A monthly prayer service on the evening of the 11th of each month, offering a time of quiet multifaith prayers for peace and justice and strength for the journey.

Santa Clara County and San Mateo County have separate Rapid Response Networks for protecting immigrant families, responding to ICE activities, and providing accompaniment and legal support during and after detention or deportation. While these two counties work together, it is helpful to know how to reach each of them to...

On 6/13/25 from Churches for Middle East Peace: Military solutions are not the answer and will only cause more death, destruction, and harm. Such escalations not only cause civilian deaths but further destabilize the entire peace and security of the region. Use this link to go to Peace Action’s website...

For those of us out on the streets it helps to have some de-escalation tools fresh in our minds, hearts and spirits. The bay area Gandhi Team, who trains Peace Ambassadors for protests, rallies, etc., has made a 30 minute de-escalation video available for all of us! You don’t need...

More than 30 Palestinian and Israeli human rights and peace organizations issued this powerful call for an immediate ceasefire and entry of humanitarian aid. Help us amplify their message!  Israel must stop the attacks and allow immediate entry of aid! CLICK HERE to join Combatants for Peace’s effort for handwritten...

We are horrified by the murder of the young Jewish couple, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on May 21. Our prayers are with their families and friends, and with our Jewish siblings across our nation. Coming from diverse faiths and spiritual traditions,...

MVPJ urges us all to join with the American Friends of Combatants for Peace effort and write HANDWRITTEN letters for Gaza to our Senators and/or Representatives today! Tell Congress: End the siege and blockade, allow full humanitarian access, stop the bombardment of Gaza. From American Friends of Combatants for Peace:...

Holi is a Hindu rite of Spring that commemorates both the changing seasons and the struggle for love and justice in dark times. While Holi was in March, may this prayer offers all of us inspiration.(Learn more about the Hindu stories mentioned in this prayer on this post from the...

The Steering Committee of Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justice issued this Statement Against Christian Nationalism on March 4, 2025. A slightly shorter version was published in The Mercury News on March 6, 2025 and titled “Americans of conscience must reject Christian nationalism.” Here is the full text: As a multifaith...