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

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

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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

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U.S. Land Mine Policy is Shameful by Jody Williams
Nobel Peace Prize granted Obama as he failes to sign Land Mine treaty.

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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
The Prescott and Flagstaff, Arizonia as well as the Lancaster Pennsylvania groups are the latest chapters to be threatened by government officials. Police shut down the Taos Food Not Bombs meal on July 18, 2009. Infiltrators appeared to disrupted the local infoshop where Taos Food Not Bombs was cooking forcing the center to close and causing the group to loose their kitchen. Taos Food Not Bombs was able to move and continues to share meals every week. 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 filed a First Amendment Lawsuit against City of Middletown, State of Connecticut on June 22, 2009. Taos, New Mexico Food Not Bombs was also 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. They lost their kitchen in December when the Taos Peace House and Infoshop was disrupted by infiltrators. The focus of this disruption could have been to close down the Food Not Bombs Menu which is responsible for helping start new groups, connect the public with their local chapter and support gatherings and tours.


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
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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

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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

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Books on Nonviolent Direct Action - Albert Einstein Institution

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.	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.
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.

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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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