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Community Groups / Economic Justice / SJPJC

Meet the Northern California Unemployed Committee!

Meet the Northern California Unemployed Committee: We are a new organization that focuses specifically on the struggle for the rights of the unemployed! We have three primary demands: 1 - restore the $600 weekly supplement, 2 - end federal taxation of unemployment, 3 - make the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance permanent. If this article interests you and you want to get involved please contact us at ncaluc@gmail.com or (408) 638-9131.

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April 28, 2021
All Things Disability / Call To Action / SJPJC

Help Michele Get a Van!!!

Support this fundraiser to purchase a wheelchair accessible van for Michele Mashburn! As you likely know, Michele Mashburn has been the Director of the San Jose Peace and Justice Center for almost 5 years. She has been an extremely dedicated community builder, facilitating connections between various groups and providing relevant resources…

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April 27, 2021
Community Events / Interns / SJPJC

Save the Date! Reading MLK’s “Beyond Vietnam”

by Vinh-Doan T. Save the date! On Tuesday, May 11th we will be hosting a reading of and discussion about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” from 6 to 7:30 PM. We will read excerpts of the speech and explore themes from those…

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April 26, 2021
Community Groups / SJPJC

Thank you, South Bay Materials!

Ashley, from Smiling Roots, a member of the Garden Project We are so grateful for the generous donation of beautiful pea gravel for winding pathways, rich humus to add bulk density and increase the retention of water and nutrients in the soil, and pavers from the amazing team at South…

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April 25, 2021
SJPJC

Huge Thank You to Zanker Recycling!

Ashley, from Smiling Roots, a member of the Garden Project Amidst all of the chaos here's some good news: the community garden project at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center (@sjpjc) is continuing to grow and gain support from volunteers and local community partners like Zanker Landscape Materials (@zankerlandscapematerials)!…

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April 24, 2021
Call To Action / SJPJC

Tell Biden: Reduce Pentagon Spending!

Veterans For Peace is outraged that President Biden’s budget released this week INCREASES Pentagon spending. This is unacceptable. It is far past time for the U.S. budget to reduce a over-inflated Pentagon spending . This budget does not reflect the overwhelming majority of public opinion that supports re-prioritizing military spending…

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April 12, 2021
SJPJC

April Food Drive & Bake Sale!

On Sunday, April 11th we will be having our next Community Food Drive at the Center (48 S. 7th Street in Downtown San Jose) with the San Jose Community Fridge. We have extended the hours and we're starting one hour later, so we'll be there 12 - 4PM. We'll only…

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April 8, 2021
Call To Action / Current Events / Nuclear Disarmament / SJPJC

“Shut Down Creech” Protest in Nevada desert!

Protesters from Code Pink and Veterans for Peace are spending the week in the Nevada desert outside Creech Air Force Base to protest the U.S. drone program, and to support Daniel Hale, the whistleblower who currently faces sentencing in July after pleading guilty for secretly exposing war crimes in the U.S. drone targeted killing program. Read more on our website!

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April 7, 2021
Community Events / End Wars 2021 / Interns / SJPJC

End the Forever Wars: Discussion Panel Event Recap

By Vinh-Doan T., SJPJC Intern On Friday, March 19th, we held our first End Wars! Discussion Panel on Zoom featuring Tiny (aka Lisa Gray-Garcia), poverty scholar and co-founder of POOR Magazine, Sameena Usman, Senior Government Relations Consultant for the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations,…

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March 29, 2021