forum.foodnotbombs.net is now available! We’ ve got sections for chapters to discuss and post their news, and most importantly a tab for planning for the 2012 Gathering in Tampa! It’s new and small and won’t stop crying at the moment…
Peace City, Miami, Days 1 & 108
For some reason, the weekend of October 15th was the weekend all the cool kids decided to Occupy stuff in Florida. It didn’t seem to rely on this new “direct democracy” or on people’s actual ideas on how to change…
Make food, not war: Food Not Bombs collective nourishes Boston
[Reposted with permission by the author, Tzivia Halperin, – thanks Tzivia! read original post here] When Sarah McMullen opened the door to her apartment — home to a 12-person collective that cooks and serves food as part of the global…
A new wave of efforts to stop people from sharing food
We had four reports this January of people being stopped and threatened with arrest. There is a growing interest in organizing a global day of protest or some other campaign to organize for an end to these laws and threats.…
Occupying the barracks: make art, not war
[Reposted with permission from the writer, Lily Lynch, see original article here. Thanks Lily!!!] When former socialist military spaces become new temples of alternative culture, not everyone is happy about it. Whereas in Slovakia the art squatters become institutionalized, in…
Supporting the Occupations
Food Not Bombs is in a position to really help sustain the occupations. The evictions were rough but I think we should encourage a return to public space. It may be symbolic at first with cardboard “tents” and other forms…