By Tanya Kerssen, a researcher at Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy and author of the forthcoming book Grabbing Power: The New Struggles for Land, Food and Democracy in Northern Honduras (Food First Books 2013). Reprinted with permission from the author – Original post on Food First website. “Hunger is not a question of […]
Category Archives: Agra Watch Blog Posts
Dec. 7: CAGJ Book Release PARTY!
Click here to order the book directly from CAGJ on our website. SEATTLE: Friday December 7th, 7 – 9 pm Come celebrate the 2nd Edition of Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice! Hosted by Burke Museum, North end of UW campus: 17 ave Northeast and Northeast 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98105. Open to public, $5 requested donation at […]
What Farm Bill Inaction Means for Farmers and Food Sovereignty
By Sara Mersha, reprinted from Grassroots International September 24th, 2012 The Farm Bill presented Congress with an opportunity to change some of the fundamental structures of our food system, by creating a farmer-owned reserve and establishing a price floor that reflects farmers’ true cost of production. It may not surprise many of us to know […]
AGRA Watch challenges Gates Foundation’s claims to support agroecology, made in May 14, 2012 KUOW interview
On May 14, 2012, Roy Steiner, the Gates Foundation’s director for agricultural development, was interviewed on KUOW, Seattle’s NPR affiliate. In an interview focused on the Gates Foundation’s plans to combat hunger in Africa, Steiner spoke about the Foundation’s commitment to finding sustainable solutions for smallholder farmers, and funding projects supporting agroecological methods. AGRA Watch […]
CAGJ’s New Book has arrived! Order it today from CAGJ!
About CAGJ’s Publication: “Our Food Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice” Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice is a publication of the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice. There are now two editions, combining hands-on tools for change with community recipes and political awareness to engage YOU in joining […]
AGRA Watch welcomes Lawrence Mkhaliphi, South African Food Sovereignty Activist
Thurs, Sept 13 7 – 9pm Location: Heather Day’s home (directions below); 403 29th Ave E Seattle, WA 98112. RSVPs appreciated to [email protected]. POTLUCK: please bring something to share if you are able! Call Heather for more info: 206-724-2243. CAGJ’s AGRA Watch project is excited to be working with IDEX to bring Lawrence Mkhaliphi to […]
The Farm Bill works its way through Congress: Northwest Farm Bill Action Group Launches Campaign for a Fair Farm Bill
By John Fawcett-Long, NW Farm Bill Action Group Steering Committee Member The Senate Version – A Mixed Bag The Farm Bill has been actively under consideration by Congress the last few months. Congress is under pressure to do something as the current version expires on October 1. There also have been many calls for Congress […]
Report back from Rio+20 People’s Summit: “If they don’t let us dream, we won’t let them sleep”
By Dean Chahim, UW graduate, founder of Critical Development Forum, CAGJ volunteer who we supported in participating in the Rio+20 Summit with contacts. The official Rio+20 United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development and the simultaneous People’s Summit for Social and Environmental Justice (Cupula dos Povos para Justicia Social e Ambiental) had a surprising similarity […]
Rio+20: A Success for Multinational Corporations, a Failure for Everyone Else
By Reid Mukai, CAGJ Co-Chair From June 20 to 22, approximately 50,000 delegates and 130 heads of state and ministers from 190 countries gathered for the Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (also known as the Earth Summit). Unfortunately this massive effort, the largest conference ever organized by the U.N., amounted to very […]
Kickstarter: Help CAGJ publish “Our Food, Our Right” for July 14 SLEE! Dinner!
CAGJ is super excited to be on the verge of publishing our 2nd book, “Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice”, which will be the focus of the 6th annual SLEE dinner taking place July 14 – copies of the book will first be made available at the dinner, we’ll get to hear from […]
