We are the continuing legacy of the original organization founded in 67 our of East LA that have adapted to changing times to best fit the struggle for our people's due self determination. Inspired by the work of the Black Panther Party for Self Defence, the Brown Berets where originally designed to be a copwatch program to combat the police abuse of the Raza community in East LA. But as we came to realize that many social issues are interconnected, we quickly evolved our political philosophy to include other sectors of the struggle for social justice such as disproportionate war recruitment, cultural relevance, free health services, proper educational opportunities, voting and labor issues.
In the of the radical times of social activity of the 60s and 70s, the popularity of grassroots militancy quickly fomented the growth of the organization throughout the entire Western half of the country. Under the name of the Brown Beret National Organization, many programs continued to be carried out like the ones I recently mentioned, with the perspective of the two founding principles of self-determination and nationalism. Sonoma County had its original Beret group in the 70s that had approximately 400 members and continued the work of copwatch program, food distribution to the hungry and free health clinics among other programs. In November of 72' the national organization was officially disbanded by the co-founder and then Prime Minister David Sanchez ultimately due to infiltration of Law Enforcement Agencies from all levels of government.
Local and Regional Brown Beret organizations continued to organize. The Berets of the San Diego County eventually decided to form as an independent official organization, taking up the name Brown Berets de Aztlan and continue to organize social movement to this day. In the region of New Mexico, Arizona and Texas, the Carnalismo Brown Berets formed, also as its own independent organization that also continue to organize today. I dont have much more organizational information about these two factions. In the 90s the BBNO was re-established by several original members and began to form chapters throughout the southwest of the country as popularity increased. As these factions developed independently, they also grew into their specific niches that best fit their local movements. Hence slight differences of ideology among them. Originally organized as an independent chapter, Sonoma County experienced the growth of its second generation of Brown Berets during this time. We eventually disbanded from the coercion of David Sanchez' demand to affiliate with the then intended resurgence of his affiliated network of chapters.
The establishment of our faction was accredited to the development of the Watsonville Brown Berets, as they disbanded from the BBNO in 1998 I believe and when they did so they published a position paper rejecting nationalism and declaring themselves autonomous. They continued organizing movement such as their Liberation School where they offered tutoring and counceling support, their annual Youth and Power informational event and their annual Peace and Unity March which they held since their establishment in 1994. They solidified relationships with many local community organizations and where active in their local political process. What separated them from the other Beret organizations it that they infused their organization with native ceremony which further reinforced their commitment to communal and healthy lifestyles as a means to establishing our revolutionary vision shared throughout all history of social justice. This was apparent in their organizing structure and approach. Under the guidance of elders, the Native perspective of a cyclical world view was eventually internalized by them familiarizing themselves with ceremonial practices like Sweat Lodge ceremony and Danza Azteca. It was routine for them to ritually begin and end their meetings in a circle, and a traditional collective smudging of sage smoke. Throughout this time, they gained wide spread recognition from the work they where doing (as most of us activists do inspired from by our hearts, without the intent of doing social justice work for fame), which helped the calling of other organizers to establish Brown Beret chapters of direct association. This is what provoked the creation of the Autonomous faction of Brown Berets, while during this time having chapters in LA, Fresno, Houston, Boise, Salt Lake City, El Paso, Sacramento and Sonoma County (among others). The Watsonville Brown Berets decided to temporarily disband in 2013.
Our current generation of Brown Berets of Sonoma County began in April of 2010 as a small group of young men of different backgrounds felt that our community needed this type of revolutionary political-cultural perspective which was not found in our area. We quickly got to establishing our organization suited to our local area, have continuously been developing and strive to always be open to learning while 'keeping our eyes on the prize' (and old movement saying). We are consensus-based in our decisions and have our Elders' Council as a general guide and support, who we are given very wise advice from. Ideologically, we respect the necessity of having a nationalist perspective because the ages old struggle for social justice is necessarily born out of the need for the oppressed to liberate themselves, and therefore existing the necessity to identify with traits that unifies these people(not limited to ethnicity or class). We also respect active internationalist solidarity, which we believe is just as important as nationalism in collectively manifesting the environment of a revolutionary/utopian society of social justice. In having a reasoned balance of these two principles, we agree that we do allow anybody for our recruitment process but will always continue to be a Raza oriented organization. Early on, we participated in the occupation of Sogorea-Te (the Glen Cove take back in Vallejo), presented several workshops at several events, held a live-broadcasted discussion panel (in collaboration with our historic KBBF), and a few fundraisers. We have usually preferred to collaborate with other organizations for the purposes of building relationships. Recently we have added Ramon to our group and are proud of his exemplary activity that embodies the example of a developing Brown Beret with his heart in the right place, an element required for the long-term revolutionary struggle. We have continued to stay true to the vision of a revolutionary perspective and have not lost our way by falling to the illusion of liberalism (the notion of seemingly progressive politics that is ultimately un-loyal to the people) or selling out in any other way.
