SLEE TICKETS ON SALE NOW! TICKETS: Purchase on CAGJ’s website! Sliding scale $40-$200: Please be generous in your support! We want to make this event accessible to everyone while also recognizing the need for us to raise crucial funds. Support a Farmer/Farmworker/Organizer: By purchasing a second ticket (at $50 or $100), you ensure that local […]
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Report-back: AGRA Watch joins Pan-African Seed Conference
By Heather Day, CAGJ’s Director In August, AGRA Watch Co-Chair Bill Aal and I traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to participate in the 2nd Pan-African Seed Governance conference organized by AFSA (Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa). We’ve come home having learned so much about the battles farmers are facing in Africa, and the […]
SAT OCT 14: 17th Annual SLEE Dinner! with Malik Yakini, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
17th Annual SLEE Dinner at St Demetrios Church New Keynote Speaker: Malik Yakini, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network SAT OCT 14, 2023 5PM Happy Hour, 6PM Dinner Tickets on sale AUG 14! Due to an unforeseen conflict, Nisqually Chairman Willie Frank III is no longer able to join us as keynote speaker for this year’s SLEE […]
JULY 29-30: SEATTLE PEOPLES’ SUMMIT AGAINST APEC
CAGJ was founded by Seattle-area activists who helped to organize the historic shutdown of the World Trade Organization meeting in 1999. We strive to carry on the protests’ legacy of effective and creative collective action for global justice. APEC is coming to Seattle! Register for the Peoples’ Summit: JULY 29-30 in SEATTLE WA Join us to […]
Call for CAGJ Interns & Volunteers! Strengthen CAGJ’s SLEE Gala & Communications
Are you passionate about food sovereignty and local economic justice? Want to build your outreach, organizational, communications, networking, and nonprofit management skills, or your catering resumé? CAGJ is seeking strong communicators to join our team! All positions are open to students seeking internships, or CAGJ members and supporters just wanting to get more involved! To […]
Recap: Banner-Making and Block-Printing Workshop!
In April, CAGJ held our first Art-Making Workshop, where we made a stunning banner for the May Day Farmworker March – Marcha Campesina. Organized by Community to Community (C2C) and Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ), the Marcha Campesina celebrates farmworkers and their inspiring history of labor organizing, in honor of International Workers Day. […]
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 […]
Support Local CSA’s!
It’s that time of year! Support your local farmers and food producers by investing in their future via Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. Here are a few recommendations! This is just the beginning: We are planning to add to this list, so if you want to see your favorite farm or CSA added, please email […]
Don’t Cage Our Oceans: Campaign to Ban Industrial Fish Farming
CAGJ has joined the Don’t Cage Our Oceans campaign to ban offshore finfish farming, with long-time partners including North American Marine Alliance (NAMA) and National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC), to advocate for better fish farming and fishing practices in the USA. The campaign is calling on the Biden administration to revoke Executive Order 13921, which […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Safe Work for Safe Roofs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2023 Safe Work for Safe Roofs Rally behind workers fired for demanding a safe workplace Bellingham: On Thursday February 16th construction workers employed by Mt. Baker Roofing company in Bellingham, WA will start the fourth day of a work stoppage at 6am. The workers are calling for community support, by […]
