At dawn on Friday, June 5th, 600 Peruvian police in helicopters and on foot opened fire on thousands of peaceful indigenous protestors blocking a road near Bagua in the Peruvian Amazon. Conservative estimates indicate that 60 indigenous and police have been killed. Police are accused of burning indigenous bodies, throwing them in the river and […]
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Dozens killed in Peru as indigenous resist takeover of the Amazon
On Friday, June 5th, 2009 over 60 indigenous demonstrators and 20 police officers were killed in the province of Bagua in Peru. 600 police and helicopters fired live rounds of ammunition and tear gas into a peaceful blockade of a road leading into the Amazon and indigenous lands. Activists and people in the Bagua province […]
The Daily Show and Colbert Report Bite Back against the Pesticide Industry
After the pesticide industry “shuddered” at the thought of an organic garden on the White House lawn, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart have exposed the laughability of their reaction through a couple clips on their nightly satire shows. Monstanto, the Mid-America Croplife Association (whose funders include BASF, Bayer, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Monsanto, and Syngenta), and […]
Carta abierta al Presidente de los Estados Unidos, Sin Maiz no hay Pais
An Open Letter to the President of the United States from the Without Corn there is no Country National Campaign (Sin Maiz no hay Pais), on the ocassion of Obama’s visit to Mexico. For more information see: www.anec.org.mx Carta abierta al Presidente de los Estados Unidos Nosotros, pueblo de México, también queremos renegociar el TLCAN […]
Open Letter to the President of the United States from the Without Corn, there is no Country National Campaign
An Open Letter to the President of the United States from the Without Corn there is no Country National Campaign (Sin Maiz no hay Pais), on the ocassion of Obama’s visit to Mexico. For more information see: www.anec.org.mx We, the people of Mexico, also want to renegotiate NAFTA to protect our corn, the jobs of […]
Tell Washington State Members of Congress To Oppose Panama Trade Agreement
The office of the U.S. Trade Representative has said it wants to move forward this year with the Panama Free Trade Agreement — a trade deal negotiated by the Bush administration that repeats most of the same major problems found in NAFTA and CAFTA. Bush’s Panama FTA represents business-as-usual on trade, and is not the […]
Ask your Congressmember to cosponsor the TRADE Act!
Finally – some change we can believe in! On June 4, 2008, Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Mike Michaud introduced groundbreaking new legislation to reform U.S. trade policy. The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act represents months (years!) of work by people committed to fixing the failed NAFTA model. It creates a positive […]
Over 400 People Attend Teach-In on Food Crisis
More than 400 people attended the “Confronting the Food Crisis: Cultivating Just Alternatives to the Corporate Food System” Teach-in on December 5th and 6th. This was a huge turnout that far surpassed our expectations! A big thank you goes out to all the speakers, co-sponsors, volunteers, and allies who made it happen. We couldn’t have […]
Thanks for making our annual Movie in the Park a success!
Our annual Movie in the Park event on September 13th, in partnership with Lettuce Link and hosted by Marra Farm, was great! About 80 people enjoyed roasted corn, a potluck, and films focusing on radical food politics in Cuba and the autonomous Zaptista communities in Mexico. Thank you to everyone who came, and those that […]
Movies in the Park!
Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ) and Lettuce Link invites one and all to our annual Movie in the Park! Featuring “The Greening of Cuba” and “Zapata’s Garden” When: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 7:00 PM Rain or Shine! Where: Marra Farm 9026 4th Ave S. (Located in the South Park Neighborhood, just south of S. […]
