The World Economic Forum started this week.  For a gathering of critics and advocates for alternatives to the WEF, a World Social Forum in Brazil also began (you can check out some coverage here and here, and other WSF events are happening in other areas throughout 2010). But thanks to some slick website design and [...]

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 [...]

The Council of Parties 15 (COP15) UN Climate Change Conference was reminiscent in many ways of past “alphabet soup” economic summits: World heads of state came together in a mid-sized city to discuss pressing issues of the day, while  marginalized civil society organizations clamored for louder voices at the proceedings (or were barred entry altogether) [...]

These make GREAT gifts! Order yours now! Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice is a new 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 [...]

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 [...]

Though the mainstream Seattle media focused on mostly on confrontations, tear gas, and “where were you?” person-on-the-street reminiscing, some outlets took the 10 year anniversary of the WTO protests in Seattle as a point to look at the future, what’s happened since, and where we go from here.  Below are just a few articles and [...]

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 Seattle Times Editorial Board penned a piece promoting the same outdated, irresponsible, and damaging neoliberal trade model that was at the center of protests that shut down the WTO almost ten years ago.  Seattle responded!  See the original editorial, with several responses from CAGJ members and allies, below. Ratify Korea trade pact Seattle Times [...]

  Few questions, more praise, for Siddiqui at confirmation hearing Monday November 09 2009 Volume: 51 Issue: 36   Food Chemical News   No fewer than 80 chiefly environmental advocacy groups have issued a statement painting Islam Siddiqui as too pro-pesticide and biotech to be chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative. Regardless, most [...]

Today’s plenary addressed how to resist and/or engage with corporate power in ways that advance the struggle for a just food and health system. One of the speakers, Eduardo Sanchez,  brilliantly connected the food system to the health care system, and suggested that following the current “reforms” of US health care only replicate the same [...]