The struggle is long from dead. The only reasonable way to deal with today's reality is by living the genuine existence that the revolutionary life-style advocates. Ignoring a problem is the easiest way of selling out. Our loved ones and our people of today, the past and the future depend on us to do our part to make all the difference for them and for ourselves. One of the most grounding fundamentals us revolutionaries live with is that we are honest with our own selves. This allows us to be genuine with others and paves the road for the establishing of the revolutionary world that, in one way or another, we all have always struggled for.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Qilombo Community Social Center
As we begin this new stage of struggle, we are asking for the support of
comrades from all over the world by becoming Friends of Qilombo and
making a one time or recurring donation [http://qilombo.org/donate/].
If you have any questions, would like to be added to our announcement list, or would like to host a class, meeting or an event, please email info@qilombo.org or visit qilombo.org
[http://www.qilombo.org/events-calendar]
Announcing the Qilombo Community Social Center Grand Opening
In January of 2014, the Holdout temporarily closed its doors to do some serious cleaning. Now that the space has gone through several transitions, it’s time to reopen as a radical social center that supports community in struggle–with new energy and a new name.
From the Kimbundu word kilombo, the original quilombos were maroon societies founded by African people in Brazil and throughout South America between the 16th and 19th centuries. Most inhabitants of the quilombos were Africans escaping the trans-atlantic slave trade, but included indigenous people from local regions and other marginalized people fleeing European colonization. These autonomous zones provided land, shelter, and safety for those fighting to protect themselves from colonial enslavement and genocide. Resistance meant survival.
In this spirit of inter-communal solidarity, we invite you to join us in struggle! The Qilombo community social center is a place of intersection for Anarchists, other revolutionaries for liberation and folks from our neighborhood.
We have meeting and event space, a bookstore, a bike workshop, a free store, a pool table, a printing studio, and free use computers. A mutual-aid food distribution that offers free, nutritious groceries every Sunday. The HEPPAC collective that provides a needle exchange Friday mornings. We also host regularly occurring skillshares in Swahili and Chinese Martial Arts, an Anarchist/Autonomous Person of Color reading group, the Educate to Liberate workshop series, a prisoner letter writing night, and more! We are seeking new volunteers and new proposals for workshops and events, hit us up! These events are open to the public and are free or donation based.
Our bookstore specializes in radical books that are relevant to our communities. We have an excellent selection of books on African liberation, Anarchism, revolutionary movements, critical theory, a choice selection of zines, and some excellent fiction. Come by and read a book, or buy one that you’d like to take home.
We offer instruction on basic bike maintenance and repair. If you need help fixing up your bike or are interested in building one yourself, stop by the bike workshop.
Qilombo Events for Early April -
Below are the Qilombo events for the first half of April! We hope to see you. Remember to check [http://www.qilombo.org/events-calendar] for any schedule changes that may happen.
April 5 // Free Jihad! Fundraiser for Comrade Facing Repression
6pm - Midnight
Comrade Jihad Mujahid Muhammad, Minister of Spirituality for the Black Riders Liberation Party, was scheduled to be released last week after being held captive for a year in San Quentin and Folsom Prison. On the day he was supposed to be released, he was transferred to Santa Clara County and arraigned on new trumped-up charges. There will be a screening of the Black Riders Liberation Party documentary “Let Um Hear Ya Coming;” hip-hop performances by Ras Ceylon, Shango Abiola, E Da Ref, Ms. Incredible, and Fly Benzo; a raffle and halal food.
April 6 // Labor, Black and Brown Revolutionary Discussion Series: Women's Liberation and Class Struggle
Noon
We will be discussing:
How does exploitation differ from oppression.
How do revolutionaries utilize the wisdom that: “you can judge a society by how the women are treated.”
The historical overthrow of the matriarchy.
Questions or issues that participants want to discuss
April 6 // Sin Fronteras: A Benefit for Mexican Political Prisoners
5pm - 8pm
Come to Qilombo Community Center on Sunday April 6th to hear about support forming for political prisoners in Mexico from people working on various campaigns for political prisoners in Mexico City as well as Soy 132 Bay Area and the support work they are doing for a political prisoner in Guerrero. Hear how these networks of support are formed and help sustain growing resistance across borders.
April 12 // Pachuco Prom
7pm
As MEChA De San Pancho, we strive to provide access to higher education to underrepresented and marginalized communities. Xicana/o Grad was created in order to honor and recognize the long journey taken by these graduates to obtain their college degrees, as well as to pay tribute to the families and communities that have helped guide them in their college careers. This event is free to all graduates and their guests, knowing that we come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and do not feel that people should be excluded due to cost.
