PEACE CENTER ACTIVIST ALERT

JANUARY 5th, 2026

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1 PM PST

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1 PM PST

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13th, 1 PM PST

JUST WORLD EDUCATIONAL, TASK FORCE FOR THE AMERICAS & US PEACE COUNCIL present

a 3-WEBINAR SERIES

MORE INFO AND REGISTER HERE

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13th, 4 PM

Club Room at Creekside

1010 Stanley Dollar Drive

Walnut Creek (Rossmoor)

VOICES FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE

present

SFSU PROFESSOR OMAR ZAHZAH

speaking on 

Digital Settler Colonialism

and Palestinian Resistance

Zahzah is author of the new book titled "Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle."

In his presentation, Zahzah will explain the concept of "digital settler colonialism" and how digital technologies are weaponized to exacerbate Palestinian erasure and dispossession. He will describe this situation and the resistance response from Palestinians and their allies.

Zahzah will also describe how and why social media giant Tik Tok has been bought and is being repurposed by Zionist billionaire Larry Ellison.

For more information contact 925.324.3358

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15th, 4 PM PST

VIRTUAL ONLINE VIA ZOOM

TEACH PALESTINE (MECA), AROC ACTION and THE INSTITUTE FOR UNDERSTANDING ANTI-PALESTINIAN RACISM

HOSTS

MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION HERE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24th,

9 AM - 3 PM

FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF OAKLAND

685 14th STREET, OAKLAND

hosting

BAY RESISTANCE: NON-COOPERATION TRAINING

Designed to prepare our communities to stop authoritarianism through strategic non-violent non-cooperation and collective action. It is rooted in what has worked around the world to slow down or stop the rise of authoritarianism.

In the morning session, participants will get grounded in the non-cooperation framework and examine the key pillars and types of civil resistance. The afternoon will consist of hands-on sessions to develop skills, strategies, and community-based action plans, and to identify the concrete roles participants can play—whether organizing, workplace outreach, neighborhood patrols, direct action, or corporate campaign work.

This convening will bring together individuals from across the Bay Area to foster a shared understanding and strengthen relationships. By the end of the day, participants will feel connected, empowered, and ready to take action. 

An activist with the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in our Jails, Micky Duxbury, has attended a previous training and confirms it is excellent! Lunch will be served.

RSVP to https://actionnetwork.org/events/non-cooperation-training.

ONGOING....

IYAS SARTAWI, LOCAL PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN ACTIVIST/ORGANIZER SEEKS DONATIONS FOR GAZA

more info go to: IG projecthopepalestine

ONGOING WEEKLY LOCAL PROTESTS

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TUESDAY EVENINGS

NOTE EARLIER START TIME!!!

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Corners of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Moraga Road, Lafayette

A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING - THE WORK CONTINUES!

Meet Local Activists, Bring your own signs or make one when you arrive.

AND A MESSAGE FROM THE ORGANIZERS OF THIS WEEKLY EVENT:

We are concerned with safety and have a monitor at each corner wearing an orange vest. They will help keep the crosswalks and sidewalks clear for pedestrians. If you have any questions or concerns, please let one of them or Gordon Lake, our main event organizer, know.  

Our mission statement and some norms for our group: .

Mission:

We are meeting to collectively defend democracy and support and protect the institutions which are vital to the wellbeing of all of us, and which are now under attack. Our goals are to meet every week to express our values and ideas, to promote solidarity and mutual support within our protest community, and to encourage other like-minded citizens to join us.

Norms:

We are non-violent in word and deed. We will follow all laws and act in ways that ensure personal safety. We will not block crosswalks or walkways.

We will not respond to those in cars or on the street who express different views. We will contact monitors in orange vests if we have questions or concerns.

LAMORINDA PEACE & JUSTICE GROUP

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WE THE PEOPLE PROTESTS

taking place on various days

WALNUT CREEK, LAFAYETTE,

MARTINEZ and OAKLAND!

CHECK THE SCHEDULE HERE

Organized by Indivisible ReSisters Contra Costa!

Join us for a rousing honk and wave visibility action.

Bring your signs and raise your voice for democracy and to protect our rights!

This is a nonviolent event. Stay within your rights, don’t break laws, stay safe, stay peaceful, and avoid any risk you don’t feel comfortable with. Don’t obstruct traffic, impede pedestrians, or commit any acts of property damage.

If counter-protestors appear, do your best to ignore them. When people shout from cars, just remember that we are standing for their rights, too. They just don't know it.

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ADDITIONAL ONLINE SOURCES FOR ACTIONS and INFORMATION ON PALESTINE/GAZA and other MILITARY ACTIONS WORLDWIDE

ACTIONS TO TAKE!

Continue contacting Congress to

demand they pass these resolutions: 

Block the Bombs – Support H.R. 3565

Call on your member of Congress to support the

Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565), introduced by

Rep. Delia Ramirez, to stop U.S. weapons transfers to Israel.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/block-the-bombs-act

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2025 edition of Mapping Militarism

24 interactive maps to highlight

the state of war and peace on our planet.

Each map allows the viewer to spin the globe,

zoom in and out, scroll the timeline back through the years,

or switch from map view to list view. 

TRY IT HERE!

World BEYOND War has

a DIVESTMENT campaign!

About the Campaign

Grassroots-led war divestment campaigns are springing up all over the world, from students organizing to divest university endowments, to municipalities and states coming together to divest public pension funds. Divestment means organizing to remove public and private assets from weapons manufacturers, military contractors, and war profiteers.

Public pension and retirement funds especially are often invested, directly and indirectly, in weapons companies. Teachers and other public servants whose interests lie with promoting human needs have their retirement security tied up with maintaining or enlarging the war industry. Every dollar currently invested in weapons and war is a dollar that could be better spent on job creation, education, housing, healthcare, food security, and so much more.

War profiteering is largely normalized today. We’re working to stigmatize the war machine. World BEYOND War assists divestment campaigns led by our chapters, affiliates, other coalitions, and individuals around the world.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN HERE

This website provides comprehensive information including events & campaigns

CHECK HERE FOR LINKS TO REACH OUT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!

Includes a frequently updated

calendar of local events

Peace work in the Quaker tradition

American Friends Service Committee

BOYCOTT

DIVESTMENT and SANCTIONS!

CHECK OUT THIS HANDY APP!