Food Sovereignty Prize Award Ceremony SAT Oct 15: 5:30 Doors Open, 6:00 Ceremony, 7:30 Reception Location: Town Hall Seattle (Downstairs), Eighth & Seneca, Seattle, WA 98101. This event is FREE; Donations gladly accepted at the door. Register for the event! Volunteers needed – email us! Help spread the word – Share the Facebook event. CAGJ […]
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Anchor Farm Project: The Clinton Foundation’s Link to AGRA/BMGF
By Cate Abascal, AGRA Watch Intern, September 2015; Updated by Megumi Sugihara, AGRA Watch Member, September 2016 Anchor Farm Project is a commercial agriculture program designed initially for the farmers in Malawi.[1] It has been developed and operated by the Clinton Foundation’s “Clinton Development Initiative” and funded directly and indirectly by the Bill and Melinda […]
ANNOUNCING 8th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize Honorees!
CAGJ is proud to be co-hosting the award ceremony for the 8th annual Food Sovereignty Prize at Town Hall on Saturday October 15, and very excited to announce that our parters in AFSA – Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa – were awarded the prize, along with Farmworker Association of Florida! Register for the event […]
CAGJ Seeking Treasurer (Volunteer Position)
CAGJ Treasurer Job Description Posted 8.29.16: CAGJ is seeking to replace our Treasurer, a vital volunteer role in CAGJ that needs to be filled as soon as possible! The Treasurer is the chief financial officer of the organization, accountable to the Steering Committee. We ask for a minimum one-year commitment. The purpose of this position […]
Reflection on Hilltop Urban Gardens Teach-Out
By Afrin Sopariwala See more photos from Teach-Out on Facebook here! See HUG’s photos on Facebook here. Hilltop Urban Gardens is a revolutionary space. Located in Tacoma, and founded by Dean Jackson, Hilltop Urban Gardens (HUG) is a community urban garden that provides a healing space and aspires to food sovereignty for residents of the […]
PLEASE SIGN PETITION to PCC: Stop selling Driscoll’s Berries, they violate labor rights!
For years, farmworkers from Familias Unidas por la Justicia have demanded that PCC Natural Markets drop Driscoll’s berries and honor the boycott they have called for, but PCC continues to refuse. As FUJ has stated: “PCC Natural Markets can improve the work conditions of farmworkers when they boycott Driscoll’s”. Please take a moment to sign […]
CAGJ & C2C to Host Food Sovereignty Prize; Ceremony SAT October 15!
CAGJ is very excited to announce that we will co-host the Food Sovereignty Prize ceremony in October 2016! Community to Community and Community Alliance for Global Justice will host the prize for the first time in the Northwest, welcoming the Prize Honorees, and our Alliance partners from across the country to Seattle and Bellingham for […]
Hilltop Urban Gardens Teach-Out
CAGJ had a fantastic Teach-Out with Hilltop Urban Gardens (HUG) in Tacoma, WA on SAT August 13, 2016. Stay tuned for a reflection about the Teach-Out, but please enjoy photos from our day of learning and working with Dean Jackson, of HUG on Facebook here! Visit HUG’s website here. We were incredibly inspired by the […]
SAT 8/13 Teach-Out with HUG – Hilltop Urban Gardens!
SAT August 13, 9am-3pm Teach-Out with HUG – Hilltop Urban Gardens! Please help us publicize! Share Facebook event CAGJ’s Food Justice Project invites our members and others to learn about and build connections with key players in the local food region through Teach-Outs: visits & work parties with farms, community kitchens, and community gardens! This […]
Thank you for a fabulous SLEE!
The 2016 SLEE Dinner was fantastic! Thank you to Anuradha Mittal for an amazing and inspiring keynote – You can watch it here! See photos from the dinner on Facebook here. Thank you to all the volunteers! Thank you to all of the farms, food producers and businesses that donated! Thank you to everyone who […]
