About CAGJ Activist Profiles: Each month CAGJ is introducing CAGJ staff, activists and interns to our members. This month, we are featuring Lisa Colligan! Lisa lent her organizing and artistic skills to CAGJ in previous years, and recently joined our team of organizers again. Lisa easily engages all kinds of people in deep conversations. She […]
Africa-US Seed Sovereignty Strategy Meeting March 21, 2023 via Zoom 9am PST/12pm EST/4pm Senegal/6pm Zambia/7pm Kenya The session will last 1.5 hours. You are invited to the 2nd part of our series* to strengthen our solidarity with African Food Sovereignty Movements, and to build transnational strategies to defend and promote native seeds. Register now Presenters: […]
Report-Back on WED FEB. 1st 12-1 PM PST/3-4 PM EST Register now Hosted by US Food Sovereignty Alliance & Community Alliance for Global Justice/AGRA Watch Presenters: Malik Yakini – Detroit Black Community Food Security Network Heather Day – Community Alliance for Global Justice/AGRA Watch At the end of November 2022, Malik and Heather joined Alliance […]
For the month of January, we are highlighting the work of Sara Lavenhar. Sara first joined CAGJ as an intern in 2011, volunteered for the SLEE dinner for several years, and coordinated the 2020 SLEE Dinner. She is currently supporting CAGJ operations and organizational development. When not working, Sara focuses on writing and crafting, and […]
Special Appeal from CAGJ Director Heather Day On one of the hottest days of the summer, I was joined by three fantastic CAGJ members for a fun action. With 200 flyers, tape and a staple gun in my bag, I set out with Ashley Fent (AGRA Watch Research Coordinator), Molly McMahan (Rise-Up Summer School Collective […]
Hello all! My name is Katherine, and I’m a CAGJ member and volunteer. After interning with CAGJ for the past several years, I had the opportunity this past summer to co-coordinate CAGJ’s 16th SLEE Gala. I am writing to ask you to consider an end-of-year donation to help CAGJ continue our impactful food sovereignty work. […]
Hello Community! Re-designing a food system that rests on the principles and values of food sovereignty for all requires all of us. My name is Shephali Patel and I had the honor to support others in this movement through my role on the Organizing Collective for the 2022 edition of CAGJ’s Rise Up! Summer School. […]
At a time when global hunger is on the rise and the pandemic has dramatically impacted global food systems, corporations are gaining even more control over agriculture than ever. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the largest private charitable foundation in the world, is leading the way in pushing global agricultural development priorities toward […]
RICH APPETITES How Big Philanthropy is Shaping the Future of Food in Africa Billionaire philanthropists are pushing US-style industrial agriculture around the globe—including in Africa. Industrial agriculture is the single largest cause of biodiversity loss worldwide, fails to solve hunger, and hurts small-scale farmers and the planet. Learn more in this 5-part film series. Thank […]
SAT DEC 17, 7 – 9PM via Zoom Join us for CAGJ Holiday Party, Cameroon Report-Back & Open Mic! Register to receive the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/holidayscagj2022 Let’s end the year in community! Join us for our virtual Holiday Party, with an Open Mic format to provide an opportunity to share with each other, and learn […]
