Show First Food Not Bombs Russel A. A Daniels Contributing Writer The money spent by the world on weapons in one week is enough to feed all the people in the world for a year is the heart of Food Not Bombs mission statement Antinuclear activists formed the first Food not Bombs in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1980 has become an volunteer all-volunteer worldwide activist group sharing vegetarian an food with hungry people and protesting war and poverty Today is one of the fastest growing active revolutionary revolutionary revolutionary movements in the Americas In 25 years the organization has spread throughout Europe Asia and Australia The Salt Lake City me meets ts downtown They gather on the porch of an activists activist's collective house called Boino Boina at South and East Every Sunday afternoon volunteers handout free organic organ organ- ic food to anyone in need We need to take care of our ow people first not our military said saia Etta Etta Crowley volunteer volunteer volunteer volun volun- teer as she drove a borrowed van to a local bakery that asked to remain anonymous On Sunday mornings picks up food donations from local bakeries and grocery stores The donations usually contain contain contain con con- tain vegetarian organic food and produce that is either See Food continued on page 3 Food Not Bombs an activist group who are advocates of stopping poverty and war T 1 a Food g a ell 13 Bombs r o oell ell ellen en a 0 t Dw r 3 l' l 1 r rt t r e tl s 's sz z Q 2 r 4 ry A 7 S h h hEtta I Etta Eita Crowley loads the Food Not Bombs van with donated produce Food Food continued from front expired bruised or day old W We would love to open a Food Not Bombs Cafe Crowley said Right now its it's a challenge to just organize the food handouts outs The Portland Oregon is super organized organized orga orga- they ey do daily feedings feedings in ina a city park On any regular day you can find ample amounts of gourmet bread packaged pre- pre washed salad mixes of juice drinks and almost any produce available including apples oranges lla mushrooms mushrooms mush mush- rooms moms potatoes and avocados On occasion even instant vegetarian soup is available All of this sits in boxes on the front porch Every Sunday people line up and wait walt for the van to arrive Low income housewives housewives housewives house house- wives the physically challenged challenged challenged chal chal- and young bohemians gather ather to see what's available in this weeks week's weeks selection selection of free food Yellow pepper make yummy Ajar said Bosnian refugee Sanja Santa Mao Magelic in broken broken broken bro bro- ken English She Filled her little little little lit lit- tle roller handcart with large organic peppers The same basketful would have cost her over twenty dollars dollars dollars dol dol- dol- dol lars at a Wild Oats grocery store Here sh she nets gets ets it for lor free An elderly Mexican man stopped by to find a couple of hot peppers for the salsa he was making for dinner Two young men on ten-speed ten bikes stopped by While peeling an banana one of them opened his messenger bag and filled it with fruits and bread Food not Bombs saves us over one hundred dollars a month on groceries said Mike Durfee an unemployed father of three I can always find healthy foods for my family family family fam fam- ily here In May 2005 Food not Bombs will celebrate its 25 year anniversary A survey taken on the said that most plan to celebrate the event with food cooking and serving parties while a few votes were given for protest of military issues |