Here's a glimpse of some of our recurring events!
April 2 // Graffiti Skillshare
Noon - 4pm (recurring weekly)
Come learn graffiti skills from one of our compas, and help bring art onto the walls of Qilombo!
April 2 // Anarchist People of Color Reading Group
8pm - 9:30pm (recurring monthly)
April 4 // Needle Exchange
11:30am - 1:30pm (recurring weekly)
A service provided by HEPPAC.
April 5 // Decolonizing Feminism
Noon - 3pm (recurring weekly)
The decolonizing feminisms study group is an all women of color group. We intent to develop not only a critique of patriarchy in the context of decolonial struggle, but also to formulate steps forward, and ways to implement and put into practice our understanding of what that means.
April 6 // Community Breakfast
11 am - 12:30pm (recurring weekly)
Feeding ourselves and the neighborhood! Free!
April 6 // Mutual Aid Food Program
12:30pm - 3:30pm (recurring weekly)
Come volunteer and/or come take a bag of produce for yourself! Rice and beans are also available for .50c-$1.00 per pound donation!
April 7 // Educate to Liberate
7pm - 9pm (recurring weekly)
BRLP workshop series.
April 11 // Chinese Martial Arts
3pm - 4pm (recurring weekly)
Bagua and Xingyi are two traditional fighting arts which are often taught together. Our class focuses on the self defense and grappling/joint locking applications of the arts. Class involves solo and partner training which are both readily modifiable for people with chronic injuries and other health limitations.
April 12 // Kiswahili Skillshare
3pm - 5pm (recurring weekly)
If you have any questions, would like to be added to our announcement list, or would like to host a class, meeting or an event, please email info@qilombo.org or visit qilombo.org
[http://www.qilombo.org/events-calendar]
Announcing the Qilombo Community Social Center Grand Opening
In January of 2014, the Holdout temporarily closed its doors to do some serious cleaning. Now that the space has gone through several transitions, it’s time to reopen as a radical social center that supports community in struggle–with new energy and a new name.
From the Kimbundu word kilombo, the original quilombos were maroon societies founded by African people in Brazil and throughout South America between the 16th and 19th centuries. Most inhabitants of the quilombos were Africans escaping the trans-atlantic slave trade, but included indigenous people from local regions and other marginalized people fleeing European colonization. These autonomous zones provided land, shelter, and safety for those fighting to protect themselves from colonial enslavement and genocide. Resistance meant survival.
In this spirit of inter-communal solidarity, we invite you to join us in struggle! The Qilombo community social center is a place of intersection for Anarchists, other revolutionaries for liberation and folks from our neighborhood.
We have meeting and event space, a bookstore, a bike workshop, a free store, a pool table, a printing studio, and free use computers. A mutual-aid food distribution that offers free, nutritious groceries every Sunday. The HEPPAC collective that provides a needle exchange Friday mornings. We also host regularly occurring skillshares in Swahili and Chinese Martial Arts, an Anarchist/Autonomous Person of Color reading group, the Educate to Liberate workshop series, a prisoner letter writing night, and more! We are seeking new volunteers and new proposals for workshops and events, hit us up! These events are open to the public and are free or donation based.
Our bookstore specializes in radical books that are relevant to our communities. We have an excellent selection of books on African liberation, Anarchism, revolutionary movements, critical theory, a choice selection of zines, and some excellent fiction. Come by and read a book, or buy one that you’d like to take home.
We offer instruction on basic bike maintenance and repair. If you need help fixing up your bike or are interested in building one yourself, stop by the bike workshop.
Qilombo Events for Early April -
Below are the Qilombo events for the first half of April! We hope to see you. Remember to check [http://www.qilombo.org/events-calendar] for any schedule changes that may happen.
April 5 // Free Jihad! Fundraiser for Comrade Facing Repression
6pm - Midnight
Comrade Jihad Mujahid Muhammad, Minister of Spirituality for the Black Riders Liberation Party, was scheduled to be released last week after being held captive for a year in San Quentin and Folsom Prison. On the day he was supposed to be released, he was transferred to Santa Clara County and arraigned on new trumped-up charges. There will be a screening of the Black Riders Liberation Party documentary “Let Um Hear Ya Coming;” hip-hop performances by Ras Ceylon, Shango Abiola, E Da Ref, Ms. Incredible, and Fly Benzo; a raffle and halal food.
April 6 // Labor, Black and Brown Revolutionary Discussion Series: Women's Liberation and Class Struggle
Noon
We will be discussing:
How does exploitation differ from oppression.
How do revolutionaries utilize the wisdom that: “you can judge a society by how the women are treated.”
The historical overthrow of the matriarchy.
