Our annual Movie in the Park event on September 13th, in partnership with Lettuce Link and hosted by Marra Farm, was great! About 80 people enjoyed roasted corn, a potluck, and films focusing on radical food politics in Cuba and the autonomous Zaptista communities in Mexico. Thank you to everyone who came, and those that [...]
Read AGRA Watch’s letter to Scientific American, in response to their article, “Food Shortage Aid Should Start with Lessons in Agriculture.” Please check back to see if they publish it! Editors: In regards to your article “Food Shortage Aid Should Start with Lessons in Agriculture.” [Aug 2008], isn’t it time that groups in wealthy developed [...]
On Friday September 19 “Battle in Seattle”, the major-motion picture about the WTO protests, will finally open in Seattle and other cities. The film is director Stuart Townsend’s first, and stars Andre Benjamin, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Rodriguez, Channing Tatum, and Charlize Theron in a fictionalized account of the week of protests, including some archival footage. [...]
Our Food, Our Right is a CAGJ Food Justice Project publication (72 pages!) that combines hands-on tools for change with community recipes and political awareness to engage YOU in joining in the struggle for food justice! Our Food, Our Right promotes community knowledge sharing, self-sufficiency, accessibility, and food justice through a food sovereignty framework. Buy your copy here!
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