The newest campaigns or information about the Food Not Bombs
movement.
Orlando Free Speech Case Goes to U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Food Not Bombs activist in jail in
Minneapolis!
Food Not Bombs 30th Anniversary Spring Tour Needs Van or
Catering Truck
GLOBAL ACTION TO STOP WAR ON AFGHANISTAN
Mountain
Justice Needs Your Help
30th Anniversary Celebration of Food Not
Bombs
Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food
These updates made on November 27, 2009
Admiral Mullen
Announces Afghanistan Strategy: Prepare to Nonviolently Resist
Somehow we must
reinvigorate the antiwar movement that seems to have largely gone missing
over these past several months. One campaign under way to rise to the
challenge is the Peaceable Assembly Campaign (www.peaceableassemblycampaign.org). From
January 19 through February 2, the PAC will maintain a two week vigil at
the White House and engage in regular acts of nonviolent civil
disobedience, starting on the day President Obama enters his second year in
office, continuing through his anticipated State of the Union address to
Congress, and concluding on the day he is to submit his budget for 2011 to
Congress. Then after February 2, the Peaceable Assembly Campaign will focus
its work upon Congress. Similar to the Occupation Project effort of 2007,
the PAC will organize lobbying-both legal and extralegal (i.e., civil
disobedience)-in the home offices of Representatives and Senators who do
not commit themselves publicly to oppose additional funding for the wars
and occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the occupation of the
Palestinian territories. You can become involved with the Peaceable
Assembly Campaign at: www.peaceableassemblycampaign.
org
Food Not Bombs
needs a catering truck or panel van
We totaled our truck on the 30th
anniversary Food Not Bombs Tour and we need to replace it. Please help
locate a van.
Food Not Bombs Orlando Free Speech
Trial U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Atlanta
Please
organize a action in support of the right to share free speech and tasty
meals. The Orlando city government tried to stop Food Not Bombs but lost in
Federal District Court. After th ecity was ordered to stop arresting the
group and told to pay $200,000 to their lawyers the city appealed. This
December Food Not Bombs groups will be holding protests outside their local
federal courts or U.S. embassies to support the movements right to free
speech and free food. If you can join us in Atlanta the trial will be at
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit 56 Forsyth Street
N.W., Atlanta, Georgia. To find out the exact time and date phone: (404)
335-6100
Food Not Bombs
activist in jail in Minneapolis!
Please help get Twin Cities artist and activist
out of jail! Our friend, Raymond Merchant aka AC, father of two, Hip
Hop artist, and community organizer in Minneapolis was recently wrongly
arrested in relation to a robbery in South Minneapolis to which he was no
party. Missing for several days, friends became worried when Raymond failed
to arrive to a show he was scheduled to perform at. After contacting his
family, it was confirmed he had been abducted by police just blocks from
his home while out for a walk. Raymond cooks and distributes food
through Minneapolis Food Not Bombs, a group that came under heat last year
as the Food Not Bombs House was raided and subsequently condemned by police
in the week leading up to the Republican National Convention. Help us fight
to get Raymond out of jail as he is facing potential prison time resulting
from the police pinning bogus charges on him. The full charges and maximum
penalty are as of yet unknown though we know he is being charged with three
felonies. He is currently being held on a $50,000 bail with $5,000 bond,
but it is our hope and intention that he will not have to sit in jail any longer Fight with us as we stand up to support Raymond, and end police
repression! Please visit the paypal link below to make a donation to
Raymond's legal defense. Also, if you are affiliated with a Food Not Bombs
group, please consider hosting a fundraiser. Reply to the email below for
more information on how to put this on. In Solidarity, Friends of
Raymond Merchant
supportraymondmerchant@gmail.com
PLEASE DONATE ON PAYPAL - WE NEED TO FREE RAYMOND
Food Not Bombs 30th
Anniversary Spring Tour
Thirty years of cooking for peace. An inspiring
45 minute presentation about the history, principles and cureent actions
being taken by Food Not Bombs around the world followed by a 15 minute dvd
about Food Not Bombs in Africa. Participants can ask questions and visit
our literater table and after viewing the dvd. A great way to start a
local group or inspire more people to volunteer and support the chapter in
their area. Local Food Not Bombs volunteers will speak about their work and
invite you to participate in preparing food and shaing meals. Arrange a
presentation with Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry. Email Keith at
menu@foodnotbombs.net
Food Not Bombs 30th
Anniversary Tour
THE GOOD
SOLDIER
The theatrical release of THE GOOD SOLDIER, a
breakthrough new film opens nationwide on Veteran"s Day, November 11th.
