MON 6/29 Honduran Social Movements Mobilizing for Justice: Karen Spring

Monday June 29, 7 – 9pm Honduran Social Movements Mobilizing for Justice: Karen Spring Location: New Hope Baptist Church, 124 21st Ave., in Seattle’s Central District Potluck – bring something to share if you are able! RSVP’s appreciated but not required. Event is FREE; donations appreciated. Join us for a potluck and update on social […]

Opposing the G8 “New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition”

In March, a group of social movements, grassroots organizations, and civil society organizations met in Tunis to oppose the G8 “New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.” The New Alliance, which was launched in 2012 by the G8 and has been implemented in ten African countries, is based on the simplistic and familiar idea that […]

“Profiting from the Climate Crisis”

Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) is a project financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to the tune of US $85 million. The project attempts to increase production of maize in Sub Saharan Africa through the provision of drought resistant maize varieties. The program has two major components: a conventional hybrid maize breeding […]

March Against Monsanto- May 23, 2015

CAGJ was excited to participate in Seattle’s March Against Monsanto rally at Westlake Park this past Saturday- May 23, 2015- to say NO to the terrible biotech/bigAgra models presented by Monsanto. Heather Day, CAGJ’s ED, spoke to the crowd about the strong ties between the Gates Foundation and Monsanto. From her speech, “ In 2010, […]

FOEI: “who benefits from gm crops?”

In February, Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) released a report investigating the strategic efforts by the US government, its sponsored programs, funders such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and agribusiness giants such as Monsanto to force GM technologies on the African continent.  While these powerful players claim that GM technologies are key […]