THURS Aug 5, 11:30AM – 1:00PM Vigil to Demand Better Protections for Agricultural Workers & Honor Honesto Silva Ibarra Labor & Industries Department 7273 Linderson Way SW Tumwater, WA 98501 Announcement from Edgar Franks, Political Director at Familias Unidas por la Justicia On Thursday August 5, 2021 Familias Unidas por la Justicia will be holding […]
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Report-back: Field Trip to Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad
Edgar (left) and Ramon (right) share their learning process with growing nopales in Washington state. Photo Credit: Mikhaila Gonzales Blog post by Mikhaila Gonzales, Spark Northwest Sweating after a few moments in their greenhouse, Mia, Quest and I, together with members of Community Alliance for Global Justice, listened as Ramon Torres, founding member of Cooperativa […]
Press Release: Hundreds of grassroots organizations to oppose the UN Food Systems Summit
Media contact Marion Girard, Media officer at the Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSM) for relations with the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) [email protected] Civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations launch a global counter-mobilization against the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit from 25 to 28 July 2021 in Rome and online. Rome, Italy. […]
TUES 7/27 Webinar: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Movements & the Role of Solidarity
Photo credit: Valerie Segrest TUES July 27, 6-7:30PM PDT Indigenous Food Sovereignty Movements & the Role of Solidarity Register to receive the Zoom link How is an Indigenous lens on Food Sovereignty unique, and what is the role of non-Natives to act in solidarity with Indigenous-led movements? We will hear from Pacific Northwest scholars and […]
“Disarming Gates”: Participatory Theater at the Gates Foundation July 16, 2021
“Disarming Gates”: Participatory Theater at the Gates Foundation Global Action Against the United Nations Food Systems Summit #FoodSystems4People July 16, 2021 – Download the flyer! Did you know? Bill Gates controls more than just land, financial flows, and policy in the US and around the world–he and his foundation have amassed an enormous and undemocratic […]
FRI 7/16: “Disarming Gates” Action at Gates Foundation
FRI July 16, 12:00 – 1:00 PM PDT “Disarming Gates”: Participatory Theater at the Gates Foundation Global Action Against the United Nations Food Systems Summit Location: 440 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98109 Registration appreciated but not required. Help publicize: Share the Facebook event. On Friday, July 16th at 12pm, we invite you to join CAGJ/AGRA […]
Registration Now Open: Rise Up! Summer School 2021
Cultivating Care, Growing Movements CAGJ’s Rise Up! Summer School is a free, 3-month political education and leadership development program for community members, where we create space to collectively develop tools and analysis to strengthen the global food sovereignty movement. This year, we will dig into the root of movement building — creating more space for […]
THURS 4/29: CAGJ Trivia Night!
You are invited to join CAGJ’s Trivia Night! THURS April 29, 7 – 8:30PM CAGJ’s Members, Interns, Volunteers and Supporters are invited to join us for this fun event to celebrate Membership Month! Trivia will test your knowledge of CAGJ’s 20 years of history, and about the Food Sovereignty movement. If you give us your […]
Report-back on Webinar: Billionaire or Community Solutions to Climate Chaos?
Introduction On Thursday, February 25, CAGJ’s AGRA Watch campaign hosted a webinar in response to Bill Gates’ recently released book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster to unpack the role of Gates in contributing to the global climate crisis through his promotion of industrial agriculture. For more context, you can view our 4-part infographic series […]
THURS 2/25 Webinar: Billionaire or Community Solutions to Climate Chaos?
YOU ARE INVITED! FREE EVENT THURS FEB 25, 10 – 11:30am PST | 1 – 2:30pm EST | 7 – 8:30pm CET | 8 – 9:30pm CAT via Zoom Registration is required: click here. The Zoom link will be emailed the day before the event. Please forward widely and share the Facebook event! Community Alliance for Global […]
