By Christina Rajan, FJP Volunteer This fall, make sure you vote by Nov 6th to be part of history and pass a game-changing climate justice policy! Initiative 1631, championed by the largest and most diverse coalition in state history, (including CAGJ!), is a measure that requires polluters to pay a fee that goes directly into […]
Author Archive: Simone Adler
“Our History” A Background to the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance
This blog was originally posted on the blog of the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance. The U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) has released a new publication based on participatory research conducted by Grassroots International intern Alison Kaika, with editing support from Sara Mersha (Grassroots International), Saulo Araujo (WhyHunger), and Stephen Bartlett (Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville). The […]
Today We March: Reflections on the March for Dignity
By Alanna Boynton, Food Justice Project Co-Chair It’s 5:30am on Sunday, August 5, 2018. The sun has just appeared above the horizon, illuminating wisps of fog that drift across the pastoral farmlands of Lynden, Washington. Everything is still and peaceful—yet the parking lot outside Mom’s Bar & Grill is beginning to fill up. My friend […]
Climate Justice Requires Peasant Agroecology – Not the Extractivist Model
By Jean Fallow, AGRA Watch Intern This is a summary of Peasant Agroecology Achieves Climate Justice, a 38-page primer that appears in La Via Campesina’s May 2018 e-newsletter. The primer was produced by the Building Climate Justice Advocacy project, a partnership between Afrika Kontakt and La Via Campesina in Southern and Eastern Africa. Peasant Agroecology […]
Synthetic Biology Threatens African Biodiversity, Health, and Livelihoods
By Jean Fallow, AGRA Watch Intern This is a summary of the report “What Does Synthetic Biology Mean for Africa?” by Dr. Eva Sirinathsinghji and Mariam Mayet of the Building International Capacity on Synthetic Biology Assessment and Governance (BICSBAG) Project, which is coordinated by the African Center for Biodiversity, ETC Group, and the Third World […]
Philanthrocapitalism: The Gates Foundation’s African programmes are not charity
By AGRA Watch Member, Phil Bereano. Published in Third World Resurgence, December 2017. The activities of the Gates Foundation are a major example of what has come to be called ‘philanthrocapitalism’. Phil Bereano argues that philanthrocapitalism is an attempt to use market processes to do good, and therefore problematic as markets are ill-suited to producing […]
Seeds of Neo-Colonialism – Why the GMO promoters get it so wrong about Africa
Monday, May 07, 2018 Statement by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa Seeds of Neo-Colonialism – Why the GMO promoters get it so wrong about Africa The GMO lobby is showing signs of desperation. Once again they are on the offensive with a major public relations push targeting East Africa, particularly Uganda, in an […]
Today is #GiveBIG! Double your Membership Month gift to CAGJ!
Dear Community, Make GiveBIG a big boost for our Membership Month fundraising campaign! GiveBIG is TODAY! All gifts will be matched thanks to UFCW 21 and generous CAGJ members. Help us reach our $5000 Membership Month goal! Make a one-time donation via GiveBig – 60% of CAGJ’s budget is fueled by our Members! Donate TODAY […]
One week to double your Membership Month gift to CAGJ!
Dear Community, Make GiveBIG a big boost for our Membership Month fundraising campaign! GiveBIG is next WED May 9; you can schedule your gift today, and it will be matched thanks to UFCW 21 and generous CAGJ members. Help us reach our $5000 Membership Month goal! Make a one-time donation via GiveBig – 60% of […]
MON 4/30 – The Northwest Fights GE Salmon: Indigenous Perspectives – Webinar & New Short Film
Register today for the webinar happening this coming Monday, and help us spread the word on Facebook – Thank you! The Northwest Fights GE Salmon: Indigenous Perspectives MON APRIL 30, 2-3PM PST Film Premiere & Webinar Join Center for Food Safety and Community Alliance for Global Justice for a free webinar on Monday April 30, […]
