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“There Were No Guns in Palestine”
by Barbara Taft “There were no guns in Palestine.” During the bombardment of Gaza by Israel in October/November of 2023, those words came back to me. I was sitting in the dining room of a small Palestinian home in East Jerusalem. It was the summer of 1985. My host, a Palestinian attorney, who had just
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Honoring the Women of San Jose
by Mike Paradela In honor of International Women’s Day, we compiled a list of women who have moved San Jose’s political, economic, and cultural life in a progressive direction. Their contributions to humanity as a whole and San Jose in particular should be recognized and honored. Without these women, San Jose would not be where
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Solidarity with the people of Haiti
February 29 marked the 20 year anniversary of the 2004 coup against the democratically elected government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti. Protesters at the Friday Peace Vigil on March 1 held a banner expressing solidarity with the people of Haiti. The country is currently under a state of emergency after the country’s gangs freed
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Watch the Video of the Feb 15 Program
On February 15, the Peace & Justice Center hosted a program about the U.S. government’s attempts to crush the Uhuru Solidarity Movement, the organization of white people formed by and working under the leadership of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) and its leadership, Chairman Omali Yeshitela. The U.S. government is trying to put 82-year-old
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The San José Peace and Justice Center is a resource center and community space that supports and fights for causes promoting peace and justice in the South Bay area. The work of The San José Peace and Justice Center is done by a dedicated group of individuals and organizations that seek to ensure the financial and operational stability of peace and justice movements in the South Bay area.
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