CAGJ's SLEE Dinner is SAT Sept 7!
Heather Day
Community Alliance for Global Justice presents
7th Annual Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere Dinner!
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
NEW Location: University Christian Church, 4731 15th Ave NE
(near the University of Washington Seattle campus)
Keynote: Saru Jayaraman Co-Director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, author of Behind the Kitchen Door, and director of the Food Labor Research Center at UC-Berkeley: “Serving Up Justice: Why Sustainable Food Must Include Sustainable Working Conditions for the People Who Serve Us”
Tickets available now on Brown Paper Tickets! Tickets are sliding scale, $40-$100. Kids are only $10. $100 tickets sponsor a farmer/foodworker to attend! Solidarity tickets available (sliding scale); contact us for more information.
About the Dinner:
Happy Hour 5-6:30pm
Enjoy libations, live music from Seattle Fandango Project, and delicious hors d’oeuvres provided by Kaspar's while acquainting yourself with featured food justice organizations and groups promoting community development, food sovereignty and food workers' rights. Get started early on our Silent Auction full of local and fair trade goodies, as well!
Dinner 6:30-9pm
Join us for a delicious dinner featuring dishes from Cafe Flora and Madres' Kitchen, in addition to plates prepared by CAGJ’s in-house chefs and Community Kitchens Northwest using the seasonal bounty of Northwest farmers, ranchers and fisherfolk along with select Fair Trade ingredients. This year's dinner will highlight in particular Pacific Northwest native foods. The Dessert Auction featuring more than 30 different desserts will make your mouth water!
Support the SLEE Dinner!
To help in any of the following ways, please email Matt - volu...@seattleglobaljustice.org - or call 206-405-4600. Thank you!
Volunteer! (and get in for free)! Child-care, bartenders (people with liquor serving permits), servers (experience great but not required!), and set-up/clean-up crew needed!
Make a dessert for the Dessert Auction! Any wonderful creation of yours to help us top off dinner!
This event is wheelchair accessible and child-friendly.
Childcare available for kids 2-11 from 6:30-9pm - please sign up through Brown Paper Tickets!
For more information, or to volunteer for the event, please contact CAGJ: 206-405-4600 or email Jasmine, SLEE Coordinator.