FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2015 Contact: Heather Day, Executive Director, Community Alliance for Global Justice, [email protected], cell- 206-724-2243 Simultaneous Demonstrations in Seattle and London Oppose Gates Foundation’s Secret Meeting about Seed Privatization in Africa SEATTLE, WA — On Monday, March 23, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are sponsoring a secret meeting in London to promote a recent report they commissioned detailing in clear terms how to privatize the seed and agricultural markets of Africa- without African stakeholders having a seat at the table. A coalition of grassroots community organizations across the US, UK, and Africa are criticizing the gathering for: Inviting corporations, development bodies, trade bodies and aid donors, yet not inviting any representatives of impacted organizations; Promoting the privatization of African seed production and distribution through top-down changes to African states’ national regulations; Building a nontransparent network of corporate, philanthropic and state-based actors aiming to expropriate African land, seeds and agriculture. The UK activists plan to hold a demonstration outside of the meeting in a message of solidarity with African groups who are resisting what they are calling a new form of colonialism. Community Alliance for Global Justice will be holding a solidarity demonstration, simultaneously with the London action, outside the Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle, WA. What: Simultaneous pickets in Seattle and London protesting meeting about seed privatization in Africa Where: In front of the Gates Foundation; 440 Fifth Avenue North, Seattle 98109 When: Monday, March 23, 2015; 8:30am-10am Who: Protestors on both sides of the Atlantic Visuals: Signs, Banners, Seed Packets. Protestors will hand out packets of open-pollinated seeds to demonstrate the alternatives that African farmers have to offer. AGRA Watch is a grassroots, Seattle-based program of Community Alliance for Global Justice, challenging the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations' questionable agricultural programs in Africa, including its Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). ### __________________ Heather Day, Director Community Alliance for Global Justice 206-724-2243 (c) posted by Brenda Asterino

This is the part of the film from Todd Boyle on the Nawtsamaat Alliance at Daybreak Star Discovery Park. Two programs about the meeting of this Alliance and what is shared in experiences and purposes are given in the SHE - Shared Human Experience program series. This Single Production show is about prayer and how many religious groups and practices come together for a common goal. That goal is to protect our land and sea for the future of our children for many generations. Listen and hear various religious groups present sacred prayer for our land and sea and children's future from their various disciples and expressions. Here is a beautiful representation of respect for the sacredness of all of God's children. Included are: Sundance Chief Rueben George; John Hale; Rev. Katie Ladd; Michael Douglas; Rev. Kanjin Cederman; Rev. Karen Lindquist; Michael Ramos; and Sweetwater Nannauck from Idle No More Washington. Do your heart and soul good today and watch this show.

Shared Human Experience- Activism in Seattle: first segment is on people on their way to Congresswoman DelBene's office to protest Fast Tracking the TPP with footage to explain both fast tracking and the TransPacific Partnership, Jan. 8th, 2015; the second segment is about the Seattle Climate March last year with Bill Moyer of the Backbone Campaign speaking to various issues for activism; the third segment is Kshama Sawant speaking to a Call for Unity of organizations and groups. http://seattlecommunitymedia.org/node/445376