Elizabeth Mpofu Presentation: AGRA Watch Webinar & Report Launch

Elizabeth Mpofu, Co-founder of ZIMSOFF and General Coordinator of La Via Campesina Presentation prepared for AGRA Watch Webinar and Report Launch:  “The Struggle Over Agroecology: Mapping and Mobilizing against the Gates Foundation’s Influence in African Agriculture” August 8, 2020 Elizabeth’s presentation is shared here, as she was unable to share all of her remarks in […]

New AGRA Watch Report: “Messengers of Gates’ Agenda: A Case Study of the Cornell Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows Program””

The AGRA Watch program of Community Alliance for Global Justice is pleased to present a new report, “Messengers of Gates’ Agenda: A Case Study of the Cornell Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows Program”. The study exposes how the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation uses the cover of an institution of higher education to spread […]

New AGRA Watch Report: “The Man Behind the Curtain”

Today AGRA Watch presents a new research report, “The Man Behind the Curtain: The Gates Foundation’s Influence on the UN Food Systems Summit”. In December 2019, Agnes Kalibata, president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), was appointed as Special Envoy to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit by the Secretary General […]

Donate to Support Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ)

Finance the Frontlines! Donate to Support Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ) Click here to donate! CAGJ has been organizing in solidarity with Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ) for many years.  An independent farmworker union formed in 2013 by workers at Sakuma Berry Farms in Burlington, WA, FUJ is only the third independent farmworker […]

SAT 6/27 Webinar: Farmworker Organizing in the Face of the Pandemic

Thank you to everyone who attended the webinar! The recording is available on our YouTube channel: YOU ARE INVITED SAT June 27, 3 – 4:30PM PST Farmworker Organizing in the Face of the Pandemic: Update from Familias Unidas por la Justicia Farmworker Union Please join us this Saturday to hear an update from FUJ President […]

Food Justice is Racial Justice: Donate to strengthen Black Food Sovereignty

CAGJ joins the Week of Action in Defense of Black Lives. June 2, 2020: “We Demand a Divestment from the Police and Investment In Black Communities” Food Justice is Racial Justice. We appreciate Civil Eats for creating this list to facilitate our support of organizations who strengthen food justice, land access, and food access in […]

Readings & Materials for Rise Up! CAGJ Summer School 2020

Rise Up! Summer School 2020: Cultivating Resilient Food Systems in Times of Crisis CAGJ is hosting Rise Up! Summer School  during the summer of 2020. Registration is now full. However, we are making all curriculum available to everyone interested! We’ve broken down our Summer School resources into three tiers: Foundational, Supplemental, and Deep Dive.  Overview: […]

Show your Solidarity Today with WA’s Farmworkers: Covid-19 Protections Now!

UPDATED ACTION ALERT! Show your Solidarity Today with WA’s Farmworkers: Covid-19 Protections Now! ***please forward widely*** Familias Unidas por la Justicia and Community to Community Development have been working in Yakima County these past few weeks, supporting farmworker strikes in solidarity with workers who have walked off the job due to health and safety concerns […]