An astounding film, "The Good Soldier" directed by Lexy Lovell and
Michael Uys should be mandatory viewing for every President and member of
Congress who is willing to make the decision to send men and women into
war. In a culture where many veterans do not speak back home of what they
witnessed and participated in battle, this film portrays five combat
veterans from different wars ranging from WWII to Vietnam to the Gulf War
to Iraq who emotionally lay it on the line. The sheer humanity of such
inhumane situations is astounding and riveting and heartbreaking. The
courage it takes for these soldiers to speak of their darkest moments and
moral dilemmas with such brutal honesty is to be commended and brings up
questions of our government supporting those they would send to die who did
not die but came home.
THE
GOOD SOLDIER
Food Not Bombs
joins Global Action to Stop the War In Afghanistan
The increase in U.S. troops being sent to fight in Afghanistan will
increase the death and suffeering of Afghanistan people. Billions of
dollars diverted from healthcare, education and help for Americas growing
number of hungry and homeless. Obama's Vietnam and the end of the American
Empire while over a billion people go hungry. Please organize local
actions against the America"s war against Afghanistan. Contact the
other peace and social justice groups in your community and call for
nonviolent direct action to stop the war.
Obama may unveil
Afghan surge
Hunger Affects 1.02 Billion People Worldwide
Food Not
Bombs groups in Connecticut make historic change in state law.
Changes to a Connecticut food distribution law were approved by the
General Assembly as part of the state budget on Friday. They will soon be
signed into law by Governor Jodi Rell (R), according to a spokeswoman for
the governor. The amendment to the law will allow food cooked in private
kitchens to be distributed via charitable organizations such as soup
kitchens. Last March, the Middletown chapter of Food Not Bombs, which cooks
and shares food with the community, was served a cease and desist order by
the Middletown Health Department for distributing food cooked in unlicensed
kitchens. The citation led to investigations of other local charitable
organizations, the most recent of which was the St. Vincent DePaul soup
kitchen.
Dropping a
Bomb
ARRESTING FOOD NOT BOMBS IS CENSORSHIP
Officials try to stop Food Not Bombs from sharing food and
literature in cities all across the United
States.
Food is a right, not a privilege.
"Sharing" Food is an unregulated activity
Flagstaff, Arizonia and Lancaster Pennsylvania are
the latest chapters to be threatened by government officials. Police shut
down the Taos Food Not Bombs meal on July 18, 2009. Northampton Police
celebrated the 29th anniversary of Food Not Bombs by ordering our Pioneer
Valley valley chapter to stop. Volunteers with Middletown Food Not Bombs
anti-war and anti-hunger group, were cited and arrested for distributing
food to the public without a license, continue "sharing" food
despite the possibility of more citations, a member said. Middletown Food
Not Bombs, Hartford Food Not Bombs File First Amendment Lawsuit against
City of Middletown, State of Connecticut on June 22, 2009. Taos, New Mexico
Food Not Bombs was served with an order to stop on May 14, 2009. This
winter our Taos office started getting calls, emails and letters from
several state governments ordering Food Not Bombs to stop sharing
literature and meals in public.
Police Impound Food Not Bombs Flagstaff Banner,
Issue Citation, Silencing Community Free Speech
Police and other government officials in the United States are telling
local Food Not Bombs groups that they can share food as long as they
don't have a banner or literature. Flagstaff Food Not Bombs joins the
list of local chapters told to stop hanging their banner and handing out
literature at their meals. FBI or Homeland Security infiltrators are also
attempting to get local groups to stop bringing out the banner and
literature so "we wont seem to radical or "because feeding the
hungry is the most important thing." Infiltrators are also trying to
get groups to change their name from Food Not Bombs to "attract more
people." When groups stop bringing out literature and the banner they
often get less volunteers, donations and the local group end up feeding
less people. Every group that changed their name from Food Not Bombs
stopped sharing food all together after a few months. Groups outside the
U.S. believe the banner and literature is central to the meal and our goal
of social change and their governments are not involved in efforts to
silence there political expression. There is clearly a nation wide effort
to hide the message of "Food Not Bombs" as military contractors and
federal authorities are worried the public might see that it would be
better if some federal funds were redirected from building bombs to paying
for healthcare, education and other things people in the United States
might really need.
