FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Des Moines, Iowa, United States – September 1, 2015 Black US Farmers, Honduran Afro-Indigenous Share Food Sovereignty Prize In this moment when it is vital to assert that Black lives matter, the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance honors Black and Afro-Indigenous farmers, fishermen, and stewards of ancestral lands and water. We especially commemorate […]
USAID Lobbying for Agribusiness
Food Sovereignty Ghana, recently published a press release outlining its concerns with a recent action of USAID that will likely deceive citizens of the developing world. This organization of Ghanaian activists reveals that USAID’s workshop, “International Biosafety Short Course for Policy and Decision Makers in Ghana and Nigeria,” which was offered at the end of July, had […]
SAT 9/19 Teach-Out with Familias Unidas por la Justicia and C2C
Sign up today for our Teach-Out!
ACB to Challenge the South African Government and Monsanto over GM Maize
On August 7th the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) appealed to South African Agriculture, Water Affairs and Forestry Minister the decision to release Monsanto’s genetically modified maize for sale to farmers in South Africa. The particular variety of seed is supposed to drought tolerant, a claim that ACB disputes. According to ACB, the approval was […]
Costco: No GMO Salmon! Join the National Week of Action- Aug. 29th- Sept. 6th
On Aug 29th – Sept 6th, join thousands of people across the U.S. to deliver letters to Costco stores!
SLEE 2015 was a Great Success! Thanks to all!
Thank you to everyone that attended the 9th Annual SLEE dinner on August 1st. Close to 300 attendees raised almost $25,000 for CAGJ’s organizing!
Report exposes how the food industry is paying to manipulate the media around food
Earlier this summer Friends of the Earth published a report titled “Spinning Food,” which details how the industrial food industry is working to manipulate public opinion and understanding about the food system, and is undermining public knowledge about the benefits of diversified and ecological food systems. The industrial food sector is spending millions of dollars […]
July 9th- Costco: No GMO Salmon National Call-in Day of Action
Despite our demands, Costco isn’t listening. GMO salmon is a risk to our environment, especially wild salmon, and to our health. But Costco wants to leave the door open, and still hasn’t made a firm commitment to not sell GMO salmon if it’s approved by the FDA. Costco is a major retailer of salmon and […]
Report on CAGJ’s June 25 Action to Demand Costco Not Sell GMO Salmon!
On Thursday June 25th CAGJ delivered 300,000 signatures to Costco’s headquarters in Issaquah, WA to urge the company to commit to not selling genetically modified (GM) salmon.
Press Release: Costco members, fishermen, environmental and labor groups demand Costco say no to GMO salmon
For Immediate Release: June 25, 2015 Costco members, fishermen, environmental and labor groups demand Costco say no to GMO salmon ISSAQUAH, Wash. — A coalition including Community Alliance for Global Justice, fishermen, members of UFCW Local 21 and concerned Costco customers rallied in front of the Costco next door to store headquarters and presented more […]