Questions or issues that participants want to discuss
April 6 // Sin Fronteras: A Benefit for Mexican Political Prisoners
5pm - 8pm
Come to Qilombo Community Center on Sunday April 6th to hear about support forming for political prisoners in Mexico from people working on various campaigns for political prisoners in Mexico City as well as Soy 132 Bay Area and the support work they are doing for a political prisoner in Guerrero. Hear how these networks of support are formed and help sustain growing resistance across borders.
April 12 // Pachuco Prom
7pm
As MEChA De San Pancho, we strive to provide access to higher education to underrepresented and marginalized communities. Xicana/o Grad was created in order to honor and recognize the long journey taken by these graduates to obtain their college degrees, as well as to pay tribute to the families and communities that have helped guide them in their college careers. This event is free to all graduates and their guests, knowing that we come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and do not feel that people should be excluded due to cost.
Here's a glimpse of some of our recurring events!
April 2 // Graffiti Skillshare
Noon - 4pm (recurring weekly)
Come learn graffiti skills from one of our compas, and help bring art onto the walls of Qilombo!
April 2 // Anarchist People of Color Reading Group
8pm - 9:30pm (recurring monthly)
April 4 // Needle Exchange
11:30am - 1:30pm (recurring weekly)
A service provided by HEPPAC.
April 5 // Decolonizing Feminism
Noon - 3pm (recurring weekly)
The decolonizing feminisms study group is an all women of color group. We intent to develop not only a critique of patriarchy in the context of decolonial struggle, but also to formulate steps forward, and ways to implement and put into practice our understanding of what that means.
April 6 // Community Breakfast
11 am - 12:30pm (recurring weekly)
Feeding ourselves and the neighborhood! Free!
April 6 // Mutual Aid Food Program
12:30pm - 3:30pm (recurring weekly)
Come volunteer and/or come take a bag of produce for yourself! Rice and beans are also available for .50c-$1.00 per pound donation!
April 7 // Educate to Liberate
7pm - 9pm (recurring weekly)
BRLP workshop series.
April 11 // Chinese Martial Arts
3pm - 4pm (recurring weekly)
Bagua and Xingyi are two traditional fighting arts which are often taught together. Our class focuses on the self defense and grappling/joint locking applications of the arts. Class involves solo and partner training which are both readily modifiable for people with chronic injuries and other health limitations.
April 12 // Kiswahili Skillshare
3pm - 5pm (recurring weekly)
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Peoples' Action for Rights and Community (PARC)
Focused on justice and care,
in the alley on Qst between 2nd and 3rd, just North of Eureka Library, look for the signs on the car port.
PARC is an office and meeting space
PARC volunteers assist people who have had their rights violated
PARC volunteers also work on connecting with people and communities to imagine and create healthy & supportive alternatives to oppressive structures.
Curious? Need Support? Want to volunteer? Wish to donate?
COME BY, Call (707) 442-7465, or E-mail peoplesarc@gmail.com
"My name is Sanchez and PARC saved my ass..."
2014-02-28
My name is Sanchez. I have been doing volunteer work for P.A.R.C. for several months. It is a resource I am happy to spend time at and a resource I myself use frequently. Since I have arrived in Eureka and Found out where and what P.A.R.C. is, I have helped to organize a safe sleeping space. We took people off the street and out of the cold when the temperatures were reaching record lows in the middle of winter. These folks slept safe with their stomachs full of warm food the people at P.A.R.C. prepared for them.
We have organized an event for the Homeless Bill of Rights and again fed hungry people good food and spread awareness about the criminalization of poverty and the fact that several people die due to exposure in the winter months every year.
I recently dislocate my knee and was incapable of walking for two months. I was on crutches, sometimes using a wheelchair, with no way of getting around to get food and meet other basic human needs. The awesome people at P.A.R.C. took care of me for the entire time I was injured and immobile. I honestly have no idea what I would have done, being homeless and over a thousand miles away from family, and no one to help me get the much needed rest required to heal properly and eat well.
Without P.A.R.C., I honestly believe I could have died. The folks at P.A>R.C. made sure I got to my doctors' appointment for my knee. the people at P.A.R.C. made sure I had a safe place to sleep so I could get that much needed rest and medicinal herbs to help me heal and healthy food so I could eat properly.
There are so many people who rely on P.A.R.C. in much of the same ways I did when I was injured and continue to rely on now. The services that P.A.R.C. provides on a daily basis are absolutely essential for our community to move forward and have a substantial increase in community-oriented neighborhoods.
Every day of the year P.A.R.C is open to the public. Whomever needs to organize an action or create flyers for an event, or just take a break from the cold wet weather-- the P.A.R.C office is there, filled with amazing people who want to help for the sake of helping.
To donate to PARC, one can:
Come by and drop off cash (or call & we'll come to you!)
Address Money Orders to Kimberly Starr
Address Checks to James Decker
and/or mail any of the above to:
PARC
P.O. Box 5692
Eureka, CA 95502
Donations can also be send ONLINE with WePay.
