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Rally for single payer health care on July 4; City Hall rally for police accountability; Picking strawberries during Farmworker Reality Tour in Watsonville; Protest against coup in Honduras at King & Story Roads; SF Mime Troupe presents "Too Big to Fail" at Circle of Palms; Tabling at Tapestry Festival on Labor Day weekend; Outreach to SJSU students at Community Resource Fair; Annie & the Vets perform at Peace and Justice Town Hall; Candidates for KPFA Local Station Board speak at Milpitas Library; Marching against budget cuts on SJSU campus; Immigrant Rights activists rally during Janet Napolitano speech at Santa Clara University; Petition against Afghan war presented to Rep. Zoe Lofgren; Colonel Ann Wright speaks about her trips to Afghanistan and Gaza at First Christian Church.
A very successful and inspiring event was held at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center when Veterans for Peace (VFP) Chapter 101 and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center hosted two Iraq veterans, Josh Stieber and Conor Curran who have been traveling around the country on foot and bicycle with a message of love and peace. Their project is described on their web site, Contagious Love Experiment.
Days of heavy rains have left 120 people dead and thousands homeless in El Salvador. A benefit luncheon will be held on November 22 at 12:30 pm at the First Unitarian Church of San Jose, 160 N. Third St. (Check the SJPJC Calendar for more information.) You can also make a donation by writing a check to the San Jose Peace & Justice Center (please remember to put EL SALVADOR in the memo line) and mailing it to us at 48 S. 7th St., San Jose, 95112.
The San Jose Mercury News published today a strong opinion piece by former member of the Afghan parliament Malalai Joya, who spoke recently at San Jose State (sponsored by Culture and Conflict Forum and the Peace & Justice Center). Read her piece, titled "US is doing no good in Afghanistan" here.
President Obama is weighing a decision on General McChrystal’s request to escalate militarily in Afghanistan by sending 40,000 more troops. Some Members of Congress have spoken out, but more have not. Some are saying that they want to wait and see what the President announces. But now is the time to have influence on the President’s decision, not afterwards when it is a done deal. That’s why we need Members of Congress to take a stand against escalation now.
by Phil Pflager
Days of heavy rains have left 120 people dead and thousands homeless in El Salvador. A benefit luncheon will be held on November 22 at 12:30 pm at the First Unitarian Church of San Jose, 160 N. Third St. (Check the SJPJC Calendar for more information.) You can also make a donation by writing a check to the San Jose Peace & Justice Center (please remember to put EL SALVADOR in the memo line) and mailing it to us at 48 S. 7th St., San Jose, 95112.
The San Jose Mercury News published today a strong opinion piece by former member of the Afghan parliament Malalai Joya, who spoke recently at San Jose State (sponsored by Culture and Conflict Forum and the Peace & Justice Center). Read her piece, titled 
President Obama is weighing a decision on General McChrystal’s request to escalate militarily in Afghanistan by sending 40,000 more troops. Some Members of Congress have spoken out, but more have not. Some are saying that they want to wait and see what the President announces. But now is the time to have influence on the President’s decision, not afterwards when it is a done deal. That’s why we need Members of Congress to take a stand against escalation now.
