A Unitarian Universalist State Action Network
WED OCT 30: Reception 6PM, Event 7:30-9PM
Eating Tomorrow: The Battle for the Future of Food in Africa
Get your ticket today! Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ and AGRA Watch are very excited to welcome to Seattle Million Belay, Coordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, and Tim Wise, author of Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food (New Press 2019). Belay and Wise will engage in a conversation on the 
themes of the book, which features stories of the victims of land-grabbing in Mozambique, Monsanto officials trying to push genetically modified corn into Mexico, and Malawian farmers trying to preserve and promote their nutritious native seeds. Read Wise’s recent article about a much-anticipated UN report on agroecology, and his article on how BigAg is sabotaging progress on climate change.
Event: 7:30 – 9PM, Doors open at 7PM
Location: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle
Purchase tickets for $5 from Town Hall; No one turned away – email Simone to be added to CAGJ’s guest list, or to help organize. Help us publicize: Share the Facebook event!
Pre-Event Reception: 6 – 7PM
Join us at Town Hall for a Pre-Reception for CAGJ Members! Please register on CAGJ’s website. CAGJ will offer hors d’oeuvres, and guests can purchase drinks from Town Hall’s bar. The reception is free, but we appreciate donations.
 Our youth led the way and propelled the Climate Strikes into one of the largest climate strikes in history. We want to center the brilliance and power of our youth and encourage you to build with local youth-led movements and create relationships in an effort to learn and adapt. We’re in awe of the images from around the world, demonstrating the fierce urgency of this movement. UUs came out in the thousands across the country. Our movement is energized! We’re grateful to the youth who are leading this movement around the world and we’re dedicated to continuing to follow their leads and remain committed to fighting for their future now.
And as we celebrate what we achieved, we know we have the capacity for more and we are preparing. We have a What’s Next? webinar planned for 10/16 so register now. |
The sheer power of the people resisting at this moment is breathtaking. Millions mobilized around the world to demand that our governments address the climate emergency. Thank you for your part in the Global Climate Strikes. We’re in awe of the images from around the world, demonstrating the fierce urgency of this movement. UUs came out in the thousands across the country. Our movement is energized! We’re grateful to the youth who are leading this movement around the world, we’re dedicated to continue to follow their leads and remain committed to fighting for their future now.
THANK YOU. 
And as we celebrate what we achieved this past week, we know we have the capacity for more and we are preparing. We have a What’s Next? webinar planned for 10/16 so register now. Below are the three main things we need everyone to do.
Dowd and Barlow are very popular among UU congregations all across the U.S. as they have managed to weave science and religion together into a coherent thought. There are still opportunities to engage these speakers.
More info at: http://www.thegreatstory.org/
At the 2016 General Assembly, Michael and Connie were honored as “UU Religious Humanists of the Year”. http://huumanists.org/blog/201608/video-religious-humanists-year-michael-dowd-and-connie-barlow