Thanks so much to everyone who came and supported CAGJ at our 2009 Strengthening Local Economies, Everywhere! Fair and Dinner! More photos are coming soon, here is just a taste…
Category Archives: Trade Justice Blog Posts
CAGJ’s 5th Teach Out! – Vashon Island!
Join CAGJ’s Teach Out! Saturday September 5th: Visit Vashon Island Farms and Farmer’s Market! Teach Out! Engaging the Local Food Cycle! – Fifth Event! SATURDAY, September 5th: All Day, with optional camping component *Space is limited and RSVP REQUIRED! RSVP to Teresa at [email protected] Our visit to Vashon Island will begin with a stop to […]
U.S. Working Group on the Food Crisis Issues Statement to G8 Urging New Approach to Food Security
Calls on G8 to Reject More GMOs and Free Trade New York City/Washington D.C./Oakland – The U.S. Working Group on the Food Crisis today released an official statement urging the G8 to focus on sustainable agriculture practices as a solution to the global food crisis. The statement was issued in anticipation of the July 8-10 […]
6/24 Day of Action at Rep. McDermott’s Office – Denounce Violent Free Trade Policies in Peru
CAGJ, WA Fair Trade Coalition and our supporters successfully met with the Peruvian Consul in Seattle on Friday, June 12th, to highlight the recent massacre of unarmed civilians and violent clashes with police that occurred on June 5th in Peru. We had a strong contingent, who presented the Consul with a letter we had signed […]
Friday June 12, 4:30pm – Join us to PROTEST the Massacre in Peru!
At dawn on Friday, June 5th, 600 Peruvian police in helicopters and on foot opened fire on thousands of peaceful indigenous protestors blocking a road near Bagua in the Peruvian Amazon. Conservative estimates indicate that 60 indigenous and police have been killed. Police are accused of burning indigenous bodies, throwing them in the river and […]
Dozens killed in Peru as indigenous resist takeover of the Amazon
On Friday, June 5th, 2009 over 60 indigenous demonstrators and 20 police officers were killed in the province of Bagua in Peru. 600 police and helicopters fired live rounds of ammunition and tear gas into a peaceful blockade of a road leading into the Amazon and indigenous lands. Activists and people in the Bagua province […]
DRAFT CALL TO ACTION: 10th Anniversary of 1999 WTO Protests
CAGJ will be working over the summer with others to build a broad alliance of individuals & organizations to make a Call for Actions this Fall. Look for an updated Call in September. Community Alliance for Global Justice calls on all activists fighting for justice locally and globally to come together again in Seattle in […]
Carta abierta al Presidente de los Estados Unidos, Sin Maiz no hay Pais
An Open Letter to the President of the United States from the Without Corn there is no Country National Campaign (Sin Maiz no hay Pais), on the ocassion of Obama’s visit to Mexico. For more information see: www.anec.org.mx Carta abierta al Presidente de los Estados Unidos Nosotros, pueblo de México, también queremos renegociar el TLCAN […]
Open Letter to the President of the United States from the Without Corn, there is no Country National Campaign
An Open Letter to the President of the United States from the Without Corn there is no Country National Campaign (Sin Maiz no hay Pais), on the ocassion of Obama’s visit to Mexico. For more information see: www.anec.org.mx We, the people of Mexico, also want to renegotiate NAFTA to protect our corn, the jobs of […]
April 28: CAGJ Trade Justice Meeting to begin organizing for 10th Anniversary of WTO protests
Join CAGJ for our Trade Justice Project meetings, where we will decide how best to mark the 10th anniversary of the WTO Protests: bring your ideas and willingness to help organize! When: Tuesday April 28th, and the 4th Tuesday of every month What time: 6:30 – 8:30pm Where: CAGJ Office in International District, 606 Maynard […]
