Our new book about Food Not Bombs written,
designed and illustrated by Food Not Bombs cofounder Keith McHenry.
Food Not Bombs has proven to be an effective
project for social change. Hungry For Peace passionately makes the case
that we should take action to end hunger, poverty and war providing
shocking evidence that our future is in peril if we sit by and do
nothing. This book will motivate you to take action and provides hope.
This new 188 page Food Not Bombs handbook with 122 photos and
illustrations, vegan recipes to provide meals for groups of 100 and
families of 6 people with metric and U.S. measurements, the 30 year
history of the movement and logistics on how to start a local Food Not
Bombs group, how to prepare meals for hundreds, how to organize
meetings, tours, gatherings and successful campaigns of nonviolent
direct action. This 8 1/2 by 11 inch book also provides flyers you can
reprint, the time line of major events in the history of the movement
and many other useful details to help change society. This book will
help you and your friends do your part to participate in the global
uprising.
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"This is a self-defense guide for the compassionate, a catering
cookbook for the generous, and a history of social change, but above all it's
a hymn to compassion.
" Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved
"I wanted to write and express my sincere thanks for
sending me the new Food Not Bombs book. It 's beautifully written
and was a great inspiration to me. There aren't many books that made me
cry and be encouraged at the same time. Ironically, as I was reading I
was also watching the police tear down the kitchen at Occupy
Denver." Hillary, Boulder Colorado
THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION AVAILABLE NOW! - ORDER A COPY
TODAY!
Our
first book helped hundreds of people start local Food Not Bombs groups
and introduced thousands of others to the movement for to social change.
With the addition information in our new book we expect to encourage
another wave of interest. We sold 10,000 copies of "Food Not Bombs,
How to Feed The Hungry and Build Community " and we were down to the
last 100 books realized we need to write a new edition to make it
current. So many things have changed since 1992 when the first editon of
"Food Not Bombs, How to Feed The Hungry and Build Community "was
published. This new book includes over 100 diagrams and photos, outlines
how you can recover, prepare and share vegan meals with the hungry. Our
details on how to start a local group now include the use of the web,
email and other technologies not available in 1992. We also added
recipes for 6 people along with our tasty recipes for 100 and also
include metric measurements to make the book universal. Instead of a
focus on American law as we did in the 1992 book we are including
information about possible legal issues in countries all over world
based on Keith's experience cooking and sharing meals with Food Not
Bombs groups during his travels. We also include a history of the first
30 years of Food Not Bombs. There are many flyers and forms you can
reprint to help your Food Not Bombs group be as effective as
possible.
Author
Vikram Doctor outlines the role of food in protests in his December 30, 2011 blog
On My Plate published by The Economic Times of India. He ends the article with a brief history of
Food Not Bombs, our participation in the occupations and directs the reader to view our on-line edition of our handbook Hungry For Peace.
The idea of occupations are explained on Page 86 of Hungry for Peace and included in a number of places in the history section starting on page 103 about the 1989 Tent City Protests in San Francisco and New York City.
Copies of Keith McHenry's first book "Food Not Bombs,
How to Feed The Hungry and Build Community " were also among the books destroyed.
"Sharing food is a basic human function, and peace is
humankind's highest aspiration. Food Not Bombs brings both of these
together in a powerful way, providing a recipe not only for great vegan
meals but for creating a better world right here and now. This book will
serve you well! " Randall Amster, J.D., Ph.D. Graduate Chair of Humanities Prescott
College Executive Director, Peace & Justice Studies Association
" Food Not Bombs is a glistening, beautiful arrow pointing us toward
another way, rooted in belief that we are all part of one another and
that we actually can feed a hungry world while helping our planet
survivee. Simplicity, service, sharing and sturdy nonviolent resistance
to war and weapons are among the ingredients that guide adherents to one
of the finest movements of our time. I 'm delighted that Keith
McHenry 's book, Hungry for Peace, will help usher us toward
sanity and real security." Kathy Kelly co-coordinator of
Voices for Creative Nonviolence
"Over and over, we hear the refrain: 'The problems are so big.
How can I make a difference?' Keith McHenry and Food Not Bombs
answer this question every single day, in words and actions. Face to
face with those in need and in the face of those who oppress, McHenry
and FNB have blazed a path for 21st century direct action. Their work is
based on a truly holistic activist perspective - linking and defying all
forms of violence and subjugation. The next time someone asks you what
they can do, you might wanna give them a copy of Keith's book
'Hungry For Peace'
and start taking action yourself." Mickey Z., author of
"Darker Shade of Green" (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
"The beauty and power of Food Not Bombs is that while serving food
is meeting a community need, it is also building community. It is no
coincidence that Food Not Bombs has become a mainstay within countless
social movements around the world. From street corners to punk houses to
mass protests, the humility and compassion shown by giving free food,
and helping one another, is inspirational. In 'Hungry for
Peace,' Keith McHenry charts the history and vision of Food Not
Bombs while also providing the tools needed to get out and--without
bosses, leaders or approval - do it yourself." Will Potter,
author of Green Is the New Red: An Insider's Account of a Social
Movement Under Siege
"I have worked with Keith and the wonderful people of Food Not Bombs
all over the country - the organization is a courageous model for
grassroots organizing for effective and positive change. I honor the
work and recommend this book!" Cindy Sheehan - Gold Star
Families for Peace and Founder of Camp Casey in Crawford,
Texas
As an actor & activist in Boston during the early 1980's, Jo Swanson was committed to saving the world. A founding member of the popular movement, Food Not Bombs, Swanson chronicles her numerous and wildly varied attempts to head off the arms race, shut down nuclear power and end US intervention in Central America - with little more than a few good ideas and a handful of like-minded friends.
