By Reid Mukai, CAGJ Co-Chair On July 19, right-wing ideologue Andrew Brietbart released a video of out-of-context snippets of a speech given by Shirley Sherrod, effectively distorting a personal story of empathy and redemption into an inflammatory account of reverse discrimination. Just hours after media began spreading the doctored evidence of racism, Sherrod (who served […]
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Report on June 2010 Teach-Out: Clean Greens Farm
by Erica Bacon June 19, 2010 On one of many cool, rainy June Saturday mornings a few weeks ago, five committed CAGJ members met to carpool to our Teach-out at the Clean Greens Farm. We drove out of the city hopeful that the clouds might lift for our day of farm work; they didn’t, but […]
Join the Food Fight! Farm Bill Workshop August 8!
Join the Food Fight! Did you know that there is one federal bill that affects the food you eat, health, renewable energy, farms, the environment, the economy, immigration, and world hunger? It’s called the Farm Bill. And together, we can make it work better for everyone! The day after the SLEE dinner….. Join us for […]
US Social Forum Food Sovereignty Declaration
CAGJ members participated in the US Peoples Movement Assembly (PMA) on Food Justice and Sovereignty at the US Social Forum that produced this statement, and we are excited to share it with you today! It includes the very exciting development of the new US Food Sovereignty Alliance ( a re-working of the former US Food […]
More Reports from Detroit & US Social Forum
Please read more reports from US Social Forum by CAGJ and others below! 1. Report on “Detroit Highlighted: Detroit Black Community Food Security Network / Earthworks Urban Farm”, by Heather Day (below) 2. 2nd report on the US Social Forum by Mark Engler, “Social Forum Moments to Combat Cynicism” (below) 3. Democracy Now interviewed legendary […]
2nd Blog Post from US Social Forum
Here are a couple more posts from the US Social Forum – more to come! Strategies for Building Food Sovereignty -Notes by Heather Day, CAGJ Director Ben Burkett – National Family Farm Coalition Strategies employed by African American farmers. Farm started as homestead in central 1800’s. Main strategy we use is cooperatives. Farmers are organized […]
CAGJ blogs from US Social Forum in Detroit!
CAGJ has a large contingent of activists at the US Social Forum in Detroit this week! The Forum started on Tuesday with an opening march and ceremony. All day workshops and plenaries and music and daily protests and meeting people began in full force Wednesday. Today we send some reflections from our journey, and notes […]
Saturday, June 19 Teach Out! Clean Greens Farm
Teach Out! Engaging our Local Food Cycle Coordinated by the Food Justice Project This month we return to Clean Greens Farm, Duvall, WA ! The Black Dollar Days Task Force developed Clean Greens in response to the under-representation of African Americans among the ranks of those farming in Washington, as well as the lack of foods […]
Call to Action: June 4th, Stand with Haiti’s Farmers!
CALL TO ACTION! Join AGRA Watch Friday June 4, 2010, as we march in solidarity with Haitian farmers, who have committed to burning Monsanto’s incoming donation of hybrid maize and vegetable seeds, which have been treated with highly toxic pesticides. The Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) has condemned the shipment, and has insisted that Haiti’s […]
June 5: Join CAGJ at Green Festival & for AGRA Watch Film Night!
June is a busy time for CAGJ. We hope you can join us at one of the following events June 5th! All day/1pm presentation at Green Festival All day June 5 and June 6 CAGJ will be tabling at the Green Festival: Email [email protected] if you can help out with tabling for a few hours! […]
