MON April 9, 6:30 – 8:30PM Hear the Report–Back on the South Africa-US Agroecology Exchange With Dean Jackson, Urban Farmer, and Edgar Franks, Farmworker Organizer FREE! Dinner will be provided. Location: New Hope Baptist Church, 124 21st Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 RSVP’s appreciated but not required: Please email contact_us@cagj.org Help publicize! Share the Facebook Event […]
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Report-Back: Who Profits from Philanthropy? A Community Event about “Philanthrocapitalism” and its Alternatives
By Alex Wheeler, AGRA Watch Organizer Intern, and Carey Hert, Resource Generation Organizer Watch a video of the full event on YouTube (credit to Mike McCormick of Talking Stick TV) On Tuesday March 13th, 2018, over 100 people came out to the Southside Commons to learn about how philanthropy affects society from food sovereignty […]
CAGJ Racial Justice Leadership Collective
To join the collective, please contact Simone (simone@cagj.org or 206-405-4600). What is the Collective and why is it important? In 2018, we are making a commitment to strengthen how we organize for racial justice across CAGJ – in our organizing committees, campaigns, leadership, and political education with our members and the community. To support this commitment, […]
March 13: Who Profits from Philanthropy? A Community Event
TUES March 13, 6:30-8:30PM Who Profits from Philanthropy? A Community Event about “Philanthrocapitalism” and its Alternatives Location: Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA 98118 This event is FREE; Food provided. Accessibility Info: the side of the building has a wheelchair accessible ramp with an accessible bathroom located on the same floor. We […]
Article Series on South Africa-US Agroecology Exchange
Media Contact: Simone Adler, Organizing Director, Community Alliance for Global Justice | simone@cagj.org | 215-873-4672 International Agroecology Exchange – Reflections from the US Delegation to South Africa Article Series November 2017 through January 2018 November 20, 2017 Update: Links to published articles: Restoring my Indigeneity: Reflections on South Africa Agroecology Exchange by a Queer Black […]
SLEE 2017 was AMAZING! Thank You!
Thank you so much for being a part of the 2017 Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere Dinner! Thank you for joining us in celebrating another year of organizing for food sovereignty and strong local economies. The incredible meal of local, sustainable food, the wonderful music of Seattle Fandango Project, and a totally packed and SOLD-OUT room […]
Join Got Green for door-knocking SAT OCT 7TH!
We are excited to share another opportunity to continuing supporting Got Green’s campaign to Close the Food Security Gap! Close the Food Security Gap Door-Knocking Day! SAT OCT 7 10AM – 2PM Meet at the community Room at Claremont Apartments (3333 Rainier Ave S.) for training and an overview of the day. Door-knocking will take […]
Take Action: farmers market outreach to support Got Green’s campaign!
Support the campaign to close the Food Security Gap! Come to our Food Justice Project Meeting on TUES JULY 18, 2017 at 6:30pm to learn about the campaign! We will do a mini-training on outreach and organize sign-ups for farmers market outreach shifts for those interested. Join CAGJ at farmers markets across Seattle! On […]
CAGJ Job Announcement: SLEE Coordinator, part-time July-Nov
We are seeking a SLEE Dinner Coordinator to continue the work of organizing our 11th annual Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere Dinner, to take place on Saturday, October 21. This position is based in our Seattle office and will be 10hrs/week from July to November. In order to pass off the training from our current coordinator, we […]
Save the Date: October 21 is SLEE!
Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ) grew out of the seeds of a mass people’s movement, the 1999 shutdown of the World Trade Organization. CAGJ’s 11th annual Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere (SLEE) Dinner aims to grow and nurture the seeds of resistance once again in order to mobilize for equality and justice in local and […]