CAGJ has a large contingent of activists at the US Social Forum in Detroit this week! The Forum started on Tuesday with an opening march and ceremony. All day workshops and plenaries and music and daily protests and meeting people began in full force Wednesday. Today we send some reflections from our journey, and notes […]
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Donate tools to the NEW Howell Collective P-patch!!
The new Howell Collective P-patch is looking forward to a late summer launch in August and are hoping you will help us to prepare. At this time we are looking for tool donations from those who can’t seem to find those loppers or that scuffle hoe because of the abundance of tools you own or […]
Saturday, June 19 Teach Out! Clean Greens Farm
Teach Out! Engaging our Local Food Cycle Coordinated by the Food Justice Project This month we return to Clean Greens Farm, Duvall, WA ! The Black Dollar Days Task Force developed Clean Greens in response to the under-representation of African Americans among the ranks of those farming in Washington, as well as the lack of foods […]
ACTION ALERT: Say NO to Genetically Engineered Alfalfa!!
From the Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network: Hi Folks, The Network is extremely concerned about the impacts that releasing GE alfalfa (ie. Round Up Ready Alfalfa) would have in this state. Contamination from RRAlfalfa to organic farms could ruin the organic farming in this state. International markets do not want genetically engineered alfalfa and would not […]
Call to Action: June 4th, Stand with Haiti’s Farmers!
CALL TO ACTION! Join AGRA Watch Friday June 4, 2010, as we march in solidarity with Haitian farmers, who have committed to burning Monsanto’s incoming donation of hybrid maize and vegetable seeds, which have been treated with highly toxic pesticides. The Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) has condemned the shipment, and has insisted that Haiti’s […]
Report on May 2010 Teach-Out: Spring Into Bed!
By Erica Bacon On Saturday May 8 CAGJ joined over 250 other Seattleites for “Spring into Bed”, a city-wide day of action dedicated to creating individual and community vegetable gardens as well as “food justice” gardens throughout Seattle. We couldn’t have asked for a lovelier day or a more exciting event for our first Teach-out […]
June 5: Join CAGJ at Green Festival & for AGRA Watch Film Night!
June is a busy time for CAGJ. We hope you can join us at one of the following events June 5th! All day/1pm presentation at Green Festival All day June 5 and June 6 CAGJ will be tabling at the Green Festival: Email volunteer@cagj.org if you can help out with tabling for a few hours! […]
Volunteers needed at Clean Greens Farm!
Please see below for a message from Clean Greens Farm, and help out if you can! PLEASE SEND THIS TO ANYONE YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED. Hi Everyone, it is that time again that we need volunteers for the Clean Greens Farm. This Saturday May 8 and all Saturdays thereafter. A bus will leave […]
May 8: Spring Into Bed Teach-out!
Teach Out! Engaging our Local Food Cycle Sat. May 8, 10 – 3pm optional celebration 4-8pm AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND WORK FOR A LOCAL COMMUNITY GARDEN – JOIN THE GUIDED BIKE RIDE, OR CAR-POOL! Coordinated by the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice First Teach-out Event of 2010! Spring […]
140 groups & scientists urge Senate to oppose GM clause in Global Food Security Act
See below for the press release for the Global Food Security Act, of which CAGJ signed onto! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 13 April 2010 CONTACTS: Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, PhD, Pesticide Action Network North America, 415-981-6205, ext.325; mie@panna.org Annie Shattuck, Food First/Institute for Food & Development Policy, 510-654-4400, ext.223; shattuck@foodfirst.org Kathy Ozer, National Family Farm Coalition, […]