BELLINGHAM, WA April 12, 2019 – Thursday afternoon, the Washington State House of Representatives cast their votes for SB 5438, “Concerning the H-2A temporary agricultural program” a bill that would fund the establishment of an office specifically tasked with monitoring labor, housing, and health and safety requirements for farms using the H2A visa program, as […]
Category Archives: Food Justice Blog Posts
PRESS RELEASE: TODAY Film & Panel on Northwest Tribes’ Concerns about GE Salmon
PRESS RELEASE Media Contacts: Simone Adler, Organizing Director, Community Alliance for Global Justice: 215-873-4672 | simone@cagj.org Jonathan Shipley, Marketing Manager, Town Hall Seattle: 206-437-7438 | jonathan@townhallseattle.org Salmon People Film & Panel Highlights Northwest Tribes’ Concerns about GE Salmon SEATTLE, WA April 9, 2019 – Tonight, Northwest tribal leaders and food system […]
PRESS ADVISORY: Genetically Engineered Salmon – Indigenous Leaders Panel & Film
PRESS ADVISORY Media Contacts: Simone Adler, Organizing Director, Community Alliance for Global Justice: 215-873-4672 | simone@cagj.org Jonathan Shipley, Marketing Manager, Town Hall Seattle: 206-437-7438 | jonathan@townhallseattle.org Salmon People Film & Panel Sheds Light on Genetically Engineered Salmon SEATTLE, WA April 5, 2019 – On Tuesday, April 9, indigenous leaders and food […]
TUES APRIL 9: CAGJ Presents “Salmon People: Northwest Native Opposition to Genetically Engineered Fish”
Town Hall Seattle and CAGJ present Salmon People: Northwest Native Opposition to Genetically Engineered Fish Film Screening and Discussion Doors open at 6pm: Refreshments & Meet local organizations! Program 7-8:30PM Location: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. Tickets $5: Purchase online and at the door; No one turned away for lack […]
Press Release: FDA Lifts Import Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon
For Immediate Release: March 11, 2019 Contacts: Patrick Davis, Friends of the Earth, (202) 222-0744, pdavis@foe.org George Kimbrell, Center for Food Safety, (971) 271-7372, gkimbrell@centerforfoodsafety.org FDA Lifts Import Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon Consumer, Native and Environmental Groups Decry FDA Decision WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Center for Food Safety, Friends of the Earth and […]
Farmers and Advocates Gather in DC in Midst of US Farm Crisis: Report on National Family Farm Coalition Annual Board Meeting
By Heather Day, CAGJ’s Director This past week-end I had the honor of traveling to DC to participate in the annual board meeting of the National Family Farm Coalition. CAGJ has been a member of NFFC since 2010, and participated in the meeting two years ago which came on the heels of the untimely […]
CAGJ is hiring 2019 SLEE Dinner Organizer
2019 SLEE Dinner Organize: Apply by Feb 6 The Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere (SLEE) Dinner is the signature event of Community Alliance for Global Justice. Both a community event and fundraiser, the goal of SLEE is to build the local and global movements for food justice and food sovereignty by: Raising awareness and educating about […]
TUES Jan 15: What is a Gene Drive? Food Justice Project Discussion
TUES Jan 15, 2019 6:30 – 8:30PM You are Invited to a Food Justice Project Discussion! What are Gene Drives? Controversy erupted on the international stage at the recent UN Meetings on Biological Diversity, where civil society groups including CAGJ called for a global moratorium on any release of engineered gene drives, citing the need […]
Special Appeal: Kelly Lake reflects on memorable experiences in 2018!
Dear CAGJ supporters, When I think back on my first year as co-chair of the Food Justice Project, I realize that every season has been marked by memorable experiences: sowing handfuls of tiny seeds into the rich soil at Kamayan Farm on a gray spring day; joining the twelve mile march for farmworker dignity in […]
Special Appeal: Learning and Growing with CAGJ’s Food Justice Project
Alanna Boynton is CAGJ’s Food Justice Project Co-Chair Dear CAGJ supporters, One cloudy Sunday in May, I pulled on my gardening boots and made the trek out to Kamayan Farm in the Snoqualmie Valley. My family and I were attending a Teach-Out hosted by CAGJ, and I was especially excited to visit after hearing the […]