CAGJ Report-back from Kenya & Uganda!

Saturday, March 27, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Hidmo Eritrean Restaurant, 2000 S Jackson St. Seattle, 98144

Come to hear from Kenyan Farmer & Community Organizer Joshua Machinga, Director of Common Ground in Kenya, and Travis and Heather English Day of CAGJ, who will report back on their travels to Kenya and Uganda, [...]

Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice Publication Party
Date: February 26th, 7-10 pm
Location: Hidmo 2000 S Jackson St. Seattle, 98144
The Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ) recently published their first food justice resource guide and recipe book, Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice. The guide combines hands-on [...]

Saturday August 7, 2010
Strengthening Local Economies, Everywhere!  Dinner & Fair
Same great location! St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, in Montlake
Volunteers make this annual community event and CAGJ fundraiser happen.  We are currently seeking volunteers to help organize the Silent and Dessert Auctions, to do outreach to friendly organization and businesses,  farmers and potential food worker guests, [...]

SEE LINKS TO PHOTOS & VIDEOS BELOW!

On November 30th, 2009, 10 years after the historic shut-down of the WTO meetings in Seattle, people again made their voices heard on many of the pressing issues we face today.  As protests, teach-ins, and civil disobedience took place around the country on Mobilization for Climate Justice’s Day [...]

Climate-Trade-Immigrant Justice NOW
Westlake Plaza, south end of park, 12 – 5
12noon-1245: Cimate! Justice! Assembly Street Theater
1245-1pm: Jack Chernos, Singer, Songwriter
115-130: WA Fair Trade Coalition
130-2pm: Climate Justice speaker
2-230: People’s Assembly
230-250: Jim Page, Folk Troubadour
250-320: Street Theater
4pm-5pm WA Immigrant Rights Action Coalition
Hear Eric Holt-Gimenez tonight at UW, 7pm!
Eric Holt Gimenez,  Director of Food First, ally in our [...]

After taking action during the day for climate justice, fair trade, and immigrant rights, take the evening to reflect and celebrate the WTO+10 throughout Seattle…
6 p.m. “Today We Have the Power” produced by Christopher Timm, at University of Washington, Johnson Hall. Click here for more information.
7 p.m. “Nov 30, 2009: Ten Years to the Day [...]

Join CAGJ’s Teach Out! Saturday September 5th: Visit Vashon Island Farms and Farmer’s Market!
Teach Out! Engaging the Local Food Cycle! – Fifth Event!
SATURDAY, September 5th: All Day, with optional camping component
*Space is limited and RSVP REQUIRED! RSVP to Teresa at fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org
Our visit to Vashon Island will begin with a stop to the Farmers Market, and [...]

TAKE ACTION – PROTEST WHOLE FOODS CEO
MONDAY 8/24 – 10:30 AM – 1PM
UFCW Local 21, CAGJ & others will be leafleting Whole Foods starting Monday to protest Whole Foods CEO John Mackey’s editorial (see link below) blasting current Health Care Reform efforts. There is a Boycott Whole Foods movement brewing nationally, and it links our [...]

Teach Out! Engaging the Local Food Cycle!
Fourth Event!

Jubilee Farm & Local Roots in Carnation, WA

Saturday, August 22nd 10AM – 4PM
*Space is limited and RSVP REQUIRED! RSVP to Teresa at fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org

Our visit to Carnation, WA will begin at Local Roots for a farm tour, and then continue down the road for a work party at [...]

CAGJ, WA Fair Trade Coalition and our supporters successfully met with the Peruvian Consul in Seattle on Friday, June 12th, to highlight the recent massacre of unarmed civilians and violent clashes with police that occurred on June 5th in Peru.  We had a strong contingent, who presented the Consul with a letter we had signed [...]