Many of you will will receive our end of year letter in the mail this week. If not, here is what you missed! Thank you for donating generously to CAGJ during this giving season, to help us continue to build the global food sovereignty movement! Dear Friend of CAGJ, “People! Power! We are the Women, […]
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TUES Nov 27: Giving Tuesday
Give to CAGJ on #GivingTuesday to support Solidarity in Action Earlier this month, I joined two other CAGJ leaders in Senegal for the African Food Systems conference convened by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA). The only US group represented at the meetings, we came to learn from over 100 participants from countries […]
#GivingTuesday is Nov 27: CAGJ is Solidarity in Action!
CAGJ is successful because our supporters believe in the work we’re doing. This year we began RiseUp! Summer School focused on food justice issues, traveled to Africa to meet with leaders in the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (shown with AGRA Watch leaders in photo) and much more! CAGJ thrives when our supporters pledge […]
THURS 11/29: CAGJ Holiday Party & Africa Trip Report-Back
THURS NOV 29, 7-9PM CAGJ Holiday Party & Africa Trip Report-Back Potluck! RSVP: Email us Location:The home of Donna Lewen, 2518 E Howell Street, Seattle 98122 CAGJ will provide a vegan main course and mulled wine; if you are able, please bring a salad, side dish, dessert or beverage of your choice to share. […]
Gratitude for a Beautiful SLEE 2018
THANK YOU to everyone who made CAGJ’s 12th annual SLEE Dinner such a success! A special thank you to Edgar Franks, Farmworker organizer with Community to Community Development whose keynote, “The Legacy We Inherit: Luchando por una vida AgroEcologica” was a brilliant reflection on both what we are up against, and what gives us hope […]
Daily Vigils to Demand Just Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees
Join us for daily week-day (M-F) VIGIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS in front of the Seattle ICE office, 1000 2nd Ave (between Spring and Madison in downtown Seattle). At this time, daily vigils are planned until July 20; we will announce here and on Facebook if we decide to extend. Learn more and follow updates on […]
Seeking SLEE Volunteers & Interns!
Calling on all CAGJ members and volunteers! Help make CAGJ’s SLEE Dinner spectacular again this year! We are seeking new interns, and folks who have a few hours (or more) to volunteer in the CAGJ office. Want to gain an on-the-ground view of grassroots organizing and learn valuable tools to support nonprofits? By working with […]
One week to double your Membership Month gift to CAGJ!
Dear Community, Make GiveBIG a big boost for our Membership Month fundraising campaign! GiveBIG is next WED May 9; you can schedule your gift today, and it will be matched thanks to UFCW 21 and generous CAGJ members. Help us reach our $5000 Membership Month goal! Make a one-time donation via GiveBig – 60% of […]
Toward Racial Justice & Food Sovereignty in 2018: Appeal from Simone Adler
Toward Racial Justice & Food Sovereignty in 2018 Dear CAGJ community, We’ve made it – it’s almost 2018!! Thank you for welcoming me into the position of Organizing Director with CAGJ this past year. This experience has affirmed for me that it truly takes a community to build a movement. You are part of this […]
Fighting for Food Justice While Fighting Cancer: Appeal from Heather Day
Fighting for Food Justice While Fighting Cancer To my beloved CAGJ Community: This has been a really tough year for me and my family. I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer on March 31, and started 5 months of chemotherapy in May, followed by surgery in November, and 7 weeks of radiation, which began […]
