You are invited!
WED OCT 30, 12-1pm
Agroecology for the Climate, Not Corporate Biotech! Rally in Solidarity with African Food Sovereignty Movement
Location: Gates Foundation HQ, 440 5th Avenue
Take action with Community Alliance for Global Justice and our AGRA Watch campaign in solidarity with the African food sovereignty movement!
We will rally outside of the headquarters of one of the largest funders of neocolonial, corporate agriculture in Africa: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Million Belay, Coordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), and activist researcher Timothy Wise will join us to call attention to the failures of the Gates Foundation’s agricultural programs and investments in Africa.
Together we will rally for an end to the funding of false biotech and corporate solutions, and support AFSA’s call for #AgroecologyForClimateAction!
Please RSVP directly to [email protected] or 215-873-4672
Following the action, please join us for our events at Town Hall Seattle!
WED OCT 30: Reception 6PM, Event 7:30-9PM
Eating Tomorrow: The Battle for the Future of Food in Africa
Location: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle
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CAGJ/AGRA Watch are very excited to welcome to Seattle Million Belay, Coordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, and Tim Wise, author of Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food (New Press 2019). Belay and Wise will engage in a conversation on the themes of the book, which features stories of the victims of land-grabbing in Mozambique, Monsanto officials trying to push genetically modified corn into Mexico, and Malawian farmers trying to preserve and promote their nutritious native seeds. Read Wise’s recent article about a much-anticipated UN report on agroecology, and his article on how BigAg is sabotaging progress on climate change.
Pre-Event Reception: 6 – 7PM
Join us at Town Hall for a Pre-Event Reception! Please register on CAGJ’s website. CAGJ will offer hors d’oeuvres, and guests can purchase drinks from Town Hall’s bar. The reception is free, but we appreciate donations.
Speaking Event: 7:30 – 9PM, Doors open at 7PM
Purchase tickets for $5 from Town Hall; No one turned away – email Simone to be added to CAGJ’s guest list, or to help organize.
