The National Lawyers Guild emphasizes the legitimacy of the right of the Palestinian people to resist illegal military occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing, and urges the United States to stop enabling and arming Israel’s perpetration of its atrocities. The NLG stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine in their…
The following statement is from Jewish Voice for Peace, published October 7, 2023 Right now, Palestinians, Israelis and all of us with family on the ground are terrified for loved ones. We grieve the lives of those already lost and remain committed to a future where every life is precious,…
Tasers are not safe to be used in the jails or on the streets. More than one person is killed by a taser every week in the U.S. According to the Reuters six-part series, 9 out of 10 who die are unarmed. But Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert Jonson will…
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…
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…
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…
After an absence of a few years, the San Francisco Mime Troupe will be returning to San Jose with a performance of their new musical, BREAKDOWN, in St James Park on Saturday July 8 at 3pm (music begins at 2:30). The subject of the show: “In an insane society how…
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…
“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…
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…
