Celebrate the life of Barby Ulmer, co-founder of the San Jose Peace Center

The celebration will take place on Saturday February 7 at 1:30pm at Grace Baptist Church, 484 E San Fernando St, San Jose. Here's a heads-up from Barby's son Craig and daughter Karen:  We so look forward to seeing you on February 7th to celebrate Barby at Grace Baptist Church in…

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Barby Ulmer, Presente!

On November 15, our community lost a legendary peace activist, Barby Ulmer. Barby was an active member of Women's International League for Peace & Freedom, one of the founders of the San Jose Peace Center and along with her late husband Vic, lead the non-profit organization Our Developing World for…

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Peace & Justice Center Statement on Ukraine War

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…

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Join us for Earth Day at Viva Calle

On Sunday April 23, San Jose's quarterly Viva Calle event will close some city streets to cars and allow bikers, skaters, strollers, skateboarders, etc. to move freely on car-free streets between Willow Glen and the Rose Garden. The route passes in front of the Collins House / Peace and Justice…

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Help us celebrate our 65th anniversary

This year we will be celebrating 65 years since the San Jose Peace Center was founded in 1957 by Barby Ulmer, Rev. Shorty Collins, and Dorothy Goble.  For the last 10 years, we have celebrated the anniversary on or close to September 21, International Day of Peace. Last year, we…

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Vigil on V-Day: Love Not War!

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 &…

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Join Us to Celebrate!!

You are invited to the Center on October 27, 2019 from 4 to 7 pm to help celebrate our Director, Michele Mashburn's 50th Birthday Celebration!! Bring a dish to share. To help us, please go to this spreadsheet to sign up for food or email michele [at] sanjosepeace.org. Using the…

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