Technology and Revolutions – the Gates Foundation and African Agriculture: AGRA Watch Short-course

YOU ARE INVITED by Community Alliance for Global Justice to ‘Technology and  Revolutions – the Gates Foundation and African Agriculture’, a short-course presented by AGRA Watch.  Please join us for presentations and facilitated discussions on the key issues surrounding the work of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Wed. April 1st: Deconstructing […]

March 1 CAGJ Benefit at Nectar Lounge!

Sunday March 1st, 7 – 10pm Ruby Shuz & SUPERSONES Come enjoy groovy tunes & good vibes & help CAGJ raise crucial funds for 2009 organizing! Bring your friends!! $7 suggested donation (no one turned away) Location: Nectar Lounge in Fremont, 412 N. 36th St., Seattle WA 98103 21 & over only (sorry!) SuperSones play […]

Over 400 People Attend Teach-In on Food Crisis

More than 400 people attended the “Confronting the Food Crisis: Cultivating Just Alternatives to the Corporate Food System” Teach-in on December 5th and 6th. This was a huge turnout that far surpassed our expectations! A big thank you goes out to all the speakers, co-sponsors, volunteers, and allies who made it happen. We couldn’t have […]

Confronting the Food Crisis Teach-in Update

THIS Friday & Saturday! TEACH-IN: “Confronting the Food Crisis: Cultivating Just Alternatives to the Corporate Food System.” The Teach-In is FREE and open to the public – no registration necessary! Come enjoy part or all of the program on Saturday (we are informally trying to gauge how many people to expect, so feel free to […]

“Battle in Seattle” premieres Sept 19: help build the People’s History of the Battle of Seattle!

On Friday September 19 “Battle in Seattle”, the major-motion picture about the WTO protests, will finally open in Seattle and other cities. The film is director Stuart Townsend’s first, and stars Andre Benjamin, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Rodriguez, Channing Tatum, and Charlize Theron in a fictionalized account of the week of protests, including some archival footage. […]

Thanks for making our second SLEE Dinner and Fair a success!

Thanks to dozens of volunteers, hundreds of attendees, farmers, tabling organizations, sponsors and donors, and many others, our second annual Strengthening Local Economies, Everywhere gathering was a huge success! Despite the last-minute date change, the event was very well attended. During the fair, Washington wine, beers, oysters and appetizers were served while over 50 organizations […]