Thanks to generous funding from National Family Farm Coalition (of which we are a proud member), CAGJ Director Heather Day and Organizer noël lum recently attended Farm Aid 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana! Since 1985, Farm Aid has been held annually as a benefit concert to financially support family farms across the country. Over the long […]
Category Archives: Food Justice Blog Posts
2 Weeks to SLEE! Solidarity Tickets Available! Volunteers Get In Free!
SLEE IS ALMOST HERE! DID YOU GET YOUR TICKETS YET? THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Central Co-op, Equal Exchange, Farmer Direct Organic, Friends of the Earth, Loki Fish Company, Madres Kitchen, New Roots Organics, Northwest Harvest, PCC Community Markets, Real Change, Social Justice Fund, UAW 4121, UFCW 3000 TICKETS: Purchase on CAGJ’s website! Sliding scale […]
4 Weeks to SLEE! Tickets on Sale + Call for Volunteers!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
FDA amends GE Salmon Environmental Assessment, CAGJ responds
In the latest development in our campaign of resistance to AquaBounty’s genetically engineered (GE) salmon, CAGJ submitted a critique to the Food and Drug Association (FDA). Our comment, which highlighted the FDA’s failure to consult with Northwest tribes, was in response to their latest environmental assessment. AquaBounty has been developing its G.E. AquaAdvantage Salmon (AAS) […]
Help CAGJ Continue Our Collective Organizing: Special Appeal by Katherine Hillesland
Hello all! My name is Katherine, and I’m a CAGJ member and volunteer. After interning with CAGJ for the past several years, I had the opportunity this past summer to co-coordinate CAGJ’s 16th SLEE Gala. I am writing to ask you to consider an end-of-year donation to help CAGJ continue our impactful food sovereignty work. […]
CAGJ Offers Transformative Food Sovereignty Education: Special Appeal by Shephali Patel
Hello Community! Re-designing a food system that rests on the principles and values of food sovereignty for all requires all of us. My name is Shephali Patel and I had the honor to support others in this movement through my role on the Organizing Collective for the 2022 edition of CAGJ’s Rise Up! Summer School. […]
An End-of-Year Letter to our Members & Supporters + 2022 Accomplishments
CAGJ’s end of year letter to our Members & Supporters 2022 Accomplishments: #RootingOurselvesInHope Greetings friends, What gives you hope despite increasingly desperate times? Every day I sit down at my desk, and dedicate myself to the tasks at hand, knowing that my efforts are adding to the efforts of millions of people worldwide, including peasant […]
Report-back: Farm Visit to Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad
In September, CAGJ had the pleasure of visiting the Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad/Land and Liberation Cooperative farm. The farm, founded in 2017 by four members of Washington’s independent farmworker union, Familias Unidas por la Justicia, is an attempt at creating a workplace where the workers themselves have a direct say in the direction of the […]
