Join CAGJ for 11th Annual SLEE Dinner! SAT Oct 21, 5pm Happy Hour, 6:30pm Dinner Keynote by local farmer Ari de Leña, “Farming for Cultural and Ecological Resilience” Tickets $40-$100 sliding scale: Purchase online, or at the door CAGJ’s annual SLEE Dinner (Strengthening Local Economies, Everywhere!) is soon! Join us Saturday, October 21 at University […]
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Squashing weeds for justice: Report-back on Teach-Out with Mother Earth Farm
By Robert Kaminski, Teach-Out participant CAGJ’s trip to the Mother Earth Farm in Puyallup on July 29, 2017 almost looked like just another day in rural life. Our volunteers met Grayson and Albi, two of the farm managers, took a stroll through the fields where the organic produce grows, and spent a couple hours pulling […]
Volunteers Needed for the SLEE Dinner!
Volunteer for CAGJ’s SLEE– Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere- Dinner! Help organize now, or sign up to volunteer on October 21!
THANK YOU for GivingBIG and Giving for Membership Month!
THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who GaveBIG to CAGJ, and to those who helped us earn our $3500 Membership Month Matching Grant! We are doing so well, we are reaching for last year’s total of 10K: We only have $814 to go! Can you donate $10, $100 or $250 to strengthen CAGJ’s grassroots organizing […]
April is CAGJ Membership Month
Food Sovereignty is an act of resilience Watch our 1 minute video about why giving to CAGJ promotes food sovereignty! Each April, CAGJ rallies our base of support through Membership Month. We ask our community to pledge money or time to support CAGJ as a way to engage in the exciting work we have ahead. […]
CAGJ’s End of Year Appeal & 2016 Achievements
Many of you will have received our end of year letter in the mail this week. If not, here is what you missed! Thank you for donating generously to CAGJ during this giving season, to help us continue to build the global food sovereignty movement! Dear Friend of CAGJ: Right now, many of us are […]
MON 11/21: CAGJ Post Election Discussion
CAGJ Post Election Discussion – Where do Food Justice and Food Sovereignty Movements go from here? MONDAY Nov 21, 6:30 – 8:30pm Location: New Hope Baptist Church, the home of Clean Greens Farm and Market. 124 21st Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, in the Central District Potluck: please bring something to share if you are able. […]
CAGJ’s Letter & Poster to WA Reps: VOTE NO on TPP!
CAGJ is delivering this poster with the below letter to our WA Congressional delegation this week. We salute Congress-members Adam Smith and Denny Heck, who have both announced their opposition! The poster represents the 350 people who attended CAGJ’s July SLEE Dinner, and took this collective photo to sent to our Reps! DEAR WA CONGRESSIONAL […]
The Revolution is Community: Reflections on the Food Sovereignty Prize
Guest Blog by Naim Edwards, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network The “world hunger” discussion – certainly in the media – focuses on the overdeveloped nations and wealthy individuals figuring out how to help and provide resources for less industrialized nations to feed themselves. Whether it’s the G8, Monsanto, the Gates Foundation, or any other […]
Victory for Familias Unidas por la Justicia in Historic Union Election!
With deepest respect and admiration, we are excited to share the amazing news that Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ) was elected last month to represent farmworkers at Sakuma Bros. Berry Farm in negotiations for a union contract! This is a historic moment in FUJ’s long history of courageous and persistent organizing, and gives strength […]
