June Monthly Organizing Meeting (MOM): Art & Activism w/ Patricia Mazuela TUES June 20, 6:30 – 8:00 PM PST via Zoom Orientation for new members at 6PM: RSVP We hope to see you on June 20th for Art & Activism with Patricia Mazuela. Mazuela is a musician, Pasajeros playback theater director, and event developer. Come […]
For the month of June, our Activist profile features Bill Aal, one of the founding members of CAGJ who has been with us since the aftermath of the WTO protests. Outside of CAGJ, Bill is figuring out how to convert his suburban, flowery garden into a place that grows food. He also enjoys cooking and […]
Art & Activism Series CAGJ’s Art & Activism speaker and workshop series explores the connection between art and movements for social change. Through five guest-artist presentations and two art-making workshops, we inspire creativity, build relationships, and rouse the artist-activist in all of us. Learn more here. Last Saturday, we met at the CAGJ […]
You’re invited to come write poetry and make art in support of our salmon campaign! We will hear from Block Corporate Salmon about the grassroots organizing against GE Salmon and for Indigenous sovereignty. We will tap into our creative energy during the poetry-writing session, guided by Julie Searle, and use our poetry to create visual […]
Featuring Noël Lum! This month we are highlighting a returning contributor to CAGJ, Noël Lum (formerly Hutton)! Noël coordinated our SLEE volunteers in 2019, led 2020 Rise Up! Summer School, and was on staff as a paid organizer from 2020 – 2021. After working with Trade Justice Education Fund for some time, Noël has returned […]
CAGJ is a founding member of US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA), which connects food justice, anti-hunger, labor, environmental, faith-based, and food producer groups around the country to advocate for food sovereignty. CAGJ was asked to strengthen connection amongst Alliance members by creating a profile of a different organization each month. In May we will learn […]
Are you passionate about food sovereignty and local economic justice? Want to build your outreach, organizational, communications, networking, and nonprofit management skills, or your catering resumé? CAGJ is seeking strong communicators to join our team! All positions are open to students seeking internships, or CAGJ members and supporters just wanting to get more involved! To […]
Join CAGJ to celebrate International Workers Day at two events: May Day Farmworker March: Sin Miedo! Without Fear! SUN April 30, 9 AM We will gather at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millet Rd Mount Vernon at 9AM and start marching at 10AM. At 11 am, we will stop at the intersection of Riverside Dr E […]
In April, CAGJ held our first Art-Making Workshop, where we made a stunning banner for the May Day Farmworker March – Marcha Campesina. Organized by Community to Community (C2C) and Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ), the Marcha Campesina celebrates farmworkers and their inspiring history of labor organizing, in honor of International Workers Day. […]
Come create art at our spring art-making workshops! These workshops are a part of our Art & Activism Series: from February to June 2023, each month we hear from an artist or artist group about their work and philosophy during our online Monthly Organizing Meetings. In April and May, we are hosting two in-person […]
