The San José Peace and Justice Center would like to emphasize the importance of community care during this distressing time. We are hearing the concerns and prioritizing the health and wellness of all individuals throughout our community. Consequently, the SJPJC staff and leadership has determined to cancel all events hosted…
By Kyle V., a SJSU Spring 2020 intern What does a normal Friday look like? Is it going out with friends and family or is it a relaxing night in, taking time to decompress from the work week? For some special individuals a Friday evening means standing on a street…
Election Day is March 3rd, but you can vote today! Make sure to vote, vote, VOTE! March 3, 2020 is the Presidential Primary Election. This year the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (along with 14 other counties) is implementing The Voter's Choice Act, a new law passed by the…
Written by Luca, a San José Peace and Justice Center intern UPDATE: The speaker event featured in this post with Dr. Aptheker on March 11 has been POSTPONED. Please contact kate.steffens@sjsu.edu with any questions. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library recently opened their “100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in…
The 10th annual Bay Area Solidarity Summer is now accepting applications. (Deadline: March 1) Bay Area Solidarity Summer (BASS) is a 5-day political action camp to cultivate South Asian American activists, ages 18–24. It runs from Thursday, July 30 to Monday, August 3, 2020. BASS will strengthen your skills as…
Does social justice, class struggle, and fighting oppression spark an interest? Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign has thirty plus years of organizing movements led by poor, homeless, and formerly homeless individuals. They realize that our economy is moving towards a jobless economy, with vacant jobs that cannot cover basic…
In the late 1930's, Spain was embroiled in a civil war which prefigured the conflicts of World War II. Approximately 40,000 volunteers from 53 countries joined International Brigades, fighting on the Republican side against the fascists and Nazis. Of these 40,000 volunteers, about 3,000 were from the U.S. and were…
Peace is Green! Join us on Valentine's Day to express our love for peace and for our planet on V-Day February 14 at 5pm in front of the MLK Library at 4th and San Fernando. Organized by the Friday Peace Vigil, Santa Clara County Green Party, the SJ Peace &…
Written by Khalilah Ramirez, The Peace Dancer, for Silicon Valley Debug Stories Greetings to all who are reading! Welcome to 2020, the year that symbolized futuristic progress in our collective imaginations since the 20th century. Has 2020 been everything you hoped for these past three weeks? Give an honest, secret…
Photo by Len Tsou: November 2019 The South Bay Anti-Imperialist Coalition condemns the presence of US troops in the Middle East. American troops in the region have been a plague to the Iranian and Iraqi people causing them nothing but death and destruction. The policy of the US government is…