The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) today launches the Agroecology for Climate Action (#A4CA) Campaign at the Africa Climate Week in Accra, Ghana (18th-22nd March, 2019) calling upon all stakeholders to push for Agroecology as a viable adaptation and mitigation solution to climate change. The campaign aims to place agroecology as a key […]
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Mark Lynas slammed for exploiting African farmers’ images to promote GMOs
Mark Lynas, a visiting fellow at Cornell’s Office of International Programs at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and a known pro-GM propagandist with the Cornell Alliance for Science, is under fire for non-consensual usage of images of African farmers and their crops. Dr Eugenio Tisselli – an IT specialist – and Dr Angelika […]
‘Plant the Seed’ music video by Taina Asili
Plant the Seed, a 10-minute music video produced by singer, filmmaker, and activist Taína Asili from Albany, NY, was just released in February 2019. Plant the Seed is inspired by the the work of black food justice farmer and educator Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm. Soul Fire Farm aims to uplift farmers of color […]
A decisive stance: Tanzania discontinues Gates/Monsanto’s GM trials in the country
In November 2018, Tanzania set a precedent for how genetic modification (GM) is approached in the country. Mathew Mtigumwe, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, passed an order for the cessation of all ongoing GM trials in the country which are under the supervision of the Water Efficient Maize for […]
Farmers and Advocates Gather in DC in Midst of US Farm Crisis: Report on National Family Farm Coalition Annual Board Meeting
By Heather Day, CAGJ’s Director This past week-end I had the honor of traveling to DC to participate in the annual board meeting of the National Family Farm Coalition. CAGJ has been a member of NFFC since 2010, and participated in the meeting two years ago which came on the heels of the untimely […]
Bt Cotton No Aid to Textiles Sector but a Trapdoor for Unsafe Food
Summarized by Rebecca Fogel, CAGJ Intern In this article Anne Maina, national coordinator of the Kenya Biodiversity Coalition (KBioC), sounds the alarm about the introduction of Bt cotton in Kenya. (CAGJ leaders met with Anne and KBioC when they visited Kenya in 2009, and again in Senegal this past November.) Over the past few months, […]
CAGJ is hiring 2019 SLEE Dinner Organizer
2019 SLEE Dinner Organize: Apply by Feb 6 The Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere (SLEE) Dinner is the signature event of Community Alliance for Global Justice. Both a community event and fundraiser, the goal of SLEE is to build the local and global movements for food justice and food sovereignty by: Raising awareness and educating about […]
Africa Group captured by colonial medicine, agribusiness and US military interests on gene drives at UN Biodiversity Conference
By: Mariam Mayet, Lim Li Ching and Eva Sirinathsinghji Original article: https://acbio.org.za/en/africa-group-captured-colonial-medicine-agribusiness-and-us-military-interests-gene-drives-un Reposted by: Becca Fogel At the recent UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the African Group – the regional negotiating body representing African countries – blocked a proposal to temporarily halt the release of gene-drive mosquitoes, which are being promoted by the Gates Foundation as an […]
CAGJ Book Review: Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, by Anand Giridharadas
By John Fawcett-Long, CAGJ Member If you are looking for a high-level assessment of current, elite philanthropy I highly recommend Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World released in 2018. The book presents a lucid and powerful critique of the market-focused and anti-democratic ideology of much of current philanthropy. Giridharadas is a […]
Special Appeal: Kelly Lake reflects on memorable experiences in 2018!
Dear CAGJ supporters, When I think back on my first year as co-chair of the Food Justice Project, I realize that every season has been marked by memorable experiences: sowing handfuls of tiny seeds into the rich soil at Kamayan Farm on a gray spring day; joining the twelve mile march for farmworker dignity in […]