This is the webpage where you can find the WePay button: [parc.2truth.com]
Or use this link: [https://www.wepay.com/donations/79806]
Peoples' Action for Rights and Community is open between 9:30am and 9:30pm every day. Please call first in case we're out doing stuff on the street. (707) 442-7465
Directions to PARC, in the Q Street alley between 3rd and 2nd Streets, Eureka
From the south, go past the Eureka library on 3rd Street, go down 3rd Street toward the Samoa bridge, take a left on Q and a right into the alley (There's a green house at the head of the alley where you turn right) Once in the alley, you will see (on the right) the PARC sign, yard, carport, Mumia banner, "Close Gitmo" banner, and front door.
From north of Eureka, take a right onto Q Street from the 101 South (also called 4th Street). Continue on Q Street for a quick moment after the 3rd and Q Stop sign, take a right in the alley. (There's a green house at the head of the alley where you turn right) Once in the alley, you will see (on the right) the PARC sign, yard, carport, Mumia banner, "Close Gitmo" banner, and front door.
Please spread the word to more people!
Friday, November 29, 2013
La Mesha Irizarry & the Idriss Stelley Foundation
The IDRISS STELLEY FOUNDATION [http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeo9ewi/idrissstelleyfoundation/]
A nonprofit organization created through the settlement of Idriss Stelley's vs. City & County and SFPD case and its allocation to his mother Mesha Monge-Irizarry. Her only child, 23 African American honor student was killed by SFPD at the SF Sony Metreon on June 13, 2001, 48 shots, 9 officers, as he stood alone in an empty theater. The Idriss Stelley's case is at the root of the 40-HR mandatory San Francisco Police Departments Mental Health Training.
La Mesha Irizarry knows and understands that the strategies of Martin Luther King and Gandhi are the only way to handle this. Do as "Grandma Says". Her foundation is linked in at this steroid blog:
"Police shootings, Brutality & Steroid Abuse" [http://www.waccobb.net/forums/showthread.php?38796-Roid-a-Cops-Police-shootings-Brutality-amp-Steroid-Abuse].
A nonprofit organization created through the settlement of Idriss Stelley's vs. City & County and SFPD case and its allocation to his mother Mesha Monge-Irizarry. Her only child, 23 African American honor student was killed by SFPD at the SF Sony Metreon on June 13, 2001, 48 shots, 9 officers, as he stood alone in an empty theater. The Idriss Stelley's case is at the root of the 40-HR mandatory San Francisco Police Departments Mental Health Training.
La Mesha Irizarry knows and understands that the strategies of Martin Luther King and Gandhi are the only way to handle this. Do as "Grandma Says". Her foundation is linked in at this steroid blog:
"Police shootings, Brutality & Steroid Abuse" [http://www.waccobb.net/forums/showthread.php?38796-Roid-a-Cops-Police-shootings-Brutality-amp-Steroid-Abuse].
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Black August parade in Los Angeles
The expression of the New Afrikan identity is found in the symbol of the New Afrikan flag. Red Black Green. RBG. Liberation from colonization for the captive nation, with the Black Rider Liberation Party and allies [link]:
Thursday, August 1, 2013
2013-08-01 "Food Not Bombs thrives even as it faces repression"
by Keith McHenry, coordinator for Food Not Bombs
[keith@foodnotbombs.net]
[http://blog.foodnotbombs.net/food-not-bombs-thrives-even-as-it-faces-repression/]:
The San Francisco Police Department made history on August 15, 1988 when they made the first arrests ever for sharing food with the hungry. Nine volunteers arrived at the entrance to Golden Gate Park with organic vegan food prepared to share with the several hundred souls that were making the dense wooded park their home. A reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle learned of the the department's plan to deploy 45 members of the Tactical Squad to Haight and Stanyan to arrest the cooks and shortly after noon the nine Food Not Bombs volunteers were captured, cuffed and driven off to jail. The activists sang "we will not be moved" as the police vans removed them from the scene.
After spending most of the night in a holding cell at police headquarters they were released to discover that the Chronicle had published a huge photo of riot police guarding the food from the hungry with a headline proclaiming "Nine Volunteers Arrested For Feeding the Homeless at Golden Gate Park." The Food Not Bombs answering service on Polk Street was swamped with calls from people wanting to help. Offers of food, legal support, help with cooking and even commitments to risk arrest if necessary flooded in. The August 15, 1988 arrests marked a change in American societies view of the homeless and sparked a global movement. The San Francisco Police made over 1,000 arrests for the "crime" of "making a political statement" by sharing food with the hungry in public. Remove the Food Not Bombs banner and literature and provide your meals inside the National Guard Armory on the edge of the city or be arrested on felony conspiracy charges.
