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) […]
Category Archives: Food Justice Blog Posts
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 […]
OCTOBER 2022 CAGJ E-news
CAGJ Monthly E-Newsletter | OCTOBER 4, 2022 HEADLINES | CAGJ HAPPENINGS | TAKE ACTION | CAGJ NEWS & ANALYSIS | COMMUNITY CALENDAR SUN Oct 9 – FRI Oct 14 Familias Unidas por la Justicia Farmworker Solidarity Tour Creando el Mundo Que Queremos Farmworker union Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ) is embarking on a Washington-wide […]
Watch CAGJ’s Webinar: Farming for a Hot Planet
Watch CAGJ’s Webinar: Farming for a Hot Planet Organized for Rise-Up Summer School with AGRA Watch In response to climate change, powerful individuals and institutions are pushing so-called “climate smart” agriculture, which serves corporate agendas. Yet grassroots movements have already been implementing grounded, people-led solutions to build climate-resilient food systems. In this webinar, we heard […]
Come to SLEE & Volunteer this SATURDAY!
SAT July 16th, 3 – 6PM Pacific 16th Annual SLEE Gala – Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere Click here to purchase tickets Volunteers get in for free! We are still seeking volunteers to help on Saturday: Come early to help set-up and decorate, and/or come an hour before to help as a server, silent auction helper, […]
TUES July 12, 6-8PM: We are the Salmon People-The Campaign to Block Corporate Salmon
Join us for the 2nd webinar in CAGJ’s Rise Up Summer School series (open to all), organized around the theme of Indigenous Food Sovereignty! We will discuss the latest developments in the #BlockCorporateSalmon campaign, and be guided through a Visionary Fiction workshop, where we will put our imaginations to the test in dreaming up a […]
SAT July 16th, 3-6PM: 16th Annual SLEE Gala
16th Annual SLEE Gala Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere! Click here to purchase tickets CAGJ’s 16th SLEE Gala celebrates Black and Indigenous led food justice organizing in Seattle with our keynote by Black Star Farmers. Join us in-person outdoors for a Covid-safe gathering! Date: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 Time: 3 – 6 PM PDT Location: MLK Fame […]
