CAGJ is excited to announce that plans are shaping up for our fall Teach-in, “Confronting the Food Crisis: Cultivating Just Alternatives to the Corporate Food System.”

FRIDAY December 5, 2008, 6 – 9pm, refreshments served

Garfield Community Center, 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle 98122 - Multipurpose Room
Panel & Community Dialogue: “Confronting the Food Crisis”

Confirmed speakers:

• Lucy Jarosz, UW Geography
• Carlos Marentes, Comite for Immigration Reform and Social Justice and Via Campesina
• Sue McGann, Lettuce Link - a project of Solid Ground, and Marra Farm
• Carol Thompson, Northern Arizona University

ALL DAY TEACH-IN: December 6, 2008, 9 - 5:30pm, lunch served
Seattle Central Community College - 1701 Broadway, Seattle 98122 (In Science and Math building, just North of main building)

Saturday’s program will feature Hands-on workshops and panels that help us to Understand Corporate Control and Build Just Alternatives with respect to local and global food systems. See list of workshops & confirmed speakers below!

The event is free and open to the public; child-care provided (please let us know in advance - call 206.405.4600). We could still use lots of help with planning of the teach-in! If you are interested, please email Teresa at fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org

Saturday’s program with Confirmed Speakers (check back for regular updates):

Opening 9AM

Morning Session I: 10:15 – 11:45

Film Screening: The new documentary about Pacific Northwest farmers, “GOOD FOOD”, will be shown with the film makers, Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin, in attendance!

How to Access Food Without Paying for It – One Person’s Trash is…
Ashley Fent, CAGJ- Facilitatior; Dave Giles, Food not Bombs; Benji Rouse, Seattle DIY Collective

The Potentials of Urban Agriculture and Growing the Next Generation
Elizabeth Wheat, UW – Facilitator; Lisa Taylor, Seattle Tilth; Colin Anderson, Seattle Youth Garden Works; Sandy Peterson, Urban Land Army

What Makes Local Just?
Sage Van Wing, CAGJ , BALLE and Locavores, Facilitator; Viki Sonntag, EcoPraxis; Laura Niemi, Garden Program Manager, Seattle Tilth; AJ Hess, Madison Market, Tammy Morales, Acting Food Policy Council

How Trade Agreements Impact What We Eat
Masha Burina, CAGJ – Facilitator; Cameron Herrington, CISPES; Carlos Marentes, Comite, Via Campesina; Marina Skumanich, WA Fair Trade Coalition

Toward an Anti-Oppressive Food Politics Bill Aal, CAGJ and Tools for Change - Facilitator; Lottie Cross, Black Dollar Days Task Force; Kelly Horton, Lifelong AIDS Alliance/ Chicken Soup Brigade

Lunch, Organizational Info-Sharing & Seed Exchange 11:45pm-1:00pm

Afternoon Session I: 1:00 – 2:30

How to Share in the Food System — Buying and Cooking Cooperatively
Noam Gundle, Wedgewood Co-op – Facilitator, Eden Trenor, Wedgewood Co-op; Scott Behmer, The Community Food pantry; Madison Market representative

Local Hunger, Food Security, and Access to Food
Sue Gibbs, Sustainable South Seattle - Facilitator ; Teresa Mares, UW and CAGJ; Michelle Bates Benetua, Solid Ground/Lettuce Link; Branden Born, UW and Acting Food Policy Council

Panel of Local Farmers
Gabrielle Roesch, CAGJ - Facilitator

Challenging AGRA - the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
CAGJ AGRA Watch representative; Carol Thompson, Northern Arizona University

Worker Rights in the Food Economy
Magie Ramirez, UW- Facilitator; Representatives of UFCW Local 21, UNITE HERE Local 8, and Madison Market

Afternoon Session II: 2:45 – 4:15

How to Grow your Own Food in an Apartment and Feed Your Worms Too
Mike Pierce- Facilitator; Carey Thornton, Seattle Tilth; Katie Pencke, Seattle Tilth; Rachel Bair, Seattle Tilth

Choosing Sustainable Seafood and Meat — To Veg or not to Veg?
Caitlin Henry, CAGJ- Facilitator; Pete Knutson, Loki Fish; Alfredo Quarto, Mangrove Action Project

Farmworker Victories and Organizing in WA State
Clayton Burrows, Growing Washington; Stephanie Adler, Student Farmworker Alliance

The Challenge of Improving the Farm Bill — Looking Forward to 2012
Andrea Hermanson, CAGJ –Facilitator; Kelly Horton, Lifelong AIDS Alliance/Chicken Soup Brigade; Kevin Fullerton, Institute for WA Future

The Dangers of Corporate Control, GMOs, and Genetic Engineering
Gabrielle Roesch, CAGJ – Facilitator, Mark Des Marets, NW Rage; Carol Thompson, Northern Arizona University

Closing Session 4:30pm-5:30pm
“Building a Radical Food Politics and Ensuring Food Sovereignty for All”