Twenty five years after the first arrest the act of showing compassion and effort to encourage the redirection of resources from war to providing for our community is as threatening to the authorities as it was in the summer of 1988. In response to the impact of Occupy Wall Street and other occupations over 50 cities in the United States have banned or passed laws restricting the sharing of food in public. Authorities are currently threatening to stop Food Not Bombs meals in Seattle, Portland, Boulder and Detroit. Yes Detroit, just as the city is filing for bankruptcy and has unimaginable need to feed its hungry the authorities are threatening to arrest Detroit Food Not Bombs.
Hunger and poverty are on the increase yet so is the desire to respond to the crisis. New Food Not Bombs groups form every week. Volunteers from Umuahia, Nigeria and New Paltz, New York asked to have their chapters included on www.foodnotbombs.net today. Activists reported that there are over 100 groups in Indonesia and 30 chapters in the Philippines with the Davao City chapter posting photos of their 13th July 5th anniversary celebration on our Facebook last week. A new chapter started in the southern zone of Mexico City and groups in New Zealand announced their next Really Really Free Market.
The impact of the August 15, 1988 arrests continues to this day having inspired people to start the first wave of Food Not Bombs groups that in turn inspired others to start a chapter in their own communities so that there are volunteers recovering food, cooking vegan meals that they share with the public in over 1,000 cities around the world.
You can join this inspiring movement. The most important thing you can do is start or join an already active Food Not Bombs group in your community. To learn more you can visit www.foodnotbombs.net or call us at 575-770-3377.
You may want to get a copy of our book "Hungry For Peace" to learn more about Food Not Bombs. You could also participate with the Food Not Bombs Free Skool in Taos, New Mexico to gain more experience.
Another great way to make a difference is to invite Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry to speak at your school, cafe, book store or other community space. This is a great way to inspire your friends, family and classmates to join you in taking action.
Another way you can build interest is to invite the Autonomous Play House to perform their puppet show in your community. Their shows are sure to inspire participation in your community organizing efforts.
Finally you can help by contributing to the completion of the Food Not Bombs Free Skool Solar Pump House and support another season of gardening, education and organizing at the school in Taos, New Mexico. Check out the cool video about the construction of the solar pump house. The pump will be powered by a donated solar cell and our showers will be heated by the sun as will the entire building. We intend to complete our fundraising drive by the 25th anniversary of the first arrest of Food Not Bombs on August 15, 2013. Please share this email and ask your family, friends and classmates to support Food Not Bombs.
Thanks so much for your interest.
[signed] Keith McHenry - co-founder of the Food Not Bombs Movement
CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE SOLAR PUMP HOUSE BY AUGUST 15, 2013
- Thanks!!! [http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/free-skool-solar-pump-house-taos]
SOLAR PUMP HOUSE PROJECT VIDEO by David Cortez in Taos, New Mexico
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJDCmFIhHS8]
Invite THE SMASHING HUNGER SQUASHING CAPITALISM TOUR with Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry to your community. [http://www.foodnotbombs.net/speaker.html]
THE AUTONOMOUS PLAYHOUSE [http://foodnotbombs.net/autonomous_playhouse_portfolio.php]
THE FOOD NOT BOMBS FREE SKOOL [http://fnb-freeskool.org/free_skool_photos.html]
Food Not Bombs
P.O. Box 424
Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USA
1-800-884-1136
[www.foodnotbombs.net]
[http://foodnotbombs.net/dollar_for_peace.html]
2012-12-03 "Bring this inspiring presentation by Food Not Bombs cofounder Keith McHenry to your community"
Bring this inspiring presentation by Food Not Bombs cofounder Keith McHenry to your community.
FOOD NOT BOMBS AND THE ELECT TO END HUNGER AND POVERTY TOUR
http://www.foodnotbombs.net/speaker.html
"Hi Keith! It was an honor to meet you tonight! Thank you for your very inspiring talk and all of the work you have done to help people and animals over the years! "
Lesley - UMBC in Catonsville, MD
"I also wanted to say once again thank you for coming to Virginia Tech. The students that made it to your talk absolutely enjoyed it and we met up last week to discuss starting a FNB at VT!! We are meeting again tonight and I will let you know how things go. "
April - Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry will share the story, principles and current activities of the movement including his work with the Sandy Relief effort. Keith will also invite the audience to participate with their local activist groups. This is a great way to inspire participation in your local social justice community.
Most people would elect to end hunger and poverty but many of those elected to political office have another agenda, cutting social services while transferring our tax dollars to wealthy military contractors and their corporate friends. Food prices are increasing as crops fail because of the climate crisis. Oxfam and the UN are reporting that hunger will be on the increase leading to civil unrest and violent police repression. The industrial food system is not only causing millions of animals to suffer but is directly responsible for an increase in hunger and climate change gasses.
