CAGJ is proud to have been approved as a new member of the Domestic Fair Trade Association in early January! The mission of the DFTA is to “Promote and protect the integrity of domestic fair trade principles and practices through education, marketing, advocacy and endorsement”. Read the DFTA’s principles here. One of the DFTA’s important […]
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New CAGJ Webinar: “Linking Food Justice to Trade Policy”
Community Alliance for Global Justice is excited to announce a new trade justice resource! Webinar: “Linking Food Justice to Trade Policy” A 30 min. webinar (on you-tube) about how food justice and food sovereignty are threatened by new (so-called) free-trade agreements, the TPP/Trans-Pacific Partnership, and TTIP/Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Overview Background: -About Food Sovereignty […]
From the WTO to the Cop21: People’s Movements Demand Justice
Blog post by Food Justice Project Co-Chair Chris Iberle, and Director Heather Day
PRESS RELEASE: Costco, Red Lobster will not sell GMO salmon
Coalition demands labeling in wake of FDA approval Image is flyer from CAGJ’s March 2015 action at SODO Costco For Immediate Release: November 24, 2015
NOV 15 Film Screening: “Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley” with Honduran Resistance Leaders & Film-maker Jesse Freeston
Join Honduran Resistance Leaders and Film-maker Jesse Freeston for a special evening & Film Screening: “Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley” Cost: $10 at the door. TRAILER: resistenciathefilm.com/trailer
VIDEO: “Climate, Food & Race: Challenges for the Food Movement”
Missed CAGJ’s event on October 27, 2015 with Eric Holt-Gimenez of Food First and Jill Mangaliman of Got Green? Do not despair, it was captured on video by Todd Boyle. Enjoy their incredible talks at this link, and please share widely! Click here for the CART notes. Thank you to the over 200 people who […]
CAGJ participates in US Food Sovereignty Alliance Assembly and Prize in Iowa
On October 12 – 15, 2015 CAGJ’s Director Heather Day and members Ross Kirshenbaum, Jenny McIntosh and Emma Shorr traveled to Iowa to participate in the 3rd national Assembly of the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, and to witness the Food Sovereignty Prize being awarded to the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and Black Fraternal Organization of […]
10/27: “Climate, Food and Race: Challenges for the Food Movement” – UW Talk by Eric Holt-Giménez, Director of Food First
Tuesday October 27, 7 – 9pm CAGJ Presents: “Climate, Food and Race: Challenges for the Food Movement” Talk given by Eric Holt-Giménez, Director of Food First/The Institute for Food and Development Policy Got Green? will speak about statewide organizing for climate justice in partnership with Communities of Color for Climate Justice!
Teach-Out Report: Familias Unidas por la Justicia & C2C
By Jenny McIntosh, CAGJ Volunteer For a list of excellent resources to learn more about farmworker justice, Familias Unidas and how to stay connected with the boycott movement, click here. Further details about how to take action can be found on the Familias Unidas website.
