Coalition demands labeling in wake of FDA approval Image is flyer from CAGJ’s March 2015 action at SODO Costco For Immediate Release: November 24, 2015
Monthly Archives: November 2015
CAGJ condemns FDA approval of GMO salmon; Costco yet to take action
On November 19, 2015 the FDA approved genetically engineered salmon, making it the first genetically altered animal to be cleared for U.S. supermarkets. CAGJ condemns this action by the FDA because extensive independent research demonstrates that it is a threat to the environment through transgenic pollution of our already threatened wild salmon stock, as well […]
10/27/15 CAGJ Lecture: CART Notes (Communication Access Realtime Translation)
CART NOTES: Eric Holt‑Gimenez & Jill Mangaliman, Climate, Food & Race: Challenges for the Food Movement, October 27, 2015 NOTE TO READER: This text is being provided in a rough draft format. Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) is provided in order to facilitate communication accessibility and may not be a verbatim record of the proceedings. […]
Give Fair Trade & Local Gifts this Season!
CAGJ’s Annual Fundraiser: Fair Trade for the Holidays! Support food sovereignty here and around the world by choosing our gifts which are all locally and fairly made. Support CAGJ, Support Local Farmers, Fisherfolk and Artists and Support Fair Trade! All proceeds go directly to CAGJ! Available this year: All gifts can be ordered online. Nikki […]
Giving Tuesday: Social Media giving in 2015
On #Giving Tuesday, December 1st, 2015, CAGJ will use Good World’s new platform for making donations using Facebook and Twitter. We will encourage this method of giving through our Facebook and Twitter accounts. What is Giving Tuesday? #GivingTuesday was founded in 2012 by 92nd Street Y, based in NYC, in partnership with the United Nations […]
PRESS RELEASE: TPP puts investors first but pushes aside workers, consumers and the environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Monday, November 5, 2015 Contact: Gillian Locascio, 206.227.3079, [email protected], Stan Sorscher, 206.255.4393, [email protected] Seattle, WA – After six years of secret negotiations, today the public has its first look at official text for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-country deal that would set the terms for globalization for the next generation. The […]
AFSA Calls on African Governments to Embrace Agroecology
At the US Food Sovereignty Alliance Assembly earlier this month, CAGJ activists were inspired by stories of how agroecology is essential for a community to achieve food sovereignty. Jesus Vázquez of Organisation Boricua said, “Food Sovereignty without agroecology is just a slogan, agroecology without food sovereignty is just a science,” speaking of the interconnected nature […]
Juma and Monsanto
Earlier this month, the Boston Globe published a piece that discussed the connection between Harvard Kennedy School professor, Calestous Juma, and the agrichemical giant, Monsanto. In 2013, Juma, who was a former head of the Cartagena biosafety negotiations and is an outspoken supporter of the use of GMOs in international development, received emails from Monsanto, […]