Food Not Bombs is responding to the economic, ecological and political crisis by recovering, preparing and sharing vegan meals and groceries with the hungry in nearly 1,000 communities. Food Not Bombs also provides meals at protests and provides literature at their regular meals. Many have expressed that the presentation was an inspiration saying that they were moved to participate in efforts like Food Not Bombs, Food Not Lawns, Homes Not Jails, the Food Not Bombs Free Skool and other exciting projects. Sponsoring student groups also report an increase in participation by those attending the presentation.
Email us at menu@foodnotbombs.net today and schedule a 60 minute presentation on the history, principles, Food Not Bombs work to provide food and supplies to the survivors of Sandy and introduce this summer's Food Not Bombs Free Skool in Taos, New Mexico plus show the 15 minute video about Food Not Bombs in Africa. Keith will also have copies of his new book "HUNGRY FOR PEACE available at each presentation.
FOOD NOT BOMBS
P.O. Box 424
Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USa
1-800-884-1136
[http://www.foodnotbombs.net/speaker.html]
ASK STUDENT CLUBS ON YOUR CAMPUS TO SPONSOR THE PRESENTATION
[http://www.foodnotbombs.net/steps_to_booking_the_tour_at_schools.html]
THE ELECT TO END HUNGER AND POVERTY TOUR with Food Not bombs co-founder Keith McHenry
[http://www.foodnotbombs.net/speaker.html]
PLEASE SUPPORT THE WINDCALL RESIDENCY SO OTHER ACTIVISTS CAN BENEFIT
[http://www.razoo.com/story/Keith-Mchenry-Fundraising-For-Windcall-13-000-In-130-Hours-For-Resilient-And-Transformative-Organizing]
Please forward to any one that might want to bring this vital presentation to their campus this spring.
The San Francisco Police Department made history on August 15, 1988 when they made the first arrests ever for sharing food with the hungry. Nine volunteers arrived at the entrance to Golden Gate Park with organic vegan food prepared to share with the several hundred souls that were making the dense wooded park their home. A reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle learned of the the department's plan to deploy 45 members of the Tactical Squad to Haight and Stanyan to arrest the cooks and shortly after noon the nine Food Not Bombs volunteers were captured, cuffed and driven off to jail. The activists sang "we will not be moved" as the police vans removed them from the scene.
After spending most of the night in a holding cell at police headquarters they were released to discover that the Chronicle had published a huge photo of riot police guarding the food from the hungry with a headline proclaiming "Nine Volunteers Arrested For Feeding the Homeless at Golden Gate Park." The Food Not Bombs answering service on Polk Street was swamped with calls from people wanting to help. Offers of food, legal support, help with cooking and even commitments to risk arrest if necessary flooded in. The August 15, 1988 arrests marked a change in American societies view of the homeless and sparked a global movement. The San Francisco Police made over 1,000 arrests for the "crime" of "making a political statement" by sharing food with the hungry in public. Remove the Food Not Bombs banner and literature and provide your meals inside the National Guard Armory on the edge of the city or be arrested on felony conspiracy charges.
Twenty five years after the first arrest the act of showing compassion and effort to encourage the redirection of resources from war to providing for our community is as threatening to the authorities as it was in the summer of 1988. In response to the impact of Occupy Wall Street and other occupations over 50 cities in the United States have banned or passed laws restricting the sharing of food in public. Authorities are currently threatening to stop Food Not Bombs meals in Seattle, Portland, Boulder and Detroit. Yes Detroit, just as the city is filing for bankruptcy and has unimaginable need to feed its hungry the authorities are threatening to arrest Detroit Food Not Bombs.
Hunger and poverty are on the increase yet so is the desire to respond to the crisis. New Food Not Bombs groups form every week. Volunteers from Umuahia, Nigeria and New Paltz, New York asked to have their chapters included on www.foodnotbombs.net today. Activists reported that there are over 100 groups in Indonesia and 30 chapters in the Philippines with the Davao City chapter posting photos of their 13th July 5th anniversary celebration on our Facebook last week. A new chapter started in the southern zone of Mexico City and groups in New Zealand announced their next Really Really Free Market.
The impact of the August 15, 1988 arrests continues to this day having inspired people to start the first wave of Food Not Bombs groups that in turn inspired others to start a chapter in their own communities so that there are volunteers recovering food, cooking vegan meals that they share with the public in over 1,000 cities around the world.
You can join this inspiring movement. The most important thing you can do is start or join an already active Food Not Bombs group in your community. To learn more you can visit www.foodnotbombs.net or call us at 575-770-3377.
You may want to get a copy of our book "Hungry For Peace" to learn more about Food Not Bombs. You could also participate with the Food Not Bombs Free Skool in Taos, New Mexico to gain more experience.
Another great way to make a difference is to invite Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry to speak at your school, cafe, book store or other community space. This is a great way to inspire your friends, family and classmates to join you in taking action.
