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 [...]

Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ) and Lettuce Link invites one and all to our annual Movie in the Park!
Featuring “The Greening of Cuba” and “Zapata’s Garden”

When: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 7:00 PM Rain or Shine!

Where: Marra Farm 9026 4th Ave S. (Located in the South Park Neighborhood, just south of S. Cloverdale and 5th [...]

Another round of World Trade Organization talks collapsed on July 29th, largely due to India’s insistence that they be able to protect farmers from a surge of agricultural imports from rich nations. Efforts to complete the “Doha” Round of negotiations, begun in 2001, have continually failed, as countries of the Global South have insisted [...]

How WTO’s collapse clears the way to solve today’s food, fuel, and financial crises
By Victor Menotti, International Forum on Globalization
July 30, 2008
Seeing the Sweep of History
As experts dissect the collapse of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Doha round of global trade talks to explain its causes and effects, many are missing how it signals a [...]

Thanks to dozens of volunteers, hundreds of attendees, farmers, tabling organizations, sponsors and donors, and many others, our second annual Strengthening Local Economies, Everywhere gathering was a huge success! Despite the last-minute date change, the event was very well attended. During the fair, Washington wine, beers, oysters and appetizers were served while over [...]