CAGJ joined members of the WA Fair Trade Coalition and over 400 other organizations (see all signers below) in signing on to this letter to Congress, delivered this week! Excerpt: “Instead of delegating Congress’ exclusive constitutional authority to “regulate commerce with foreign nations” to the executive branch through the reinstatement of outdated and extreme procedures […]
Join CAGJ’s Steering Committee as Treasurer
CAGJ is seeking to fill a vital role on our Steering Committee – our lead body of organizers. Time commitment varies from a minimum of 5 hours/month to more when taxes are due. If interested, please send inquiries to CAGJ’s volunteer coordinators – Thank you! [email protected] Community Alliance for Global Justice Treasurer Job Announcement (Volunteer […]
Breaking the Corporate Trance
Analysis written by Reid Mukai, CAGJ Co-Chair According to a report released on January 21 from World Development Movement, a grassroots group addressing poverty and economic inequality, Goldman Sachs made approximately $400 million in 2012 from speculating on staple foods including corn, wheat and soy. This is great for Goldman Sachs but disastrous for nearly […]
Food Chain Workers Fighting for Fairness
The Community Alliance for Global Justice endorsed two recent campaigns after hearing from the community, supporting organizing for fair wage and compensation for food industry workers. Two local campaigns and one national campaign are all gaining steam. One has to wonder if the OUR Walmart and Making Change at Wal-Mart campaigns, which CAGJ’s Food Justice […]
What people are saying about Our Food, Our Right
Have you read the amazing reviews from authors and activists Eric Holt-Gimenez, Mark Winne, Brian Tokar, and community college culinary school chef Gregg Shiosaki about “Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice”? Check them out below! If you haven’t gotten your copy, order it online today. Save the date for some upcoming readings with […]
Statement of Support for a Full and Fair Farm Bill
The Community Alliance for Global Justice signed on to this letter through our membership in the National Family Farm Coalition, and joined 138 allied organizations to call for a fairer food & farm bill with the following statement. It’s also a great breakdown of what happened as the 2008 Farm Bill expired at the end […]
Special Report: Labor, the Food System, and Your Co-op
By nell abercrombie, cooperative advancement team, Central Co-op, printed in Central Register, used with permission. In mid-December, an ongoing labor dispute between Teamsters Local 117 and United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) resulted in a strike at the Auburn, WA UNFI distribution center. The largest distributor in the natural foods industry, UNFI delivers about 80% of […]
10 Reasons Why Eaters & Food Justice Activists Should Care about the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, is a secretive regional free trade/investor rights initiative led by the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam, with an open-docking clause allowing for additional countries to join. In theory, the TPP seeks to increase trade in the region by opening […]
Report from international GMO negotiations from CAGJ’s Phil Bereano
CAGJ Advisory Board and AGRA Watch leader Phil Bereano attended the 6th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol held in early October 2012 in Hyderabad, India; he has been an NGO participant in the negotiation and implementation of this treaty and a subsidiary agreement on liability for damages. The Protocol covers guidelines […]
CAGJ Update: Long-Overdue Wal-Mart Uprisings Begin!
By Reid Mukai, CAGJ Co-Chair Wal-Mart’s unfair labor policies have been a concern of worker’s rights activists for decades but they managed to avoid a retail strike until fairly recently. On October 4th, 60 Wal-Mart employees struck in Los Angeles followed by strikes at 28 stores in 12 states five days later. Shortly after on […]
