By Reid Mukai, CAGJ Co-Chair On Saturday 9/21, Garment Sramik Samannay Parishad, a federation of garment trade unions, organized a rally of over 50,000 workers to demand improved working conditions and an increase to the minimum monthly salary to about $100. Bangladesh’s apparel industry, which supplies many Western brands such as Walmart, Gap and Macy’s, […]
Category Archives: Food Justice Blog Posts
Real Change Editorial: Gates Foundation’s support of Monsanto reveals it has put ending hunger on the back burner
Saba Samadani and Bobby Righi, members of AGRA Watch, a campaign of Community Alliance for Global Justice, contributed this editorial as guest writers. This editorial appeared in Real Change: Jul 3, 2013, Vol: 20, No: 27 Last month, more than 2,000 people in Seattle joined protestors in more than 400 cities and 50 countries to […]
Call to Action for Farmworkers at Sakuma Bros. Farm
There is a critical need today and tomorrow (Sept 16 & 17) and beyond to call Sakuma Brothers Farms and demand that they negotiate a contract with the farm workers and their organizing committee, Familias Unidas por la Justicia. The berries are ready to pick, the berry pickers are on strike, and Sakuma Bros Farms […]
Seattle Food Movement Focuses on Food Service Workers
August 28th, 2013 Email: slee@cagj.org For Immediate Release SEATTLE FOOD MOVEMENT FOCUSES ON FOOD SERVICE WORKERS Saru Jayaraman, a national leader in organizing and advocacy for the rights of food service workers, will speak in Seattle on September 7th at Community Alliance for Global Justice’s annual Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere community dinner. In the wake […]
Farmworkers Announce Berry Boycott in Western Washington
By Matt Canfield, CAGJ Volunteer Farmworkers in Skagit County, Washington have declared a boycott against Sakuma Brothers Farms’ products after failing to resolve an ongoing labor dispute. The farm, which makes over $6.1 million in profits, is one of the largest in the region. Yet for the past decade, farmworkers in the Skagit Valley have […]
2013 Food Sovereignty Prize Honors Grassroots Initiatives in Haiti, Brazil, Basque Country, Mali and India
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – AUGUST 13, 2013 NEW YORK CITY—Five innovative grassroots groups from across the globe working for democratic access to land, seeds, water and food have been honored with the 2013 Food Sovereignty Prize, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance announced today. Winners of the fifth annual Food Sovereignty Prize were chosen from among […]
Taking Action: The Role of Workers in Creating Change in the Food System
As a farmworker strike with national attention is taking place in our region in Washington State at Sakuma Bros. Farm, this great analysis of the role of workers in our food system breaks it down. Thanks to the Fair World Project for sharing! Stay tuned to Community to Community Development’s Facebook page for updates on […]
They Tell Me It’s Healthy…But Is It?
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, […]
Sustainable Food: A Quick and Easy Dictionary
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 […]
Reading from Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice with Vashon Island poet, Merna Hecht
Join Community Alliance for Global Justice for a discussion on food justice! Reading from Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice with Vashon Island poet, Merna Hecht Sunday August 11th, 2 – 3:30pm Location: Vashon Maury Island Senior Center, 10004 SW Bank Rd, Vashon 98070. Our Food, Our Right takes you on a journey through many of the current globalized food systems failures, and showcases creative […]