Congratulations Seattle! AT CAGJ’S JUNE 11 DINNER, WE SENT A MESSAGE TO SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL: “WE SUPPORT PAID SICK DAYS FOR FOOD WORKERS!” (see photo) And we won! Seattle Times article: Seattle approves paid sick-leave requirement The Seattle City Council on Monday [Sept 12, 2011] agreed to require businesses with at least five employees to […]
CAGJ Party Oct 15 to Celebrate 10 Years!
CAGJ CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF ORGANIZING LOCALLY FOR JUSTICE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY! It’s a party! SAT OCTOBER 15, 7 – 10pm Venue: Historic Washington Hall 153 14th Avenue, in the Central District just north of Yesler $5 – $20 sliding scale donation Catered by El Rodeo: A Taste of El Salvador Join CAGJ as […]
Dance the Tango for CAGJ
Come dance the Argentine Tango with your fellow CAGJ activists and friends on Sunday Oct 23 to raise money for the 2nd edition of CAGJ’s publication, “Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice.” Please keep in mind space is limited to only 20 spots for the lesson. Additionally, no partner or prior dancing experience […]
Aug 2011 Clean Greens Teach-Out Reflection
Clean Greens Teach-Out Reflection, By Sara Lavenhar, CAGJ Intern August 24, 2011 Having never attended a CAGJ teach-out, I was a little apprehensive about organizing one. I didn’t know what to expect out of the event, or if I would be able to make it successful. More than that, I had never properly worked on […]
SAT Sept 10: Food Justice without Borders: From Seattle to Brazil!
Food Justice without Borders: From Seattle to Brazil! Join us as we welcome Janaina Stronzake to Seattle to share her experience of working with the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement – MST – the largest peasant movement in Latin America with over 1.5 million members. Read more about the MST here. SAT Sept 10, 6 – […]
Food Sovereignty Now!
Food Sovereignty Now! ( 20-minute video, August, 2011) The international peasant’s movement La Via Campesina is launching a new video presenting its struggle for small farmer and peasant agriculture and food sovereignty all around the world.
Food Justice Project August Happenings
Food Justice Project Meeting: Confronting Racism in the Food System and Food Movement TUES AUG 16, 6:30-9PM Location: 23rd Ave S and Jackson St, 309 23rd Ave S 98144, the NELA Center for Student Success Please join us for our next meeting in August, where we will engage in a facilitated discussion about racism and […]
Food Justice Project August Happenings
Food Justice Project Meeting: Confronting Racism in the Food System and Food Movement TUES AUG 16, 6:30-9PM Location: 23rd Ave S and Jackson St, 309 23rd Ave S 98144, the NELA Center for Student Success Please join us for our next meeting in August, where we will engage in a facilitated discussion about racism and […]
GMOs Coming to Parks and Lawns Near You
By Reid Mukai, CAGJ Co-Chair On the Friday before 4th of July Weekend the USDA discreetly dropped a bombshell. They announced that their Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) would not regulate Scotts Miracle-Gro’s genetically engineered Kentucky bluegrass which is resistant to Roundup herbicide (Scotts is Monsanto’s exclusive agent for marketing and distribution of […]
SAT Aug 6: Cafe Justicia-A Food Justice Secret Cafe
Cafe Justicia (A Food Justice Secret Cafe) Support the scholarship fund of the Food, Farms, and The Roots of Migration Delegation to Oaxaca, Mexico this September! Several of CAGJ’s members are attending, and they need help fundraising! When: Saturday, August 6th at 7pm Where: In the garden of Heather Day’s home, in Madison Valley What: […]
