By AGRA Watch intern Camille Marie Munro The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP261) is currently underway in Glasgow, Scotland. Although COP26 has been deemed a turning point for humanity and described by conference organizers as the “world’s best last chance to get runaway climate change under control,” not a single day of the […]
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NOVEMBER 2021 CAGJ E-News
CAGJ Monthly E-Newsletter | NOVEMBER 3, 2021 HEADLINES | UPCOMING CAGJ EVENTS | CAGJ HAPPENINGS | TAKE ACTION | CAGJ NEWS & ANALYSIS | COMMUNITY CALENDAR | Get Involved! Upcoming CAGJ Meetings Thank You for a Beautiful 20th Anniversary + SLEE! We are only 3K short of our 25K goal! Thank you to everyone who […]
Land Workers of the World Unite! Food Sovereignty for Climate Justice Now! La Via Campesina Declaration Towards UN Climate COP 26 (Glasgow)
(Harare: 25 October 2021) It’s the most chaotic climate year on record, since last year, and corporate-controlled governments, transnationals, philanthropists, mainstream media and most non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are offering more of the same: market-based solutions and risky techno-fixes. Two years into a global pandemic that has taken the lives of untold millions, humanity wakes daily to […]
“Free the Vaccine” Die-In to End the Pandemic Everywhere: Speech
Remarks by Heather Day, Director of CAGJ, at TRIPS Waiver Die-In at the Seattle Federal Building On October 15, 2021, as part of a state-wide week of action, CAGJ joined WA Fair Trade Coalition, Coalition of Seattle Indian Americans, and Socialist Alternative for a Die-In at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in Seattle. We […]
Thank You for a Beautiful 20th Anniversary + SLEE!
Our 15th SLEE and 20th Anniversary! Thank you to everyone who came together for another beautiful SLEE! It was a big one, being our 15th SLEE Gala and CAGJ’s 20th Anniversary Party! If you were not able to make it live, you can still watch the whole event here. (See links to highlights of the […]
Bill Gates and the Epidemic of White Saviorism
By Community Alliance for Global Justice / AGRA Watch & A Growing Culture Today, we see a lot of prominent people in the Global North pitching solutions to the world’s problems. They claim that their business savvy, resources, and influence are exactly what’s missing in the quest to save humanity from poverty, hunger, and illness. […]
“Back off, AGRA!” Civil society calls on donors to defund AGRA in Sept. press conference
On September 2, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) held a virtual press conference calling on donors to defund the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), leading up to AGRA’s African Green Revolution Forum. Speakers also called on the Gates Foundation and other AGRA donors to respond to letters AFSA first […]
CAGJ’s SLEE Gala is SAT Oct 9 with Raj Patel
This year’s virtual SLEE Gala will honor resistance to the corporate globalization of our food and trade systems and celebrate the 20th anniversary of Community Alliance for Global Justice. SLEE 2021:Tickets | Table Captains | Raj Patel | Facebook Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere! Date: Saturday, October 9th, 2021 Time: Event Presentations 6 – 7:30 PM […]
THURS 9/23: People’s Kitchen Counter-Mobilization: Food System Take-Back
THURS Sept 23, 7 – 11:30AM PDT / 10AM – 2:30PM EDT People’s Kitchen Counter-Mobilization: Food System Take-Back Free event: Register today! Help us publicize: Share the Facebook event In concert with the global resistance to the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), National Family Farm Coalition will host the virtual People’s Kitchen Counter-Mobilization: Food System […]
SUN 9/26, 5:30PM PT: CAGJ presents a special virtual screening of The Ants & the Grasshopper
Free Film Screening with Co-Director Raj Patel! Co-Sponsored by 350Seattle Screening: 5:30 – 7PM Pacific Time Q&A with the co-director and co-producer Raj Patel: 7- 8 PM Pacific Time Free registration: https://bit.ly/3yjxs8E. Help publicize: Share the Facebook event hyperlink. About the film : “Anita Chitaya has a gift; she can help bring abundant food from […]
