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, [...]

A panel discussion featuring
Guatemalan indigenous community leader
Pascual Bernabe Velásquez
Assembly of Huehuetenango in Defense of Natural Resources Friday, March 5, 2010 | 6:30 – 8:30pm
Ethnic Cultural Center at the UW
3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Black Room
FREE EVENT

Maya-Q’anjob’al women vote to express their opposition to mining  in a community consultation in Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala  [...]

Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice Publication Party
Date: February 26 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 [...]

From the Via Campesina website, head there to find out more!

17 April 2010 – Join the International Day of Peasant Struggle
To commemorate the International Day of Peasant Struggle on April 17th 2010, the international peasant movement La Via Campesina calls upon member organisations, allies and supporters to unite against transnational corporations (TNCs), which seek complete [...]

Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle’s Seed Swap N’Sale in West Seattle this Saturday, February 20th.
South Seattle Community College: North Entrance
1-4PM
 
More info at http://www.gleanit.org/seedswap.html. Seed list at http://www.gleanit.org/seedlist.html.
 
All seed packets 75 cents.  Get there early for the best selection. 
SSCC Garden Shop will be open with early starts, as well.
 
ALSO…
 
Bring any old shovels or other garden tools [...]

On February 20th, 2010, the Coalition of Organic Landscape Professionals (COOL) and Seattle Tilth will be hosting a movie screening for the new documentary called “A Chemical Reaction.” More about the movie and its trailer can be seen here: http://www.pfzmedia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=29
This will be a fun educational event, with Paul Tukey from the movie as keynote [...]

Please see below for a message from the chicks at 2 Brown Chicks Family Farm about their open house festivities this weekend. Don’t forget to RSVP!
Hello friends and supporters of 2 Brown Chicks!
We are inviting one and all to our open house
Feb. 20th, 2010 @ 11am and 1pm. If you’re interested in raising chickens, harvesting [...]

See here for information about a benefit party for the Queer Farmer Film Project in Seattle this coming Monday!!
Monday, February 15th 
ENVY The Plant Store
1546 15th Ave
Seattle, WA
6-9 PM
Food and Drinks
Music by Neil Young’s Necklace
7:30 10 Minute Film Screening
This event is in partnership with Out For Sustainability and Alley Cat Acres 
Also, check out the post “What Does it [...]

The USDA is considering a proposal to de-regulate Glyphospate (Roundup) Tolerant Alfalfa.   Please take a moment before February 16 and register your concerns. 
 
Follow this link: No Glyhospate Tolerent Alfalfa   or copy and paste this link in your browser: http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#submitComment?R=0900006480a6b7a1

AGRA Watch’s first film night is Sunday, Feb. 7th, 5 – 8pm at Bobby Righi’s house (please RSVP to agrawatch@seattleglobaljustice.org for directions and address).
About the film: “A Thousand Suns” tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of the region. This isolated area has [...]