CAGJ is so grateful to everyone who made our WTO+20 Celebrations possible, including all of the participants! Below please find: Photos & Videos of Nov 30 & Dec 7 events Media Round-Up Report-Back from Nov 30th Town Hall event & Street Party Report-Back from Dec 7th Town Hall event Enjoy! PHOTOS & VIDEO Photos: NOV […]
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Special Appeal: CAGJ Lifts Up Food Sovereignty Solutions
Dear CAGJ supporters, My name is Robyn, and I’m Co-Chair of CAGJ’s Food Justice Project. By participating in CAGJ’s strategic planning and visioning process, I’ve seen first-hand how our members are committed to making CAGJ an organization that adapts and evolves in the face of growing global crises while staying true to our vision of […]
Take Action for Farmworker Justice! Tell Your Rep: OPPOSE The Farm Workforce Modernization Act
The Farmworkforce Modernization Act is scheduled to be voted on today, Wednesday December 11 2019. Please take a few minutes to make a phone call and advocate for farmworker justice. OPPOSE HR 5038: The Farm Workforce Modernization Act Tell Your Congressional Representative: NO ON HR 5038 Find your representative here Familias Unidas por la Justicia […]
Special Appeal: CAGJ’s Vision for Food Sovereignty
Organizing for food sovereignty means holding a bold vision for transformation of our global food system while creating change on the community level. CAGJ’s AGRA Watch campaign does just that – by building partnerships with farmer networks across the African continent, we organize in solidarity from Seattle. This October, we brought several African leaders here […]
Students should continue to question the ethics of the Cornell Alliance for Science
Students should continue to question the ethics of the Cornell Alliance for Science Written by Fern Anuenue Holland for The Cornell Daily Sun Summarized by Becca Fogel, AGRA Watch Intern A recent statement by former Cornell Alliance for Science fellow Julia Feliz and a subsequent letter in solidarity describe how the Alliance is impacting […]
On #GivingTuesday, We Say Thank You: WTO+20 was Magical!
From Vision to Reality: To mark the 20th anniversary of the 1999 WTO protests, CAGJ had a vision: Host a forum with local and international partners to celebrate our victories, and strengthen today’s movements, and channel that energy into an action. We are so grateful to everyone who helped make our vision a reality! Saturday […]
Battle in Seattle 20 Years Later: Activists Honor History and Today’s Movements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Heather Day, Community Alliance for Global Justice: 206-724-2243 heather@cagj.org Kristen Beifus, UFCW 21: 206-992-7913 kbeifus@ufcw21.org Battle in Seattle 20 Years Later: Activists Honor History and Today’s Movements SEATTLE, WA November 29, 2019 – Twenty years ago, over 50,000 people took to the streets of Seattle on November 30th […]
CAGJ’s End of Year Appeal & 2019 Accomplishments
Many of you will will receive our end of year letter in the mail this week. If not, here is what you missed! Thank you for donating generously to CAGJ during this giving season, to help us continue to build the global food sovereignty movement! Dear CAGJ Friend: We write to you in the […]
Save Our Food, Free the Seed.
Save Our Food. Free the Seed. Written by Dan Barber for The New York Times Summarized by Becca Fogel In 2018, Monsanto, the largest seed producer in the world at the time, was acquired by German company Bayer, making it the world’s largest agrochemical and seed company. Today, four companies, Corteva, ChemChina, Bayer and […]
SAT NOV 30: Another World is Possible! WTO+20 at Town Hall Seattle
Community Alliance for Global Justice, UFCW 21 & Town Hall Seattle present: Another World is Possible! WTO+20 How a People’s Uprising Shut-Down the World Trade Organization in ‘99 & Why it Matters for Today’s Movements for Justice SAT NOV 30, 2019: 10AM – 4PM; Doors open at 9AM Location: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave, […]