Police Impound Food Not Bombs Flagstaff Banner, Issue Citation, Silencing
Community Free Speech
Food Not Bombs Flagstaff and City of Flagstaff
Police Interactions Saturday, October 3, 2009 Interactions begin around
12:45pm Wheeler Park, Downtown Flagstaff (North West Side of Park)
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF FLAGSTAFF
CASE
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
ORDERING FOOD NOT
BOMBS TO STOP SHARING MEALS IN NEW MEXICO
MORE
ON THE 2009 CLAMPDOWN AGAINST FOOD
NOT BOMBS
Lancaster officals
order the local chapter to stop sharing meals and ideas in early September
2009 becuase of the message Food Not Bombs
Pioneer Valley Food Not
Bombs intimidated into shutting down by men with guns and
badges.
Food Not Bombs meal cut short by
cops
Dozens Enjoy Middletown Food Not Bombs
Meal, Police Issue 2 Tickets
Middletown Police Ticket Food Not Bombs
Food Not Bombs To Continue 'Sharing' Food Without
License - The Hartford Courant
Food Rebellions: 7 Steps
to Solving the Food Crisis
A Tsunami of
Hunger
Activist group:
Police told us to stop
Flagstaff City Hall urges Food Not Bombs to obtain
permit
More about Nonviolent Direct Action to
defend the right to share free vegan meals in the United States -
Albert Einstein Institution
Books on Nonviolent Direct Action - Albert
Einstein Institution
THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOOD NOT
BOMBS
Food Not Bombs invites you to celebrate our first 30 years!
Food Not Bombs
started was started by eight antinuclear activist after the May 24, 1980
Occupation Attempt of Seabrook Nuclear Power Station. Thirty years later
Food Not Bombs is sharing free vegetarian meals and working for peace and
social justice in over 1,000 cities around the world. Volunteers are
already discussing plans for a global celebration and invite every chapter
to talk about how they would like to mark our thirty year history. In the
past Food Not Bombs organized Soupstock Free Outdoor Concerts and World
Gatherings.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO
CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOOD NOT BOMBS?
SOUPSTOCK 2010 - BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS
Food Not Bombs volunteer Tristan
Anderson
sustained
life-threatening injuries March 13, 2009 as he was taking photographs after a
regular Friday demonstration over Israel's West Bank separation barrier. He
needs our help.
Justice for
Tristan Anderson
FOOD NOT BOMBS PREPARES FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC
CRISIS
Please join Food Not Bombs to provide food and logistical support
for the families displaced by the crisis. Mobilize Your Community.
You can help Food
Not Bombs address the problems caused by the collapes of the world economy.
Plans to prepare for this crisis were agreed to at the March 2008 Food Not
Bombs Gathering in Nashville. One of the most popular proposals was the
creation of Food Not Lawns Gardens. Over 60 Food Not Lawns projects started
in response to the ideas created at the gathering. It will be time to start
germinating our seeds soon if you live in the northern hemisphere. Our
southern chapters are starting the harvest. The people attending the
gathering are encouraging that each group try to organize meals every day
adding a day as people volunteer. As the economy crashes we will be called
on to provide food, help with drinking water, electricity, heat and many
other basic needs. This is a time for the Food Not Bombs to show that it
is possible to bring our communities together and address the needs of
everyone without violence or the coersion of the corporations and the
state. This crisis gives us a chance to end consumerism and corporate
domination. It is time to start creating a world of peace, social justice
and respect for our environment.Food Not Bombs groups are taking action
against the failure of capitalism in communities all over the world. The
weekly protests in Iceland take place near Food Not Bombs regular meal.
Websites report "Couple of meters away from the park were the protests
take place, a Food Not Bombs groups has been giving away food every
Saturday for the last 8 or 9 months. Food Not Bombs has for sure had
it's effect of the walking-by Icelanders, who are getting more curious
and interested in alternative solutions to the problems of capitalism."