Another way you can build interest is to invite the Autonomous Play House to perform their puppet show in your community. Their shows are sure to inspire participation in your community organizing efforts.
Finally you can help by contributing to the completion of the Food Not Bombs Free Skool Solar Pump House and support another season of gardening, education and organizing at the school in Taos, New Mexico. Check out the cool video about the construction of the solar pump house. The pump will be powered by a donated solar cell and our showers will be heated by the sun as will the entire building. We intend to complete our fundraising drive by the 25th anniversary of the first arrest of Food Not Bombs on August 15, 2013. Please share this email and ask your family, friends and classmates to support Food Not Bombs.
Thanks so much for your interest.
[signed] Keith McHenry - co-founder of the Food Not Bombs Movement
CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE SOLAR PUMP HOUSE BY AUGUST 15, 2013
- Thanks!!! [http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/free-skool-solar-pump-house-taos]
SOLAR PUMP HOUSE PROJECT VIDEO by David Cortez in Taos, New Mexico
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJDCmFIhHS8]
Invite THE SMASHING HUNGER SQUASHING CAPITALISM TOUR with Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry to your community. [http://www.foodnotbombs.net/speaker.html]
THE AUTONOMOUS PLAYHOUSE [http://foodnotbombs.net/autonomous_playhouse_portfolio.php]
THE FOOD NOT BOMBS FREE SKOOL [http://fnb-freeskool.org/free_skool_photos.html]
Food Not Bombs
P.O. Box 424
Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USA
1-800-884-1136
[www.foodnotbombs.net]
[http://foodnotbombs.net/dollar_for_peace.html]
2012-12-03 "Bring this inspiring presentation by Food Not Bombs cofounder Keith McHenry to your community"
Bring this inspiring presentation by Food Not Bombs cofounder Keith McHenry to your community.
FOOD NOT BOMBS AND THE ELECT TO END HUNGER AND POVERTY TOUR
http://www.foodnotbombs.net/speaker.html
"Hi Keith! It was an honor to meet you tonight! Thank you for your very inspiring talk and all of the work you have done to help people and animals over the years! "
Lesley - UMBC in Catonsville, MD
"I also wanted to say once again thank you for coming to Virginia Tech. The students that made it to your talk absolutely enjoyed it and we met up last week to discuss starting a FNB at VT!! We are meeting again tonight and I will let you know how things go. "
April - Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry will share the story, principles and current activities of the movement including his work with the Sandy Relief effort. Keith will also invite the audience to participate with their local activist groups. This is a great way to inspire participation in your local social justice community.
Most people would elect to end hunger and poverty but many of those elected to political office have another agenda, cutting social services while transferring our tax dollars to wealthy military contractors and their corporate friends. Food prices are increasing as crops fail because of the climate crisis. Oxfam and the UN are reporting that hunger will be on the increase leading to civil unrest and violent police repression. The industrial food system is not only causing millions of animals to suffer but is directly responsible for an increase in hunger and climate change gasses.
Food Not Bombs is responding to the economic, ecological and political crisis by recovering, preparing and sharing vegan meals and groceries with the hungry in nearly 1,000 communities. Food Not Bombs also provides meals at protests and provides literature at their regular meals. Many have expressed that the presentation was an inspiration saying that they were moved to participate in efforts like Food Not Bombs, Food Not Lawns, Homes Not Jails, the Food Not Bombs Free Skool and other exciting projects. Sponsoring student groups also report an increase in participation by those attending the presentation.
Email us at menu@foodnotbombs.net today and schedule a 60 minute presentation on the history, principles, Food Not Bombs work to provide food and supplies to the survivors of Sandy and introduce this summer's Food Not Bombs Free Skool in Taos, New Mexico plus show the 15 minute video about Food Not Bombs in Africa. Keith will also have copies of his new book "HUNGRY FOR PEACE available at each presentation.
FOOD NOT BOMBS
P.O. Box 424
Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USa
1-800-884-1136
[http://www.foodnotbombs.net/speaker.html]
ASK STUDENT CLUBS ON YOUR CAMPUS TO SPONSOR THE PRESENTATION
[http://www.foodnotbombs.net/steps_to_booking_the_tour_at_schools.html]
THE ELECT TO END HUNGER AND POVERTY TOUR with Food Not bombs co-founder Keith McHenry
[http://www.foodnotbombs.net/speaker.html]
PLEASE SUPPORT THE WINDCALL RESIDENCY SO OTHER ACTIVISTS CAN BENEFIT
[http://www.razoo.com/story/Keith-Mchenry-Fundraising-For-Windcall-13-000-In-130-Hours-For-Resilient-And-Transformative-Organizing]
Please forward to any one that might want to bring this vital presentation to their campus this spring.
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