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Ok So we did a fnb stall on Parnel Street on a Sunday for about 3 months, now we re-assesing it, join the list to get updates or visit www.indymedia.ie.
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FOOD NOT BOMBS is a voluntary organisation dedicated to non-violence and active peace. Each group recovers food that otherwise would be thrown out and makes fresh hot vegetarian meals that are served to anyone in city parks, at protests and to the homeless.
Free Food? If distributed equally the world produces enough food to feed everyone. In fact the US every day in every city far more edible food is thrown out than is needed to feed those who do not have enough to eat. Before food reaches your table it is produced and handled by farmers co-ops, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers. At every step some perfectly edible food is discarded for a variety of business reasons.
An average city approximately 10%!! of all solid waste is food. In the US alone 46 billion pounds of food per year is discarded. Only 4 billion pounds of food per year would be required to completely end hunger in the US. Clearly there is an abundance of food being thrown away. It seems we do not have a democratic say in how food is produced or distributed. Business dictates how food reaches the people.
What Kind of food ? FnB encourages vegetarianism. If more people were vegetarian and demanded organically grown locally produced foods this would encourage organic farming practises and support smaller farms. This in turn would make it easier to decentralise the means of food production and democratise the control over the quality of food produced and stewardship of the land. Vegetarianism is better for the environment consumes fewer resources and is healthier for us. It also creates a standard of good food for Food Not Bombs.
Not Bombs ? FnBs plays a part in the struggle for progress by providing food for marchers and campaigners at protests and events whenever possible. Volunteers have provided free food for many protests and environmental social events around Ireland for the past few years.
Want to help ? If you want to become involved in any way please join in...
If you have transport and want to help collect food..
Print flyers or paint banners.
If you cook or even if you can?t you can help.
Have access to a kitchen or cooking equipment.
Everyone is invited to protest war & poverty by delivering cooking & sharing free vegetarian food with FnB. If there isn't a group in your area please consider starting a local food not bombs chapter.
Contact: fnb_dublin@yahoo.com
email foodnotbombs-subscribe@thisbetterworld.org to join the mailing list.
If you want information on times and places to collect food in Dublin email us at the above address.
Articles
RTS/FNB Bray
Grafton Street
St Stephens Green
Shannon
Kilkenny
Report on co-founder Keith Mchenrys Visit to Ireland
Food not Bombs Dubv3.2 - The Story So Far
Food not Bombs, Free food the hungry + homeless
Belfast Food Not Bombs Assaulted by PSNI
PSNI Threaten To Shut Down Belfast Food Not Bombs
International Support for Belfast FNB
How to start your own FNB.
Food Not Bombs By Alex Vitale & Keith McHenry
Flyers and posters If you need parts or originals of flyers just mail us.
Above logo scabble .eps
Above FNB logo small .gif format
Back of current FNB info A6 flyer
FNB/RTS picnic flyer
FNB/RTS picnic flyer 2
Current of FNB-Dublin Flyer
Video
Short clip of FNB in Poland
Links
www.foodnotbombs.net World FNB Home
FNB News
www.freewebs.com/rts-dublinReclaim the Streets Dublin.
FNB Belfast via Direct Action against Apathy.
6 Reasons to avoid McDonalds (and most fast food joints).
1. PROMOTING UNHEALTHY FOOD - High in fat, salt, additives and tastes crap.
2. EXPLOITING WORKERS - Low wages, no union, allows illegal underage late night shift working.
3. USURPING THE POOR - Buys large tracts of land in poor countries for cash crops.
4. DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT - Cutting down trees to rear beef and unnecessary wastful packaging.
5. MISTREATING ANIMALS - Intensive farming for profits not animal welfare.
6. CENSORSHIP - Use PR and expensive lawyers to cover up details of their business practices.
7. POOR QUALITY FOOD - Quality of food preperation and meat varies greatly for place to place.
Why is McDonalds singled out?
They have spent a lot money and gone to great lengths to hold back information about their practices (business and food) and they have pioneered many of the business practices that many other companies have followed.
Alternatives
Start looking at the labels on food, unfortunately you can't trust most shops to provide quality and safe food.
Volunteers have provided free food for many protests and environmental and social events around Ireland for the past years.
Check out McSpotlight and beyond.
