May 7 & 8: GiveBIG to CAGJ!
Greetings CAGJ Community!
It’s that time of the year: CAGJ’s Membership Month! We are so excited to share our beautiful 2023 Annual Report with you! Some of you are getting back out to your gardens to plant seeds for vegetables and flowers that will feed you and your families joy and sustenance. Similarly, your donations to CAGJ plant the seeds for our future food sovereignty organizing.
#GiveBIG to CAGJ May 7th & 8th: Now is GREAT time to become a Member or renew!
- Help us earn 10K MATCHING GRANT! Every donation in May will be MATCHED, thanks to UFCW 3000 & generous donors. Donate today!
- Get your SWAG! We have NEW TSHIRTS! Everyone who donates $200 or more, or becomes a monthly sustainer at $20/month or more gets a Tshirt – your choice between cream and pink.
- New Members Raffle! Everyone who donates OR fills out CAGJ’s membership card for the first time will get entered into a raffle to win one of our NEW Food Justice Tshirts (you choose – pink or cream), a poster or our apron.
CONTRIBUTE TO CAGJ’S RESILIENCE
Members – donors, volunteers, supporters – are the driving force of CAGJ. Your donations are particularly important, as they help to keep CAGJ fiercely independent and outspoken. We can do and say things that others cannot, particularly in our struggle to oppose the Gates Foundation’s role in philanthrocapitalism, which is undermining our democracy, and Africa’s food and seed sovereignty.
Our members are keeping CAGJ going! While we are facing challenging and uncertain times, we are resilient, and continue to benefit from our community’s generous support.
GET INVOLVED
In 2024 we are continuing our solidarity actions with WA Farmworkers, Foodworkers and Tribal fishermen, as well as African food sovereignty movement partners. There are many ways to get involved; please contact us to get plugged in – we could use your volunteer power!
Spring & Summer
- TUES May 13th (& ongoing): Join our NEW CAGJ Book Club, monthly on 2nd Mondays/month: Register!
- FRI May 24th & SAT May 25th: Join us at Northwest FolkLife! Come to our workshop with Valerie Segrest, and visit our booth in the Kuleana Food Sovereignty Corridor! Since we will be in the Gates Foundation’s backyard (Seattle Center), we will focus on raising awareness about their damaging agricultural development programs in Africa. Please sign up for a tabling shift on May 25th, or just stop by to visit!
- SAT August 17th, join us for our 18th Annual SLEE Gala – It’s a Picnic!
Fall
- Embracing LOVE in the Food System is going strong this Spring, with a cohort ages 14-80 in Olympia; We’re starting to plan for a Seattle-based program this Fall! Learn more.
- Celebrate the 16th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize
- Come to our story-telling event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Battle in Seattle
JOIN OR RENEW TODAY!
Please Join CAGJ today, or renew your membership! There are two ways to join/renew:
- Donate via CAGJ’s website OR GiveBIG today: Already a Monthly Sustainer? Consider increasing your gift to celebrate CAGJ Membership Month! (Contact Sara if you need help: [email protected])
- We don’t make economics a barrier: Become a member simply by filling out our Membership form: tinyurl.com/JoinCAGJ
THANK YOU for your continued love & support, beloved community!
Heather Day, Executive Director
With my son Henry & sister Kirsten at SLEE 2023
P.S. Remember, your volunteer hours and dedication to our cause are essential to CAGJ’s participation in the Food Sovereignty movement. If you cannot donate at this time, you can still become a member: tinyurl.com/JoinCAGJ
