by Sharat G. Lin in IndyBay, April 8, 2026 Fifteen peace activists from across the country temporarily blocked access through the West Gate and later through the Main Gate at Holloman Air Force Base at Alamogordo, New Mexico just after dawn on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Five were arrested at…
By Caitlin Johnstone from Caitlin's Newsletter, March 24, 2026 There’s another giant “No Kings” protest scheduled for this weekend, and right now all I can think about is how disgusting it is that this is the closest thing to a mass-scale antiwar protest in the United States right now. The…
by Joan Simon, speech given at San Jose Against War rally on March 3, 202 For years, I had always want to go to Cuba. I wanted to experience a society, if only for a very short time, that genuinely cares about its people. In 2015, I finally had an…
Demo Against War on Iran January 9, 2020 in San Jose. by Dan Mayfield, president, The Collins Foundation, February 28, 2026 The SAN JOSE PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER categorically condemns the unprovoked US/Israeli attack on Iran. This is a grotesque violation of international law and the U.S. constitution. Iran…
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies, January 23, 2026 in Common Dreams At the opening ceremony for Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace in Davos, Jared Kushner unveiled glossy images of his vision for a “new Gaza”: shining apartment towers, luxury developments, and sweeping views of the Mediterranean. There were…
Speech given by Joan Simon at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 97th birthday commemoration at the library on January 17, 2026 It is an honor to represent South Bay Jewish Voice for Peace and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center. This year, we celebrate Martin Luther King Day…
by Caitlin Johnstone, November 26, 2025 Don’t let the empire gaslight you into believing you are powerless and helpless. There are always things you can do to fight the bastards, and there are always things you can do to improve your own life. It’s so easy to fall into the…
by Caitlin Johnstone, April 11, 2025 As Washington’s cold war with China escalates, we can expect to see a massively reinvigorated anti-China propaganda campaign in the west. As this unfolds, please know that everything you learned about the mass media’s dishonesty regarding Gaza is equally true of empire-targeted nations like…
by Kathy Kelly, Mar 31, 2025 in Common Dreams Beginning in March of 2017 and for the following eight years, at 11:00 a.m. on every Saturday morning, a group of New Yorkers has assembled in Manhattan’s Union Square for “the Yemen vigil.” Their largest banner proclaims: “Yemen is Starving.” Other…
by Jon Rainwater, in Common Dreams, Feb 25, 2025 In the capricious tapestry that is U.S. foreign policy, you can find a recurring pattern: Washington champions sovereignty as a holy principle of the international order when it aligns with its interests—think Ukraine under Biden—but casually disregards it when inconvenient. The…
