Guest Blog by Naim Edwards, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network The “world hunger” discussion – certainly in the media – focuses on the overdeveloped nations and wealthy individuals figuring out how to help and provide resources for less industrialized nations to feed themselves. Whether it’s the G8, Monsanto, the Gates Foundation, or any other […]
Category Archives: Trade Justice Blog Posts
SAT Oct 15: Food Sovereignty Prize Award Ceremony at Town Hall
Food Sovereignty Prize Award Ceremony SAT Oct 15: 5:30 Doors Open, 6:00 Ceremony, 7:30 Reception Location: Town Hall Seattle (Downstairs), Eighth & Seneca, Seattle, WA 98101. This event is FREE; Donations gladly accepted at the door. Register for the event! Volunteers needed – email us! Help spread the word – Share the Facebook event. CAGJ […]
Thurs 9/29 CAGJ Community Meeting
6:30 – 8:30PM CAGJ Community Meeting: Come learn about CAGJ! Location: University Christian Church (same place as CAGJ’s annual SLEE Dinner) – 4731 15th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105. Food will be provided, and all are welcome! RSVPs appreciated but not required. Community Meetings are offered a couple times per year to give new volunteers […]
CAGJ & C2C to Host Food Sovereignty Prize; Ceremony SAT October 15!
CAGJ is very excited to announce that we will co-host the Food Sovereignty Prize ceremony in October 2016! Community to Community and Community Alliance for Global Justice will host the prize for the first time in the Northwest, welcoming the Prize Honorees, and our Alliance partners from across the country to Seattle and Bellingham for […]
Thank you for a fabulous SLEE!
The 2016 SLEE Dinner was fantastic! Thank you to Anuradha Mittal for an amazing and inspiring keynote – You can watch it here! See photos from the dinner on Facebook here. Thank you to all the volunteers! Thank you to all of the farms, food producers and businesses that donated! Thank you to everyone who […]
CAGJ is hiring this summer
CAGJ is very excited to announce that we are hiring for 2 positions this summer! CAGJ is hiring a 20 hour/week Organizing Director, and a 15 hour/week AGRA Watch Organizer. The primary responsibilities of CAGJ’s Organizing Director are to lead member recruitment and engagement, as well as communications. AGRA Watch is looking for a dynamic […]
Sign CAGJ’s TPP Petition today! Goal of 500 signers by June
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will undermine everything we are doing to build food sovereignty. This is why CAGJ is working closely with 350 Seattle and Washington Fair Trade Coalition to stop the TPP. We need to keep the pressure on if we are going to continue to prevent Obama from bringing the TPP to […]
Donate in May to help CAGJ earn $5,000 Matching Grant!
Sign-up/Renew your CAGJ Membership in May, and your gift will be DOUBLED Every year in the Spring we rally our community to support CAGJ by pledging money or time. In celebration of CAGJ’s 15th anniversary, your membership gift to CAGJ in May will go twice as far, helping us hire a second organizer to confront […]
Berta Cáceres, Presente!
It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of the assassination last night of Berta Cáceres, Honduran indigenous leader and winner of the 2015 Goldman Prize and Romero Prize. CAGJ hosted part of her visit to Seattle in November, with Miriam Miranda, whose organization, Honduran Black Fraternal Organization (OFRANEH), won the […]
TUES 3/1: CAGJ Presents: Another Food System is Possible! But not with the TPP!
TUES March 1st, 6:30 – 9:00pm CAGJ Presents: Another Food System is Possible! But not with the TPP! What you need to know about how new trade agreements undermine efforts to build a good food movement. Location: WA State Labor Council – 321 16th Ave S, Seattle WA 98144 Please RSVP & help publicize on […]
