COOK for PEACE COOK for PEACE
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COOK for PEACE COOK for PEACE With over a billion people going hungry each day how can we spend another dollar With over a billion people going hungry each day how can we spend another dollar on war? Food Not Bombs is one of the fastest growing revolutionary movements ac- on war? Food Not Bombs is one of the fastest growing revolutionary movements ac- tive in the world today. Food Not Bombs shares free vegan and vegetarian meals tive in the world today. Food Not Bombs shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with the hungry in over 1,000 cities around the world to protest war, poverty, and the with the hungry in over 1,000 cities around the world to protest war, poverty, and the destruction of the environment. Volunteers also organize food relief efforts for the sur- destruction of the environment. Volunteers also organize food relief efforts for the sur- vivors of natural disasters and people displaced by economic and political crisis. Vol- vivors of natural disasters and people displaced by economic and political crisis. Vol- unteers also provide food to the families of striking workers and people participating unteers also provide food to the families of striking workers and people participating in occupations, marches, and tent city protests. in occupations, marches, and tent city protests. The first group was formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1980 by eight college The first group was formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1980 by eight college aged anti-nuclear activists. Food Not Bombs is not a charity. It is an all volunteer aged anti-nuclear activists. Food Not Bombs is not a charity. It is an all volunteer movement dedicated to nonviolence direct action. Food Not Bombs has no formal movement dedicated to nonviolence direct action. Food Not Bombs has no formal leaders and strives to include everyone in its decision making process. Each group leaders and strives to include everyone in its decision making process. Each group recovers food that would otherwise be thrown out and makes fresh hot vegan meals recovers food that would otherwise be thrown out and makes fresh hot vegan meals that are share on public streets to anyone without restriction. Volunteers with the that are share on public streets to anyone without restriction. Volunteers with the San Francisco chapter were arrested over 1,000 times to silence their “political state- San Francisco chapter were arrested over 1,000 times to silence their “political state- ment” of sharing meals with the hungry. The police have also arrested volunteers in ment” of sharing meals with the hungry. The police have also arrested volunteers in a number of other cities in the United States for feeding the hungry. Amnesty Inter- a number of other cities in the United States for feeding the hungry. Amnesty Inter- national states it will adopt those Food Not Bombs volunteers that are imprisoned as national states it will adopt those Food Not Bombs volunteers that are imprisoned as "Prisoners of Conscience" and will work for their unconditional release. The U.S. gov- "Prisoners of Conscience" and will work for their unconditional release. The U.S. gov- ernment claims that Food Not Bombs is a terrorist group” even though the movement ernment claims that Food Not Bombs is a terrorist group” even though the movement is dedicated to non - violent social change. Nearly 20 volunteers are serving time in is dedicated to non - violent social change. Nearly 20 volunteers are serving time in U.S. prisons framed for plotting acts of terrorism. Volunteers fed the rescue workers U.S. prisons framed for plotting acts of terrorism. Volunteers fed the rescue workers in New York on 9/11. Food Not Bombs also started animal rescue shelters in 24 cities in New York on 9/11. Food Not Bombs also started animal rescue shelters in 24 cities in Slovakia, provided food for 100 days during the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine, in Slovakia, provided food for 100 days during the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine, fed striking auto workers in Korea, share food at anti-globalization protests and helped fed striking auto workers in Korea, share food at anti-globalization protests and helped organized the food relief effort for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. organized the food relief effort for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Food Not Bombs works in coalition with groups like Earth First!, The Leonard Peltier Food Not Bombs works in coalition with groups like Earth First!, The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Farm Animal Rights Movement, Anarchist Black Cross, the IWW Defense Committee, Farm Animal Rights Movement, Anarchist Black Cross, the IWW and Anti Racist Action, Food Not Bombs also started projects like Indymedia, Bikes and Anti Racist Action, Food Not Bombs also started projects like Indymedia, Bikes Not Bombs, Homes Not Jails, Food Not Lawns, the Free Radio Movement, Really Not Bombs, Homes Not Jails, Food Not Lawns, the Free Radio Movement, Really Really Free Markets and other projects on the cutting edge of positive social change Really Free Markets and other projects on the cutting edge of positive social change and resistance to the global austerity program. We hope you will join Food Not and resistance to the global austerity program. We hope you will join Food Not Bombs in taking direct action towards creating a world free from domination, coercion Bombs in taking direct action towards creating a world free from domination, coercion and violence. and violence. FOOD NOT BOMBS FOOD NOT BOMBS P.O. Box 424, Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USA P.O. Box 424, Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USA 1-800-884-1136 1-800-884-1136 www.foodnotbombs.net www.foodnotbombs.net FOOD NOT BOMBS FOOD NOT BOMBS P.O. Box 424, Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USA P.O. Box 424, Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USA 1-800-884-1136 1-800-884-1136 www.foodnotbombs.net www.foodnotbombs.net.