CAGJ Monthly E-Newsletter | MAY 1, 2024
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CAGJ Monthly E-Newsletter | MAY 1, 2024
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May E-News
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CAGJ HAPPENINGS
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CAGJ NEWS &
ANALYSIS
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Happy International Workers' Day! Join CAGJ at May Day March, 10AM at Westlake!
CAGJ IS #CULTIVATINGCONNECTIONS
GIVEBIG IS MAY 7-8
It’s CAGJ’s Membership Month! We are asking ALL SUPPORTERS: Please give some love to CAGJ today! Why? Because Members are the driving force of CAGJ!
Here are a few reasons why now is a great time to give (click tinyurl.com/FundCAGJ):
Your donations help to keep CAGJ fiercely independent and outspoken! Please donate generously today with either a one-time or monthly donation.
CAGJ is #CultivatingConnections: Next week you will receive our beautiful 2023 Annual Report, detailing the many ways CAGJ is strengthening our food sovereignty movement, from Seattle to Bellingham to Indiana to California to Tanzania to Zambia. In 2024 we are bringing you:
THANK YOU for your continued love & support, beloved community! Heather Day CAGJ HAPPENINGS Starting MON May 13, 6:30PM PST
On Monday May 13th CAGJ is launching a new book club for CAGJ supporters and members of the public! We will focus on themes related to our work and campaigns, including corporate control of our food system, destructive philanthropy, and people’s movements in resistance. The first Book Club meeting will discuss The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire, by Tim Schwab. CAGJ members will facilitate the discussions. All gatherings will be offered in a hybrid format – both via Zoom and in person in Seattle. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link and Seattle meeting location: Register today! Schedule:
FRI May 24: Laulima: the first Annual Creative Ecosystems Summit
SAT May 25: Tabling in Kuleana Food Sovereignty Corridor - Volunteers needed!
Every year people travel from around the country to Seattle for the free Northwest Folklife Festival over Memorial Day weekend; the 53rd festival will take place at Seattle Center May 24-27.
On May 24, CAGJ will host a workshop on Food Sovereignty and solidarity at Laulima, the first annual Creative Ecosystems Summit, a new program at Folklife. This assembly brings together an amalgam of creative constituents to discuss tools, strategies, and collaborations for building a resilient and prosperous creative ecosystem. The summit will include presentations, workshops, and panel discussions propelled by the joy, comfort, and humanity we derive from art and culture and the power transmitted through storytelling and imagination. More info and registration.
Help with CAGJ/AGRA Watch Outreach at NW Folklife!
Folklife is stretching its wings to encompass many aspects of folk culture including Food Sovereignty, and has invited CAGJ to host a booth in the Kuelana Corridor, with other local food justice organizations and farms. We will raise awareness about the African Food Sovereignty movement's concerns with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, located just across the street. We will also share our new Tshirts and food justice posters, and other information with the public. Please sign up for a shift today, or just plan to stop by!
18th Annual SLEE Gala will be a Picnic!
We are excited to announce that our 18th annual Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere Gala will take place Saturday August 17th, 5-8PM! This year SLEE will be a picnic at a local park (TBD)! CAGJ will grill wild salmon and provide salads. You will bring a dessert to share if you wish, and good cheer! We look forrward to gathering once again in community this summer! Tickets and more info available soon. Contact Heather if you can help to organize SLEE!
TAKE ACTION Contact Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Committee
This action alert was distributed at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival during La Marcha Campesina, organized by Community to Community and Familias Unidas por la Justicia farmworker union. See CAGJ’s photos from the march on Facebook!
