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 […]
Category Archives: Trade Justice Blog Posts
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 […]
Witness for Peace and CAGJ Event a Success!
CAGJ recently co-sponsored an event at Seattle’s Labor Temple called “Let Us Eat! Food Security, Trade and Migration in the U.S. and Mexico as NAFTA Turns 15”. Witness for Peace took the lead on organizing this event, which was part of a northwest speaking tour of Baldemar Mendoza, an expert sovereignty and trade agreements from […]
Tell Washington State Members of Congress To Oppose Panama Trade Agreement
The office of the U.S. Trade Representative has said it wants to move forward this year with the Panama Free Trade Agreement — a trade deal negotiated by the Bush administration that repeats most of the same major problems found in NAFTA and CAFTA. Bush’s Panama FTA represents business-as-usual on trade, and is not the […]
Ask your Congressmember to cosponsor the TRADE Act!
Finally – some change we can believe in! On June 4, 2008, Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Mike Michaud introduced groundbreaking new legislation to reform U.S. trade policy. The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act represents months (years!) of work by people committed to fixing the failed NAFTA model. It creates a positive […]
Thanks for making the March 1 Benefit a success!
Thank you to everyone who made our March 1 Benefit a great success – especially Nectar Lounge, Ruby Shuz and Supersones. We also want to thank Corrugated Films and Moving Images for donating their films to the raffle! Everyone had a blast and we raised much-needed funds to prepare for Spring and Summer organizing! Ruby […]
Confronting the Food Crisis Teach-in Session Notes
We are very excited to post notes from many of the sessions during our Teach-in, which happened this past December. Thank you to all the volunteer note-takers who compiled this information for us! Click here to view the session notes in a PDF document. Please feel free to browse these notes to get a feel […]
Over 400 People Attend Teach-In on Food Crisis
More than 400 people attended the “Confronting the Food Crisis: Cultivating Just Alternatives to the Corporate Food System” Teach-in on December 5th and 6th. This was a huge turnout that far surpassed our expectations! A big thank you goes out to all the speakers, co-sponsors, volunteers, and allies who made it happen. We couldn’t have […]
