For million of Americans, Walmart is one of their number-one go-to stores in order to purchase goods that they need, because of it’s large selection and affordable prices. However, customers may be shocked and saddened to hear about the way store employees are treated by the company–from not being paid fairly, to a lack […]
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Our Food Our Right’s Raj Patel on Workers Rights
This post is part of a series of posts covering topics related to CAGJ’s new book, “Our Food, Our Right.” The author, Meagan Nelson, is the Publicity Coordinator at Community Alliance for Global Justice and has a background promoting liberal causes, working in communications and outreach on campaigns for Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden, Washington […]
UNCTAD 2013 Trade and Environment Report
The UN Conference on Trade and Development, in its recently released Trade and Environment Report 2013, concludes that developing and developed countries alike need a paradigm shift in agricultural development– from a “green revolution” to a “truly ecological intensification” approach. http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/ditcted2012d3_en.pdf Warning that continuing rural poverty, persistent hunger around the world, growing populations, and mounting […]
2012 Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere! Dinner
Community Alliance for Global Justice’s 6th Annual SLEE Dinner Saturday July 14, 2012 5:00-9:30pm St. Demetrios Church, 2100 Boyer Avenue East, Montlake, Seattle Buy tickets online today at Brown Paper Tickets! JOIN US for this exciting Community Event and Annual CAGJ Fundraiser! The SLEE dinner brings together over 400 local advocates, farmers, food workers, and […]
Next Book Group Meeting
Bringing it To the Table by Wendell Berry Details: Where: Marisa’s House (4725 5th Ave NE, 98105) When: March 28, 2012 at 6:30-8:30pm Bring something edible to share! Book Description: Only a farmer could delve so deeply into the origins of food, and only a writer of Wendell Berry’s caliber could convey it with such […]
Jan 20 – NEW DATE: Happy Hour & Public Lecture: Food Movements Unite!
Eric Holt-Giménez, Editor and Food First Executive Director In case you missed the event with Eric Holt-Gimenez, you can hear him and Rosalinda Guillen speaking about their new book, Food Movements Unite: Strategies to Transform Our Food System on KUOW Their interview starts at 15:55. http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=25725 Re-scheduled for FRIDAY, January 20, 2012! HAPPY HOUR […]
Dance the Tango for CAGJ
Come dance the Argentine Tango with your fellow CAGJ activists and friends on Sunday Oct 23 to raise money for the 2nd edition of CAGJ’s publication, “Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice.” Please keep in mind space is limited to only 20 spots for the lesson. Additionally, no partner or prior dancing experience […]
Food Sovereignty Now!
Food Sovereignty Now! ( 20-minute video, August, 2011) The international peasant’s movement La Via Campesina is launching a new video presenting its struggle for small farmer and peasant agriculture and food sovereignty all around the world.
African Small Farmers Declaration–La Via Campesina (International Peasants Movement)
Shashe Declaration 12-20 June 2011 Africa Region 1 of La Via Campesina, Masvingo, Zimbawe We are 47 people from 22 organizations in 18 countries (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Angola, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa, Central African Republic, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Portugal, USA, France, and Germany). We are farmers and staff […]
US universities in Africa ‘land grab’
by John Vidal and Claire Provost, Guardian.co.uk(, June 8, 2011) US universities are reportedly using endowment funds to make deals that may force thousands from their land in Africa. Harvard and other major American universities are working through British hedge funds and European financial speculators to buy or lease vast areas of African farmland in […]