It’s no secret that the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is a popular destination for families across the state and beyond. iIt is reported that the 400k-500k visitors bring approximately $65 million to the local economy in April alone. But where is the fair share for the workers who live in Skagit County and care for the soil and flowers? The 500 acres of tulips in Skagit Valley represent 75% of the US commercial tulip production. Farmworkers who grow 75% of a national industry do not deserve poor working conditions, low wages, and inadequate restrooms. Contact the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival to let them know the community stands behind tulip workers’ struggle: Who to contact at Festival Committee:
CAGJ NEWS & ANALYSIS Director Niaz Dorry recognized by James Beard Foundation
CAGJ is a proud member of National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC), whose director is Niaz Dorry (she also leads North American Marine Alliance in a creative partnership). Niaz is a 2024 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award recipient in the Policy Advocacy category! Niaz has played a pivotal role in grassroots movement-building and steering federal legislation towards recognizing and supporting family-scale, community-based, and Indigenous fishing and farming communities. Read more.
Watch NFFC's short video to celebrate Intl Day of Peasant Struggles
On April 17, the International Day of Peasant Struggles commemorated annually by La Via Campesina, NFFC staff and members stood with agrarian communities across the globe in our demands for a food system rooted in food sovereignty, not the profits of multinational corporations! Farmers in the US must be in solidarity with farmers around the globe to build power against the challenges that unite us all. From the viewpoint of the dominant industrial food system, we are all peasants. We asked our members what they have in common with family-scale farmers globally - here's what they had to say: Watch now.
April 4, 2024 - African Centre for Biodiversity
In this series focusing on ultra-processed food (UPF) on the African continent, ACB explore the impacts of shifting dietary patterns, with increasing reliance on low-cost, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) globally, and in Africa in particular, in the context of an urgent call for a just, agroecological food system transition. Factsheets 6-8 are now available!
April 5, 2024 - Whitney Bauck, The Guardian
When the office of the New York attorney general, Letitia James, announced that it would be suing the world’s largest meat company, JBS, for misleading customers about its climate commitments, it caused a stir far beyond the world of food. That’s because the suit’s impact has the potential to influence the approach all kinds of big businesses take in their advertising about sustainability, according to experts. Read more.
April 23, 2024 - GRAIN
There is no way to deal with the climate crisis without addressing how we produce and consume food. The food system is a major driver of climate change, accounting for over a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. But it is also a major casualty of it, with people’s ability to grow crops, raise livestock and access food increasingly disrupted by the effects of climate change. We need to urgently transform our food systems to adapt. But to do so, we have to be clear on what’s the problem and what’s the solution. Check out this new poster to print for your home and office, where GRAIN breaks down the culprits and the solutions when it comes to food and the climate crisis.
FRI May 3, 9AM - SAT May 4, 5PM
2024 "Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ" Indigenous Foods Symposium
Join us for the 12th annual event of the "Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ" Indigenous Foods Symposium! Our symposium is a signature event for the UW Intellectual House and has become an important venue for bringing together people from diverse communities and organizations who share the same commitment to protecting Indigenous homelands and the environment. It serves to foster dialogue and build collaborative networks as Indigenous peoples strive to sustain cultural food practices and preserve healthy relationships to the land, water, and all living things. This year's theme is "Growing Food Sovereignty and Nourishing Seeds of Hope". More info and registration.
SAT May 4 - SUN May 5, 9AM – 3PM
Tilth Alliance May Edible Plant Sale
The annual Tilth May Edible Plant Sale features the largest selection of organically, sustainably and locally grown vegetable plant starts in the Puget Sound region. All revenue from the May Edible Plant Sale benefits Tilth Alliance’s year-round programming. Plants offered at the May Edible Plant Sale are the best varieties to grow successfully in our Pacific Northwest climate. You’ll find an amazing selection of fruits and veggies to choose from, as well as culinary herbs, edible flowers, pollinator plants, and even gardening supplies that will help maximize your harvest all year round. You may even discover new plants or varieties for your summer garden! More info. Save the Date for the 2024 Tilth Conference!
November 14-16, Vancouver, WA
T50 – Rooted in History, Cultivating the Future. T50 will feature a half-day research symposium (to be organized collaboratively by the small farm teams at OSU and WSU), more than 25 lectures, workshops and panel discussions, a tradeshow featuring vendors that serve our PNW farmers, engaging keynote speakers, a policy roundtable, and a Taste of PNW Organic networking event that will help create connections between organic producers and buyers. More information, and requests for educational session proposals coming soon!
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