The Community Alliance for Global Justice stands in solidarity with the Sakuma workers and their allies, including Community to Community Development/Communidad a Communidad in Bellingham. Farmworkers at Sakuma Brothers Farms began a second work stoppage on July 22, protesting low wages and unfair treatment. Workers claim that management is using a lower piece-rate wage to […]
Growing Your Vegetable Garden the Right Way
This post is part of a series of posts covering topics related to CAGJ’s new book, “Our Food, Our Right.” The author, Meagan Nelson, is the Publicity Coordinator at Community Alliance for Global Justice and has a background promoting liberal causes, working in communications and outreach on campaigns for Seattle City Councilmember Jean […]
Invitation: CAGJ July 26 Mid Summer House Party
This is a friend and fund-raiser, for people new to CAGJ. Kids are welcome! Please RSVP to our facebook page for this event or email us, contact_us@cagj.org. Friday July 26, 6 – 8pm: Please join hosts Joe Szwaja and Debra Morisson and organizers from Community Alliance for Global Justice to learn why we need to […]
Say No to GMOs!
This post is part of a series of posts covering topics related to CAGJ’s new book, “Our Food, Our Right.” The author, Meagan Nelson, is the Publicity Coordinator at Community Alliance for Global Justice and has a background promoting liberal causes, working in communications and outreach on campaigns for Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden, Washington […]
Walmart Workers Strike for Dignity and Respect
This post is part of a series of posts covering topics related to CAGJ’s new book, “Our Food, Our Right.” The author, Meagan Nelson, is the Publicity Coordinator at Community Alliance for Global Justice and has a background promoting liberal causes, working in communications and outreach on campaigns for Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden, Washington […]
CAGJ in support of Making Change at Walmart!
For million of Americans, Walmart is one of their number-one go-to stores in order to purchase goods that they need, because of it’s large selection and affordable prices. However, customers may be shocked and saddened to hear about the way store employees are treated by the company–from not being paid fairly, to a lack […]
From the Arab Spring to a Global Summer: CAGJ Analysis
By Reid Mukai, CAGJ Co-Chair In 2011 the world witnessed a surge of protests largely concentrated in Middle Eastern countries suffering from widespread hunger, poverty, unemployment and political corruption. As I noted in an op-ed at that time, though the uprisings may have differences in specific characteristics and regional contexts, they are linked to a […]
Our Food Our Right’s Raj Patel on Workers Rights
This post is part of a series of posts covering topics related to CAGJ’s new book, “Our Food, Our Right.” The author, Meagan Nelson, is the Publicity Coordinator at Community Alliance for Global Justice and has a background promoting liberal causes, working in communications and outreach on campaigns for Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden, Washington […]
UNCTAD 2013 Trade and Environment Report
The UN Conference on Trade and Development, in its recently released Trade and Environment Report 2013, concludes that developing and developed countries alike need a paradigm shift in agricultural development– from a “green revolution” to a “truly ecological intensification” approach. http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/ditcted2012d3_en.pdf Warning that continuing rural poverty, persistent hunger around the world, growing populations, and mounting […]
Obama’s Covert Trade Deal: New York Times Op-Ed
By LORI WALLACH and BEN BEACHY Published in the New York Times June 2, 2013 Lori Wallach is the director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, where Ben Beachy is the research director. WASHINGTON — THE Obama administration has often stated its commitment to open government. So why is it keeping such tight wraps on […]