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Books Through Bars

Food Not Bombs

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> New York City Food Not Bombs
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> Food Not Bombs--NYC is now working out of a kitchen provided by the Catholic
> Worker: 36 East First Street, between First and Second Avenues.
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> Every Sunday they start cooking around 1:00pm and are in Tompkins Square Park
> to serve around 3:30pm.
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> What is Food Not Bombs?
> Food Not Bombs (FNB) was founded in the early eighties as an outgrowth of the
> anti-nuclear movement. It is based on the notion that if resources were not
> misallocated on weapons of war and on perpetuating the existing system of
> individual greed, there would be plenty to meet everyone's basic needs for
> food, housing, and health care. Food Not Bombs chapters around the world
> collect fresh food every week that would otherwise go to waste, because it's
> no longer pretty enough to be sold. By doing so, FNB not only helps the people
> it feeds, but also brings to light the unjust prorities of a capitalist system
> that creates great wealth for some, and fails to provide sustenance for
> others.
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> Food Not Bombs also strives to build community by bringing people together to
> share food and connect with one another. There is quite a handful of
> "regulars" in the park, who value our presence and talk to us about their
> lives. When the weather is nice, we can feed anywhere between 30-50 people. In
> the winter, especially when it's snowing, we can feed anywhere from 1-5
> people. Either way, we try to be as consistent as possible.
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> Food Not Bombs operates on the anarchist belief that we must work to build
> alternative institutions now, at the grassroots level, to help create the just
> society we would like to live in. This is why Food Not Bombs is collectively
> run, non-hierarchical, and anti-authoritarian. All decisions, within each
> autonomous chapter, are made by consensus. No one is in charge. No one gives
> orders. Things simply get done because people see that something needs doing.
> Everyone who wants to volunteer is welcomed.
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> For more information on Food Not Bombs' history and mission, check out the San
> Francisco Food Not Bombs website.
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> Starting Your Own FNB Chapter
> You could also start your own chapter of Food Not Bombs. New York and its
> surrounding areas could use many more. Contact us to find out how, or read on
> for some bare-bones info.
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> To start a Food Not Bombs chapter, you need at least three or four people who
> are willing to make a regular commitment. You can use any kitchen. Scout out a
> location, usually a park, where people tend to congregate during the day, and
> pick a day of the week when you will serve consistently. Try to find
> five-gallon or seven-gallon buckets with lids that we use are routinely thrown
> out by delis and health food stores, which receive bulk food in them. Find a
> produce store that is willing to regularly set aside for you any vegetables
> that they would normally discard because they are too wilted to sell, and
> arrange a day once a week when you will pick them up. The only equipment you
> will probably have to invest in is a really big pot, about 10 gallons.
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> Everything else you will need should be available in an ordinary kitchen. Look
> for donated cups from cafes. You will probably have to buy plastic spoons and
> spices. You can raise the money you will need by organizing a benefit. Punk
> bands are often very sympathetic to Food Not Bombs. Or you can just put in
> your own money, since you probably won't need much. If you want more detailed
> info, write to us.





CONTACT US:
Food Not Bombs--NYC
NOW AT THE CATHOLIC WORKER
36 EAST FIRST STREET
bet. 1st + 2nd Aves.
NYC








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