Come create art at our spring art-making workshops! These workshops are a part of our Art & Activism Series: from February to June 2023, each month we hear from an artist or artist group about their work and philosophy during our online Monthly Organizing Meetings. In April and May, we are hosting two in-person […]
Category Archives: Events
TUES April 25: Rich Appetites Virtual Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Rich Appetites: The Corporate Capture of African Food Systems and the Hunger for Justice TUES April 25, 2023: 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm WAT/ 6pm SAST / 7pm EAT Virtual Film Screening and Panel Discussion Please register to receive the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/RichAppetitesVirtual2023 Help publicize: Share the Facebook event We will screen specific […]
SAT March 25: Rich Appetites Film & Discussion at Town Hall
AGRA Watch is thrilled to present our short film series, Rich Appetites, at Town Hall Seattle on Saturday March 25, 7-9pm PDT. Registration appreciated but not required. Rich Appetites is a short film series that explores how billionaire philanthropists are pushing US-style industrial agriculture around the globe—including in Africa. This model of agriculture is the […]
Report-back: Farm Visit to Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad
In September, CAGJ had the pleasure of visiting the Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad/Land and Liberation Cooperative farm. The farm, founded in 2017 by four members of Washington’s independent farmworker union, Familias Unidas por la Justicia, is an attempt at creating a workplace where the workers themselves have a direct say in the direction of the […]
FUJ Tour Report-back: Fighting for Farmworkers in the US and Beyond
This fall CAGJ worked with farmworker union Familias Unidas por la Justicia and other community organizations based out of Seattle to organize the FUJ Farmworker Solidarity Tour. Over two days in October, we convened a rally, march, dinner, teach-in and AGRA-Watch action in Seattle that highlighted how issues faced by farmworkers are connected to the […]
SLEE 2022 Gratitude
Our 16th Annual SLEE – Back together again! We can’t thank you enough for attending CAGJ’s 16th Annual SLEE! There couldn’t have been a better setting than outdoors in the MLK Fame Garden where we enjoyed garden tours and a keynote from Black Star Farmers, music by Sin Fronteras, and delicious appetizers made with local […]
Come to SLEE & Volunteer this SATURDAY!
SAT July 16th, 3 – 6PM Pacific 16th Annual SLEE Gala – Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere Click here to purchase tickets Volunteers get in for free! We are still seeking volunteers to help on Saturday: Come early to help set-up and decorate, and/or come an hour before to help as a server, silent auction helper, […]
TUES July 12, 6-8PM: We are the Salmon People-The Campaign to Block Corporate Salmon
Join us for the 2nd webinar in CAGJ’s Rise Up Summer School series (open to all), organized around the theme of Indigenous Food Sovereignty! We will discuss the latest developments in the #BlockCorporateSalmon campaign, and be guided through a Visionary Fiction workshop, where we will put our imaginations to the test in dreaming up a […]
SAT July 16th, 3-6PM: 16th Annual SLEE Gala
16th Annual SLEE Gala Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere! Click here to purchase tickets CAGJ’s 16th SLEE Gala celebrates Black and Indigenous led food justice organizing in Seattle with our keynote by Black Star Farmers. Join us in-person outdoors for a Covid-safe gathering! Date: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 Time: 3 – 6 PM PDT Location: MLK Fame […]
SAT May 21, 10-2: Urban Hike-a-Thon for Food Justice
Join CAGJ for Urban Food Justice Hike-a-Thon on Beacon Hill All proceeds benefit Black Star Farmers, Familias Unidas por la Justicia Farmworker Union & CAGJ Please Register today: tinyurl.com/CAGJHIKE Help publicize: Share the Facebook event Donate: Help us reach our goal of $5000 for food justice organizing Join us for a fun urban hike this […]