Join us on October 19, 2021 from 5:30PM-6:30PM on zoom to discuss the Peace Pantry Working Group of San José Peace and Justice Center! Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83287988547 The Working Group will build a strong cohesive foundation that supports our diverse community. You will have a hand in the Peace…
We are seeking new members to join the San Jose Peace and Justice Center Coordinating Council!
By Maya B. and Grace T., SJPJC Volunteers As activism among teens in San Jose and the Bay Area has seen growth recently, the San Jose Peace and Justice Center invites youth who are interested in local and global activism to participate as a team of volunteers to organize and…
By Grace T., SJPJC Volunteer On June 19th, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army arrived to Texas to inform the people that the Civil War had ended and slavery was now abolished. However, this information was relayed to enslaved people two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had…
by Vinh-Doan T. On Tuesday, May 11th, myself and some other San Jose Peace and Justice Center volunteers and interns will be holding a reading and discussion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s crucial speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” This speech was delivered on April 4th, 1967,…
By Grace T., SJPJC Volunteer On Sunday, February 14, the Nihonmachi Outreach Committee of San José hosted a livestream through YouTube in remembrance of the 41st anniversary of the Executive Order 9066 that placed 120,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps and separated them from their families during World War II.…
Karla Henríquez started volunteering with us during Summer 2020, then interned with us through the Fall Semester. At the December Coordinating Council meeting, Karla was offered a seat on the Coordinating Council because of her ongoing commitment to the Center. Karla is an ambitious woman who is working toward a…
By Karla, a SJSU Fall 2020 intern Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, whether it was getting dressed up, going out with friends to trick-or-treat, or getting scared by the haunted houses we all loved to go into. Many of us have fond memories of Halloween as children, but…
Are you interested in helping the San José Peace & Justice Center adapt to the quickly changing climate of 2020 and onwards? Do you have ideas about how the Center may serve as a better resource for community organizations and support local organizers? Can you envision what a future for…
Are you interested in helping the San José Peace & Justice Center adapt to our more modern community? Do you have ideas about how the Center may serve as a better resource for community organizations and support local organizers? Can you envision what a future for the Center might look…