MORE
ON THE DIRECT ACTION IN ICELAND
MEAT OUT
March 20,
2010
On March 20 the first day of spring thousands of
caring people in all 50 U.S. states and two dozen other countries get
active to host educational Meatout events. Activities include colorful
festivals, lectures, public dinners, feed-ins, cooking demos, food
samplings, leafleting, information tables and more.
The occasion is Meatout, the world's largest and oldest annual grassroots
diet education campaign. This year is the 25th annual observance! Every
spring, thousands of caring Meatout supporters educate their communities
and ask their friends, families, and neighbors to pledge to "kick the meat
habit (at least for a day) and explore a wholesome, compassionate diet of
fruits, vegetables, and whole grains." This year's theme is "Change Your
Diet - Change the World!"
www.meatout.org
FOOD GOING INTO THE TRASH WHILE BILLIONS GO HUNGRY
Just $6bn
Will Save a Generation from Starvation, says UN
Americans Toss
Out 40 Percent of All Food - Published on Friday, November 27, 2009 by
Live Science
Americans are tossing $100 billion of food a year
Timothy Jones of the University of Arizona reports on how much
food is thrown away. We can recover this food and feed thousands. A
community of well feed people provides an oppertunity to work for a better
world.
Looking For All Food Not Bombs
Songs
We are collecting all the songs about Food Not Bombs for a CD. If you
know of a song that is about food Not Bombs please send us a digital copy,
EP, tape, the liner notes and any images that might be linked to the song.
Our address is Food Not Bombs Menu, P.O. Box 424, Arroyo Seco, NM 87514
USA. You can email a sound file to menu@foodnotbombs.net.
MORE CAMPAIGNS Call 1-800-884-1136 of email us at
menu@foodnotbombs.net
 THE FOOD NOT BOMBS STARTUP KIT
Everything you need to
start a local Food Not Bombs group in your community. A full color banner,
on copy of the 126 page Food Not Bombs handbook, a DVD, flyers you can
reprint and buttons. Everything you need to start a group.
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THE FOOD NOT BOMBS HANDBOOK
This 126 page book shows you
how to cook for 100 people, has detailed information about starting a Food
Not Bombs group.
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FLYERS AND IMAGES TO MAKE
FLYERS
Flyers, graphics, logos, and photos you can use to help you
start your Food Not Bombs group. Please use any of these images on posters,
flyers or on your new website. |
POST THIS FLYER ALL OVER TOWN
You can start a Food Not
Bombs group in you community buy making copies of this flyer, add your
phone number and post it all over town in cafes, bookstores, schools, and
store windows. |
FOOD NOT BOMBS MATERIALS
It can be helpful to
raise money and awareness to have Food Not Bombs buttons, stickers and
other materials on your table at events and concerts. Our office provides
these materials at half price to Food Not Bombs chapters. You will attract
more volunteers and support in your community when people see the Food Not
Bombs image all over town. |
CONTACT A FOOD NOT BOMBS GROUP NEAR YOUBefore you start a
group see if one is already active in your community. If you do find a
group in your town try work with them. Sometimes the contact information is
old and the group has stopped so if you find this has happened then let us
know and start a new chapter. You can also invite a Food Not Bombs group
near your community to help you get started. When you get your group
going please email us the correct contact information and the times, days
and locatons of where you share food. |
FOOD NOT BOMBS PRESENTATION
One great way to help start a
Food Not Bombs group is to invite the co-founder Keith McHenry to speak to
your community. Student activity centers at colleges and universities will
provide funding for a presentation by Keith, helping with airfare and an
honorarium. You can learn more about Keith and listen to his presentations
here |
YOUR LITERATURE AND FOOD TABLEYour Food Not
Bombs group can have real impact when you include literature and a banner
at every meal. If you set up your table at a location that is busy with a
diversity of people at a time when lots of pedestrians walk by you will be
able to attract more volunteers and discover new food sourses. You can also
meet people who would have never known about the issues we are working on.
Many Food Not Bombs tables are considered the place to visit for
infromation, community as well as great food. This page shows you how you
can have a more effective Food Not Bombs table. |
Food Not
Bombs
P.O. Box 424, Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USA
575-776-3880
1-800-884-1136
menu@foodnotbombs. net
www.foodnotbombs.net
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