them of your opposition to Senate Bill 1081 (Archuleta), which will be heard in the Transportation committee on July 1, 2024. This bill requires those under age 26 applying for a first-time or renewing a California driver’s license and California I.D.…
by Mike Paradela In honor of International Women’s Day, we compiled a list of women who have moved San Jose’s political, economic, and cultural life in a progressive direction. Their contributions to humanity as a whole and San Jose in particular should be recognized and honored. Without these women, San…
February 29 marked the 20 year anniversary of the 2004 coup against the democratically elected government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti. Protesters at the Friday Peace Vigil on March 1 held a banner expressing solidarity with the people of Haiti. The country is currently under a state of emergency…
The San Jose Peace & Justice Center joined other organizations such as the Movement for Black Lives and the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action that signed a statement expressing concern about the alarming rise of Hindu supremacy, also known as Hindutva or Hindu nationalism, in the United States. Savera,…
