Food for Thought: A Book Club for Anti-corporate Food Systems
Join Community Alliance for Global Justice for monthly book discussions!
In May 2024, we launched 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, destructive philanthropy, and people’s movements in resistance. CAGJ members will facilitate the discussions.
🌟Everyone is welcome to participate even if you have not read the whole book.🌟
WHAT: The September Book Club will discuss Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers & the Future of Food in America, by Liz Carlisle. Order from Powell’s
About the book: A journalist and protégé of Michael Pollan, Liz Carlisle shares the story of a little known group of renegade farmers who defied corporate agribusiness by launching a unique sustainable farm-to-table food movement in Montana.
WHERE: All gatherings will be offered Zoom. We would love to host a hybrid gathering, with an in-person option, if local folks are interested. If so, please reach out to Heather ([email protected]), including where you are in Seattle so we can identify the easiest place to meet.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link and Seattle meeting location: Register today!
WHEN: 2nd Monday of every month, 6:30 – 7:45PM PST
Schedule and Past Readings:
- MON May 13: The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire, by Tim Schwab. Order from Powell’s
- MON June 10: Seeding Empire: American Philanthrocapital and the Roots of the Green Revolution in Africa, by Aaron Eddens. Order from UC Press
- MON July 15: Translating Food Sovereignty: Cultivating Justice in an Age of Transnational Governance, by CAGJ’s own Matt Canfield! Order from Powell’s
- MON Sep 9: Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers & the Future of Food in America, by Liz Carlisle, Avery Publishing 2016. Order from Powell’s
Questions? Contact Heather: [email protected]
