About 20 IESJ members and guests gathered in the Fireside Room of Alum Rock United Methodist Church at 7:00 PM. Following introductions, Victor Sin, the chair of the Santa Clara Valley chapter of ACLU of Northern California updated us on ACLU pre-midterm election activities including hundreds of thousands of contacts between ACLU members and the… Continue reading MEETING REPORT IESJ November 19, 2018
Judy wrote down five questions for Victor Din, ACLU from our last meeting, three at the end of the presentation and two at the end of the meeting. After consulting with a staff member of the ACLU-NC, my answers are as follows. 1. Immigrants’ rights: Is the ACLU working on the migrant caravan issue that… Continue reading Follow Up on November Meeting
Our November meeting is set for next Monday evening (Nov. 19th) at 7:00 PM. We have two great speakers planned – former City Councilmember and County Board Supervisor, BLANCA ALVARADO and the chair of the Santa Clara Valley chapter of ACLU of Northern California, VICTOR SIN. Blanca Alvarado has been esteemed and revered for… Continue reading November 2018 meeting
Thursday, no matter how the election goes on Tuesday, we will rally at the District Office at 4:30 PM to demand term limits for board members and for the board to support the superintendent instead of the board member who has been threatening her. The judge renewed the restraining order against Trustee Tran for one… Continue reading Rally at Alum Rock School District Office
IESJ MEETING REPORT OCTOBER 15, 2018 Sixteen members and friends of IESJ met in the Fireside Room of Alum Rock United Methodist Church. Member Darby Cunning reported on Hope Village which is a tent community on Ruff Drive near the SJ airport. The City and County have collaborated to provide safe spaces for a limited number of… Continue reading Report on October 2018 Meeting
This coming Saturday the 29th from 10 a.m. to noon, “Rise Up Alum Rock” will host its campaign kick off and fundraiser at the Tortas Ahogadas at 2003 Story Road (Unit 1). The goal of “RUAR” is to bring awareness to all of the Alum Rock voters about what the majority of Trustees are doing… Continue reading Rise Up Alum Rock!
Upcoming Meetings What’s important to YOU on November 6th? What issues do you think should be of concern to the candidates running for positions on the East Side Union High School District board? Why should anyone care? Indivisible East San Jose cares! To address concerns with the quality of high school education in our area,… Continue reading Upcoming meetings
If you support the idea of creating tiny houses for some homeless people in San Jose, let your voice be heard. The people who are against the idea are very vocal. (NIMBY) We must do something to at least start to get people into housing. Complaining to each other about it won’t help. There are… Continue reading Tiny Houses for the Homeless
Come meet other progressive people and groups at our Potluck Progressive Picnic. We have reserved the Barnyard Picnic Tables at Emma Prusch Park and we have invited all the progressive people and groups we could think of to join us for a relaxed day of fun at our wonderful park. Pack a lunch and bring… Continue reading PRUSCH PARK PROGRESSIVE POTLUCK PICNIC Saturday, October 21, 2017
We met at 7:30 in the Fireside Room of Alum Rock United Methodist Church. We briefly reviewed basic tenets of the Indivisible Guide and the values we embrace from it. We discussed IESJ’s participation in Viva Calle San Jose which will be held next Sunday, September 17th – 10 AM to 3 PM. A sign-up… Continue reading Meeting Notes from Monday, September 11th
